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.

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Marcin Czaplicki
Associate Programme Management Officer
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Marco Arlaud
Associate Global Coordinator, UNDP Biodiversity Finance Initiative
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A member of the BIOFIN global management and the technical team, working on the programme management and supporting the development of the BIOFIN Methodology. Earlier, worked in the banking sector in the research department focusing on risk diversification in portfolios. He holds three Masters degrees in Finance, Quantitative Economics and...
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Marco Bianchini
Coordinator, Digital for SME Global Initiative
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Marco Ricchetti
Economist and CEO
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Marco Ricchetti is an economist and the CEO of Blumine a research and services provider to textile suppliers, fashion brands, trade associations and international organizations for the implementation of sustainability projects. He is also an advisor to the chairman at Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana and consultant to Pitti Immagine...
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Marco Vizzaccaro
Programme Management Intern, Green Growth Knowledge Platform
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Marco Vizzaccaro is a Programme Management Intern at the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) secretariat based in Geneva, Switzerland. Marco holds a Bachelor of Business Economics specialized in Accounting, Finance and Business Analysis from the Universita’ degli Studi di Udine in Italy. He continued his studies in England where he...
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Marcos Athias Neto
Director, Sustainable Finance Hub
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Marcos Athias Neto joined UNDP in February 2013 and has since led UNDP’s global work on private sector development and foundations, first at UNDP’s headquarters in New York and then, from November 2014, as head of the Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development (IICPSD). In April 2019, Marcos...
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Mardi McBrien
Managing Director
Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB)
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Mardi McBrien joined the Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) as Managing Director in 2011 following an eclectic career which has included roles such as President of an International Students Association, public-private partnership management, leading flagship environmental campaigns and projects including for the Campaign to Protect Rural England (and the author...
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Mareike Boll
Advisor, Environment and Coordinator of the Working Group on Sustainable Industrial Areas
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
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Ms. Mareike Boll is an advisor in the GIZ Competence Center Environment in Germany, working mainly on the development of Sustainable Industrial Areas (SIA). She is coordinating the SIA Working Group and advising member projects worldwide. Mareike Boll holds a Master degree in Economics and Governance.
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Marek Harsdorff
Green Job Specialist
International Labour Organization (ILO)
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Marek Harsdorff is currently an economist in the Green Jobs Programme, ILO, specialized in development cooperation and environmental economics. His main works include economic research on Green Jobs contributing to global reports and country assessments, assistance to countries to develop employment-led green economy strategies and design and management of technical...
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Maren Koehlmann
Advisor
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Maren Koehlmann works as an advisor to the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) at the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Her work focuses on issues of sustainable economic development, inclusive green growth, gender and development and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Goal...
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