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Panels

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Panel:
Monitoring and Evaluation Capacities and Systems

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From measuring to managing for results: Building in-country monitoring and evaluation (M&E)
capacities and systems

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Are we on track to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals? The development community and governments have agreed on over 230 indicators to track progress. But to monitor the targets, we need to build capacity—at all levels in countries. 

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Chairperson: Sara Savastano, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

 

Panel members:

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  • John Tully, Principal, Delivery Associates

  • Riff Fullan, Head of Knowledge and Learning HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation

International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) Panel:

Open Data, Documentation and Quality

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Repurposing and reusing data: Successes, challenges and real-world learnings

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Demand has never been higher for the increased use of evidence to inform policymaking and programmatic decision-making. At the same time, the collection and analysis of data for impact evaluation is expensive, constraining what we can learn. What's the solution?

 

Chairperson: Benjamin DK Wood, Director of Measuring Impact, Integra LLC

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Panel members:

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  • Dr Neeta Goel, Senior Evaluation Specialist, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)

  • Dr Romina Cavatassi, Senior Natural Resource Economist, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

  • Clara Lorena Trujillo Quintero, Evaluation Coordinator, Government of Colombia's National Department of Planning

  • Dr Sudharsanam Manni Balasubramaniam, EME Manager, Children's Investment Fund Foundation

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International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) Panel:

Building Responsible Government

 

High-level policy perspectives on the value of national evaluation systems

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Establishing national evaluation systems is a complex and long-term commitment. Policymakers from Ghana, Benin and Uganda discuss their successes and challenges in building a culture of evaluation and evidence use.

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Chairperson: Emmanuel Jimenez, Executive Director, 3ie

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Panel members:

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  • Ghana: Hon Minister Dr Anthony Akoto Osei, Ministry of Monitoring and Evaluation, Ghana

  • Uganda: Hon Minister Ruth Nankabirwa, Government Chief Whip, Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda

  • Benin: Dr Abdoulaye Gounou, Bureau of Public Policies Evaluation and Government Action Analysis, Presidency, Benin

  • Kenya: Hon Dr Julius Muia, Principal Secretary for Planning and Statistics, the National Treasury and Planning, Kenya

  • South Africa: Ms. Nompumelelo (Mpumi) Mpofu, Director General, DPME, Presidency, South Africa

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International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) Panel:

Community-driven development: what does the evidence say?

 

Using evidence to improve public infrastructure, livelihoods, governance and social cohesion

 

What can evidence tell us about whether, and how, community-driven development (CDD) programs work to improve public infrastructure, livelihoods, governance and social cohesion? Panellists will provide evidence-informed pointers for future CDD policies, programs, practice and research.

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Chairperson: Neeta Goel, senior evaluation specialist, 3ie

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Panel members:

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  • Aniceto Orbeta, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, Philippines

  • Lauren Kelly, World Bank, USA (TBC)

  • Susan Wong, World Bank, USA (TBC)

  • Howard White, Campbell Collaboration

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Taking nudges to scale

 

Understanding how policies are made and the trade-offs that do and don’t lead to evidence-based policy

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Speakers:

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  • Dr Rory Gallagher, the Behavioural Insights Team (UK)

  • Dr Robyn Mildon, Centre for Evidence and Implementation (Australia)

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A tripartite relationship:

Implementation Scientist - Implementation Practitioner - Implementing Organisation

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Speakers:

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  • Jacquie Brown, Triple P International (Canada)

  • Dr Cara Lewis, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (USA)

  • Dr Jenna McWilliam, Triple P International (Australia)

  • Selena Gomersall, Outback Futures (Australia)

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What Works Centres as intermediary organisations between users and producers of research

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Speakers:

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  • Professor David Gough, EPPI-Centre, University College London (UK)

  • Professor Jonathan Sharples, Education Endowment Foundation (UK)

  • Ligia Teixeira, Centre for Homelessness Impact (UK)

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