Relevance, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Impact and Sustainability: these five evaluation criteria – first articulated by the OECD/DAC in 1991 – have become a core part of evaluation policy and practice. Over the past two years, the DAC Evaluation Network and the wider evaluation community have taken stock of experiences with applying the criteria and worked to adapt the criteria to support better evaluations for learning and accountability. This session will present the current thinking on the criteria, including emerging definitions and principles for use, with reflections and critiques from different perspectives.

Moderator:
• Mr. Rahul Malhotra, Head of Division, Reviews, Results, Evaluation and Development Innovation, Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD
Speakers
• Ms. Megan Kennedy-Chouane, Evaluation Policy Adviser, OECD
• Ms. Bagele Chilisa, Professor, Post Graduate Research and Evaluation Program, University of Botswana, Botswana
• Ms. Randa Hamza, Senior Advisor for Strategic Planning and Evaluation, Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation, Egypt
• Mr. Per Øyvind Bastøe, Evaluation Director, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, Norway

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This panel will focus on experiences of several Latin American countries: the construction, implementation, strengthening, and management of their national evaluation systems, the challenges faced, and the lessons learned. The session will also examine how the institutionalization process has been influenced by the 2030 Agenda and how countries have responded to this new global mandate. The participants will reflect on how the political system adapts to the uncertainty that evaluations provide, how follow-up systems work out for the implementation of recommendations and how to prevent evaluations from being only a requirement.

• Moderator: Ms. Nataly Salas Rodríguez, Evaluator, Focelac Project, DEval, Costa Rica
• Speakers: Ms. Carolina Zúñiga Zamora, Evaluation Analyst, Evaluation Unit, Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy (Mideplan), Costa Rica
• Mr. Gonzalo Hernández Licona, Evaluation Specialist in the public sector, former Director of the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (Coneval), Mexico
• Mr. Fernando Bucheli, Senior Evaluation Advisor, Public Policy Monitoring and Evaluation Area, National Planning Department (Sinergia), Colombia
• Ms. Viviana María Lascano Castro, Director, Public Policy Evaluation of the Technical Secretariat of Planning (Senplades), Ecuador
• Ms. Janett Salvador Martínez, Board Member, Latin America and the Caribbean Monitoring, Evaluation and Systematization Network (ReLAC)

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This session will begin with presentations on new tools to improve ground- truthed, evidence-based data, data access and behaviour-changing programming in Afghanistan, progress in SDG 16 measurement in Somalia, and using the Social Cohesion and Reconciliation Index (SCORE) to inform decision making and designing evidence-based policy and programmes for conflict transformation in Liberia, to inform a wider discussion with participants on other innovations that will help transform evaluation for 2030.

• Moderator: Mr. Helge Rieper, Senior M&E Advisor, Rule of Law and Human Security Unit, UNDP, Afghanistan
• Speakers: Mr. Kwanpadh Suddhi-Dhamakit, Law and Order Trust Fund for Afghanistan (LOTFA) M&E Team Leader, UNDP, Afghanistan
• Ms. Rose Foran, Technical Specialist SDG 16, UNDP, Somalia
• Mr. Zakariye Harbi Ahmed, Head, Evaluation and Research Department, Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development, Somalia
• Mr. Edward Mulbah, Liberia Peacebuilding Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Liberia

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National evaluation policies and systems are important aspects of a strong evaluation culture. This session will promote a dialogue of parliamentarians and other stakeholders on the urgency of strengthening national evaluation policies and systems in the context of the 2030 Agenda and in line with the Colombo Declaration. The session will also highlight the importance of strengthening national enabling environments and to increasing the demand and use of evaluation.

• Moderator: Ms. Ada Ocampo, Senior Evaluation Specialist, UNICEF
• Presentation: Mr. Marco Segone, Director – Evaluation, UNFPA
• Panelists: Ms. Evelyn Naomi Mpagi Kaabule, President, African Parliamentarians Network on Development Evaluation, and Former Member of Parliament, Uganda
• M. Abdelilah El Halouti, 2ème vice-président de la Chambre des Conseillers, Morocco
• Mr. Asela Kalugampitiya, Secretariat, The Global Parliamentarians Forum for Evaluation
• Ms. Olfa Cherif, Member of Parliament, Tunisia
• Ms. Josephine Watera, Head, Evaluation Unit, Parliament, Uganda

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Evaluation is a powerful tool to build accountability and contribute to positive development change. This session will build bridges across continents to share experiences and lessons learned in strengthening evaluation and evaluation systems.

• Moderator: Ms. Vijaya Vadivelu, Evaluation Advisor, Independent Evaluation Office, UNDP
• Speakers: Mr. Gamil Helmy, Assistant Minister for Monitoring Affairs, Ministry for Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform, Egypt
• Ms. Milva Emilia Samudio, Evaluation Specialist, Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, Panama
• Ms. Uyapo Mosarwa, Chief Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, National Strategy Office, Botswana

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Increasing availability of new types of data strengthens geospatial research in different scientific fields and creates opportunities to better measure results and evaluate the impacts of development interventions. During this panel three presenters will discuss how geospatial data can help target the poor and inform impact evaluations.

