aes26 International Evaluation Conference

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Charlie Tulloch

Policy Performance

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Adelaide, Australia

policyperformance.com.au

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Policy Performance delivers evaluation projects, capability building support and supports public sector and organisational improvement. Charlie also helps those who are new to evaluation or transitioning from related disciplines. He is a past AES Board member and current member of the South Australian AES committee.

9:00am ACST

Opening plenary: Welcome to Country followed by Robyn Ober "Being comfortable with discomfort" Hall 2John Guenther • Kim Mulholland • Robyn Ober • Kim Grey • Christabelle Darcy • Alison Reedy

12:00pm ACST

The ethics of independence – what does ‘independent evaluation’ mean in 2026? Hall 2Sophie Henness • Jo van Twest Farmer

1:30pm ACST

Plenary: Lígia Teixeira "From evidence to impact: reclaiming evaluation as a means to an end" Hall 2Eleanor Williams • Lígia Teixeira

2:30pm ACST

Epistemic Justice: victim survivors of child sexual abuse as co-evaluators Waterfront 1Anona Armstrong • Nic Vogelpoel • Malika Reese • Angela Obradovic Ignites Waterfront 2Linda Gyorki • Robert Grimshaw • Kirstin Clements • Martina Donkers • Fiona Scott-Melton • Louise Parker • Feby Savira • Louise Green • Lily Edwards • Duncan Rintoul

4:00pm ACST

Strategy evaluation. Does it have to be this hard? Rooms 3+4David Marchant • David Stuart

4:30pm ACST

Professional isolation in evaluation: AES members’ experiences, and ways to strengthen peer connection and community Hall 2Andrew Boyle • Martina Donkers • David Roberts • Jill Thomas • Paula White • Bethany Hanson

9:00am ACST

Plenary: Emmanuel Jimenez "Putting Money Where the Evidence Is: a perspective from international development" Hall 2Christabelle Darcy • Emmanuel_Jimenez

10:30am ACST

Challenging power through MEL: What can Australian and international development evaluators learn from each other? Rooms 1+2Anne Stephens • Elisabeth Jackson • Mardi Grundy

11:30am ACST

Case studies – an overlooked technique in evaluation? Waterfront 2Phillip Belling • Alan Woodward

1:30pm ACST

From Panic to Practice: Putting AI to Work in Evaluation Rooms 1+2Magdeline Hawkins • Dorothea Huber

2:00pm ACST

Is there room in the C-suite for evaluators? Rooms 1+2Magdeline Hawkins • Dana Cross • Lyn Alderman • Pia Andrews

3:30pm ACST

Finding your space - the psychological, organisational and political dynamics of being a resilient evaluator Waterfront 2Cathy Gong • Kim Grey • Ruth Nicholls • Samantha Mayes • John Stoney

4:30pm ACST

Making Space for Evaluation: How the UK and Australia Are Improving Evaluation Across Government Waterfront 2Cathy Gong • Lucie Moore

9:00am ACST

Plenary: Selwyn Button "Insight that Delivers: How Good Evaluation Shapes Better Policy and Practice", and handover to aes27 Hall 2Alison Reedy • Selwyn Button • Robert Grimshaw

11:30am ACST

Evaluation professionalisation: where to from here? Hall 2Simon Alaba • Jade Maloney • Eleanor Williams • Jess Buchwald • Carina Calzoni