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.

Lanvin Concessao
Project Associate, Energy
Biography
Lanvin Concessao is a Project Associate for the Energy Program at WRI India. His primary area of work is energy access for development, focusing on energy poor Indian states that are vulnerable to the impact of climate change. Lanvin provides guidance to development partners working in remote rural areas to...
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Lara Gilmore
President
Biography
Together with husband Massimo Bottura, Lara launched Food for Soul as a way to redefine the role of traditional community kitchens. Her in-depth knowledge of contemporary art and of the importance of culture and art as tools for inspiring change have been instrumental in the definition of the organisation’s approach...
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Lars Strupeit
Postdoctoral Fellow, International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, Lund University
Biography
Lars Strupeit is postdoctoral fellow at Lund University, Sweden. With a background in Electrical Engineering and Environmental Management and Policy, Lars currently focuses his research on the local learning experience and business model innovation for the market deployment of photovoltaic systems with case studies in Germany, the United States, and...
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Laura Bonzanigo
Research Analyst, World Bank
Biography
Laura Bonzanigo is a Research Analyst at the World Bank. She specializes in decision support for the integrated assessment of natural resources, with a main focus on water, agriculture, and global change. She is a Ph.D. candidate in the program Science and Management of Climate Change at the Ca’ Foscari...
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Laura Diaz Anadon
Assistant Professor, Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University,
Visiting Senior Lecturer in Science, Technology, Innovation and Public Policy at the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, University College London
Biography
Laura's research focuses on energy and environment oriented technological progress and seeks to: identify and quantify the diverse benefits that derive from policies designed to promote it; map the complex factors, including but not limited to policies, that contribute to it; and create tools for policymakers and analysts to manage...
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Laura Franco Henao
Learning Engagement Manager
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Biography
Laura is the Learning Engagement Manager at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. She leads the work on the " Circular Economy Show", one of the educational programmes where they showcase innovations, discuss big ideas and share disruptive stories to inspire action towards the circular economy. She is interested in the intersections...
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Laura Kelly
Director, Shaping Sustainable Markets
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Biography
Laura Kelly is the Director for Shaping Sustainable Markets research group at the IIED.
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Laura Merrill
Senior Policy Advisor
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Biography
Laura Merrill is a practitioner, consultant and economist in sustainable development. She has expertise in energy, subsidies, climate change, ecosystem services and trade. Laura joined IISD in 2013 and is focused on energy subsidies, their social and environmental impacts and management, as part of the Global Subsidies Initiative. She works...
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Laura Nowzohour
PhD candidate
Research Assistant
Centre for International Environmental Studies (CIES)
Biography
Laura Nowzohour is a PhD candidate in International Economics at the Graduate Institute Geneva and a Research Assistant at the Centre for International Environmental Studies since January 2018. She has experience working for policy institutions such as the ECB and the IMF. She holds a Master in International Trade, Finance...
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Laura Platchkov
Senior Policy Advisor, International Affairs Division,
Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
Biography
Laura Platchkov is a senior policy advisor at the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), International Affairs Division, where she focuses on green economy issues, in particular extractive industries and sustainable infrastructure. She previously worked for UK’s Department of Energy & Climate Change , as external consultant and research...
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