• Moderator: Mr. Juha Uitto, Director, Independent Evaluation Office, Global Environment Facility
• Speakers: Mr. Jozef Leonardus (Jos) Vaessen, Methods Advisor, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank
• Ms. Jeneen Garcia, Evaluation Officer, Independent Evaluation Office, Global Environment Facility
• Mr. Raphael Nawrotzki, Evaluator, DEval - German Institute for Development Evaluation

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This panel will focus on experiences in strengthening evaluation systems and capacities to support the 2030 Agenda in Asia-Pacific. It draws on a recent joint initiative by UNICEF and UNDP that reviewed systems and capacities across the region, highlighting emerging good practices and identifying lessons learned to help guide national evaluation capacity development. Participants from the region will reflect on their country perspectives in adapting evaluation systems for the SDG era, including by highlighting progress, challenges faced, and ideas for further strengthening approaches to help ensure that evaluation plays its critical role of better informing government decision-making.

• Moderator: Mr. Scott Standley, Regional Economic Advisor, Bangkok Regional Hub, UNDP
• Speakers: Ms. Kartika Yadav, Planning Officer, National Planning Commission, Nepal
• Mr. Towfiqul Islam Khan, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue, Bangladesh
• Ms. Nandingerel Batnasan, Officer, Monitoring and Evaluation Department, Parliament Secretariat, Mongolia
• Mr. Xing Huaibin, Deputy Director General, Department of National Center for Science and Technology Evaluation, China
• Ms. Gillian San San Aye, Social Policy Specialist (Policy Advocacy and Gender), UNICEF, Myanmar

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In times where evaluators are called to contribute to transformative change, it is critical to sustain a supply of transformative evaluators. During this session, young and senior evaluation and communications professionals will showcase the potential of including youth and emerging evaluators on evaluation teams. They will also discuss the role of communications to enhance the utility of evaluations.

• Moderator: Ms. Mariana Branco, Evaluation Consultant, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank
• Ms. Dariia Oharova, Representative of EvalYouth ECA, Ukraine
• Mr. Rafael Hernandez, Economist, Technical Secretariat of Planning and Evaluation, Government of Yucatan, Mexico
• Ms. Sasha Jahic, Communications Specialist, Independent Evaluation Office, UNDP
• Mr. Amos Menard, Senior Programme Manager, Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results (CLEAR), Francophone Africa
• Ms. Ana Jovanovska, Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister, Cabinet of the Deputy President in charge for economic affairs, North Macedonia

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As African countries grapple to improve evidence-informed decision making through institutionalising the generation and use of evaluation findings, a number of questions arise around participation, voice and power. Benin, Uganda, and Ghana are at different stages of developing their government- wide M&E systems and have significant experience working with multiple stakeholders to achieve a political position driven by national development priorities. This panel will discuss the ways in which government M&E systems are currently working to institutionalise different aspects of equity within their national evaluation systems.

• Moderator: Mr. Kwabena Boakye, Acting Chief Director, Ministry of Monitoring & Evaluation, Ghana
• Speakers: Mr. Mayanja Gonzaga, Commissioner for Monitoring and Evaluation (Local Government), Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda
• Mr. Abdoulaye Gounou, Office of Public Policy Evaluation and Government Action Analysis, Benin
• Ms. Noqobo Nox Chitepo, Director: Evaluations, Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, South Africa

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Key note speaker:
• Mr. Indran Naidoo, Director, Independent Evaluation Office, UNDP    
Moderator:
• Mr. Marco Segone, Director, Evaluation Office, UNFPA
Speakers
• Mr. El Hassan El Mansouri, General Secretary, National Observatory of Human Development, Morocco
• Ms. Esme Faith Nhlane, Chief Economist, M&E, National Planning Commission, Malawi
• Ms. Zorka Kordic, Deputy Secretary-General of the Government, Head of Department for Government Strategies, Secretariat-General of the Government of Montenegro
• Ms. Violeta Corpus, Director IV, National Economic and Development Authority, Philippines

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Building monitoring and evaluation systems helps strengthen governance and maximize development results. By improving transparency, strengthening accountability, and building a performance culture within governments, evaluation can lead to better policymaking and public management. In this session, several countries will share their work to strengthen elements of their national monitoring and evaluation systems, followed by discussion with the audience on lessons learned and tips for moving forward.

• Moderator: Mr. Jozef Leonardus (Jos) Vaessen, Methods Advisor, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank
• Speakers: Ms. Yildiz Yapar, Strategy and Budget Expert, Presidency Strategy and Budget Office, Turkey
• Mr. Balsama Heliarison Andriantseheno, General Coordinator, Programme of Reform for the Efficiency of the Administration, Madagascar
• Ms. Aliona Ursoi, Deputy Head of the Policy Coordination Department, State Chancellery, Republic of Moldova
• Mr. Boubacar Aw, Director, Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results (CLEAR), Francophone Africa
• Mr. Amos Menard, Senior Programme Manager, Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results (CLEAR), Francophone Africa

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This session will build a case for dynamic and inclusive country led-evaluations of the SDGs, with speakers from Government, development organizations as well as civil society. The session will highlight why is it important to evaluate the SDGs and how can we make the case for more countries to undertake dynamic and inclusive country led evaluations.

