Agenda and Documents
Conference Venue
Protea Hotel Balalaika, Sandton
20 Maude Street, Sandown 2196, Sandton
Johannesburg, South Africa
Phone: 27 11 322-5000
Fax: 27 11 322-5023
http://balalaika.co.za/index.php
International advisory group for the conference
There is a high-level international advisory group, which provides strategic advice on the organization of the conference. The group is comprised of senior representatives as seen below.
Work of this group is done virtually via email and Skype teleconferences, and is facilitated by the secretariat/co-hosts of the conference, the Public Service Commission and UNDP Evaluation Office.
Roles and responsibilities
Key activities of the group include advising the co-hosts/co-organizers of the conference on the following:
- Selection criteria for participating governments and members
- Selection of key note speakers
- Development of the concept note on the theme of the conference
- Review of draft papers and provide comments to enhance overall quality
- Development of the draft proceedings paper
| Country | Name | Title |
| China | Prof. Chen Zhaoying | Deputy Director-General National Centre for Science and Technology Evaluation of China (NCSTE) |
| Colombia | Mr. Diego Dorado Hernandez | Director Evaluacion Sinergia, Departamento Nacional de Planeacion |
| Finland | Ms. Riitta Oksanen | Senior Advisor, Development Evaluation Office of the Under-Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs |
| Morocco | Dr. Rachid Benmokhtar Benabdellah | President Observatoire Nationale de Developmment Humain (ONDH) |
South Africa |
Ms. Angela Bester | Director Deloitte & Touche, Republic of South Africa |
| South Africa | Ms Ronette Engela | Deputy Director-General Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, Republic of South Africa |
| Switzerland | Mr. Hanspeter Wyss | Program Manager Focal Point for Management for Development Results, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC, Division Global Institutions |

