Expert Connect

Green Growth Expert Connect provides policymakers direct access to world-leading technical and policy experts for quick and tailored guidance on a range of green growth topics.

The service is available, at no cost, to government agency representatives from developing countries and supporting technical institutes. To request support, simply submit a request and the GGKP will match you with a leading green growth policy expert. 

Specialised experts are available on a range of green growth topics, including fiscal reform, access to finance, indicators and metrics, natural capital approaches, sustainable trade, and government procurement. Experts will provide tailored support, including to review draft strategies, analyse policy options, share experiences from other countries, and facilitate networking.

Jimmy Greer
Head of sustainability
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Biography
Jimmy Greer is Head of Sustainability in the Professional Insights Directorate at Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He creates global research and advises on policy issues for ACCA related to sustainability, social impact and business futures. He is a member of the UNCTAD-ISAR Consultative Group on Enterprise Reporting on...
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Jin (young) Sung
Programme Support Intern
Biography
Jin is a Programme Support Intern at the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership. She is a South Korean national, holding a bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Leiden University. She aims to continue with a Masters in Sustainable Governance.
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Jin Lee
Cleantech Innovation Associate, World Bank
Biography
Ms. Jin Lee is a Climate Innovation Associate working with infoDev's Climate Technology Program. Ms. Lee supports the development and implementation of country-level Climate Innovation Centers (CICs) that provide a suite of services and venture financing for climate technology SMEs and entrepreneurs. She is currently coordinating a Proof-of-Concept Competition in...
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Jisoon Lee
Professor Emeritus
Biography
Professor Jisoon Lee a Korean, is currently teaching at the Seoul National University (SNU) as an Emeritus. Before coming to SNU, Professor Lee taught at Brown University. In 2014 he was elected as a Lifetime Member of the Republic of Korea's National Academy of Sciences. Professor Lee’s research interests are...
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Joan Clos
Executive Director, UN-Habitat
Biography
Dr. Joan Clos is the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), at the level of Under Secretary General by the United Nations General Assembly. He has held this office since October 2010. Born in Barcelona on 29 June 1949, he is a medical doctor with a...
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Joana Chiavari
Senior Analyst, Climate Policy Initiative Brazil
Biography
Joana Chiavari serves as a Senior Analyst at Climate Policy Initiative and has been a lecturer at the Specialization Latu Sensu in Brazilian Environmental Law of PUC-Rio since 2005. She received a Ph.D. in Analysis and Governance of Sustainable Development from the University Ca’ Foscari of Venice and a M.A...
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Joanna Bingham
Chief Executive Officer
Biography
Joanna Bingham is the Chief Executive Officer at Footprints Africa. Joanna has been interested in the role of capital to support economic development since the beginning of her career. She has been obsessed with the power of supply chains to make a difference since spending a year in Tanzania, where...
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Joanna Masic
Global Lead for the Sustainable City Infrastructure and Services and Lead Urban Specialist (Cities and Climate Change)
World Bank Group (WBG)
Biography
Joanna Masic is the Global Lead for the Sustainable City Infrastructure and Services and Lead Urban Specialist (Cities and Climate Change) at the World Bank. Ms. Masic has over 20 years’ experience managing municipal infrastructure lending, grants and advisory services across Asia and Europe. She has worked for the World...
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Joanne Potter
Climate Resilient Infrastructure Services
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Biography
Joanne Potter has more than 15 years of experience in climate change, adaptation, mitigation, and sustainability. She manages USAID’s Climate Resilient Infrastructure Services program. She has supported development of USAID's first federal adaptation plan under Council on Environmental Quality guidelines and the World Bank's sectoral guidance for staff to screen...
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Jochen Hinkel
Senior Researcher, Global Climate Forum, Co-ordinator of the GREEN-WIN project
Biography
Dr. Jochen Hinkel is senior researcher at the Global Climate Forum (GCF) in Berlin, a lecturer at the Division of Resource Economics at Humboldt University in Berlin and a member of the Berlin Workshop in Institutional Analysis of Social-Ecological Systems (WINS) and a Co-ordinator of the GREEN-WIN project. At GCF...
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