• Moderator: Ms. Ada Ocampo, Senior Evaluation Specialist, UNICEF Speakers: Mr. Abdoulaye Gounou, Chief - Bureau of Evaluation, the Presidency, Republic of Benin
• Ms. Dorothy Lucks, EVALSDGs co-chair
• Mr. Jared Ichwara, M&E Specialist, National Treasury and Planning, Kenya
• Ms. Ulla Järvelä-Seppinen, Development Policy Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland

This session will explore how evaluation plays an important role in ensuring no one is left behind, with examples ranging from the protection of migrants, inclusion of people living with disabilities, to reaching vulnerable children.

• Moderator: Ms. Heather Bryant, Section Chief, Capacity Development, Independent Evaluation Office, UNDP
• Speakers: Mr. Camilo Gudmalin, Under Secretary, Special Concerns, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Philippines
• Ms. Elena Kukharevic, Deputy Chairperson, National Statistical Committee, Republic of Belarus
• Ms. Caroline Makuvire, Deputy Director, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Department, Office of the President and Cabinet, Zimbabwe
• Mr. Bassirou Chitou, Morris Interactive, Saskatoon, Canada

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Over the past decade there has been increasing institutionalization of national evaluation systems. We are now at a stage where these are starting to be reviewed, learn lessons and evolve. This session brings together global experience of evolving systems to reinforce their institutionalization, relate to the SDGs and bring in new voices.

• Moderator: Mr. Stephen Porter, Evaluation Strategy Advisor, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank
• Speakers: Ms. Noqobo Nox Chitepo, Director: Evaluations, Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, South Africa
• Ms. Malineo Seboholi, Chief Economic Planner (M&E), Ministry of Development Planning, Lesotho
• Ms. Palesa Mashoai, Chief Economic Planner (M&E), Ministry of Development Planning, Lesotho
• Mr. Tolibov Mustafo, Main Specialist on Economic Analysis and International Relations on Statistics, Agency on Statistics under the President of Republic of Tajikistan
• Ms. Heba Gamal Eldin Mohamed, Assistant Professor, Institute of National Planning, Egypt

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Cette session offrira aux participants francophones une occasion de partager leurs expériences en matière de renforcement des systèmes nationaux d’évaluation dans le contexte des ODD.

• Moderator: M. Mamadou N’Daw, Evaluation Advisor, Regional Bureau for Africa, UNDP
• Speakers: M. Lambert Somtigmeda Zongo, Chef de Département de la Transformation de l’Economie au SP-PNDES, Secrétariat permanent du Plan national de développement économique et social (SP-PNDES), Burkina Faso
• M. Abdelfattah Hamadi, Directeur du Pôle des Systèmes d’Information, Observatoire National du Développement Humain, Maroc
• Mme Anasthasie Ramadji, Economiste, Coordination Nationale du Suivi des ODD, Tchad
• M. Jeireb Saleck, Directeur des Etudes, de la Coopération et du Suivi, Ministère des Affaires Sociales de l’Enfance et de la Famille, Mauritanie

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Sub-national governments have an important role to play in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and, as a corollary, in the evaluation of programmes and policies as they are implemented at the local level. This session will share examples and lessons learned in the development of monitoring and evaluation at the sub-national level.

• Moderator: Ms. Angela Bester, Independent Evaluator, South Africa
• Speakers: Mr. Ken Mike Ochieng Oluoch, Programme Officer, SDGs, Council of Governors Secretariat, Kenya
• Mr. Robert Papa, Economic Advisor and Head of Service Delivery Unit, Country Government of Busia, Kenya
• Mr. Rafael Hernandez, Economist, Technical Secretariat of Planning and Evaluation, Government of Yucatan, Mexico
• Mr. Kingsley Uche Nwabuba, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Nigeria REDD+ Programme, Nigeria
• Mr. Aman Ali Syed, Co-Founder, Pakistan Evaluation Association, Pakistan

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This session will bring together the findings of the conference sessions to formulate answers to the question of what does “evaluation for 2030” look like and how does it ensure no one is left behind? The conference will then come to its close.

• Ms. Heather Bryant, Section Chief, Capacity Development, Independent Evaluation Office, UNDP
• Mr. Gamil Helmy, Assistant Minister for Monitoring Affairs, Ministry for Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform, Egypt   
• Mr. Arild Hauge, Deputy Director, Independent Evaluation Office, UNDP   
• Mr. Ahmed Kamaly, Deputy Minister, Ministry for Planning, Monitoring, and Administrative Reform, Egypt