aes26 International Evaluation Conference

This is the draft aes26 program, subject to change. To register for workshops and the conference, go to: https://www.aes26.aes.asn.au/

Haley Remington

Western Victoria Primary Health Network

Evaluation and Planning Lead

Ballarat, Victoria | Wadawurrung Country

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About me

A senior health and social policy professional, Haley has extensive experience delivering evaluation, planning, and strategic advisory projects across government and not‑for‑profit sectors. Recognised for translating complex evidence into clear, decision‑ready advice, Haley works to support effective public investment and improve community health outcomes.

9:00am ACST

Opening plenary: Welcome to Country followed by Robyn Ober "Being comfortable with discomfort" Hall 2Robyn Ober • Kim Grey

11:30am ACST

When no one has time for evaluation - building learning cultures that survive pressure Waterfront 1Su-Ann Drew Building your first AI evaluation assistant: From setup to first analysis Rooms 3+4Lucy Walker • Ethel Karskens • Maree Dibella

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

Ignites Waterfront 2Linda Gyorki • Robert Grimshaw • Kirstin Clements • Martina Donkers • Fiona Scott-Melton • Louise Parker • Feby Savira • Louise Green • Lily Edwards

3:00pm ACST

The case for key monitoring questions in simplifying performance frameworks Waterfront 3Jack Rutherford

4:00pm ACST

Developmental Evaluation or a Learning Organisation? Waterfront 2Caroline Henwood • Laura Bird 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 2Emmanuel_Jimenez

11:30am ACST

Creating Starlight’s First Social Impact Report: What We Learnt Waterfront 3Delyth (Del) Lloyd • Claire Treadgold

12:00pm ACST

Evaluating ‘value for the public’: Public value as a framework for assessing impact Waterfront 3Delyth (Del) Lloyd • Danielle Thornton • Stephen Cuttriss

1:30pm ACST

From commissioning to learning: how funders can help shape the conditions for meaningful evaluation Hall 2Duncan Rintoul • Jen Lorains • Ximena Avalos • Caroline Henwood • Sarah Neill • David Stuart • Chelsea Arten From Panic to Practice: Putting AI to Work in Evaluation Rooms 1+2Magdeline Hawkins • Dorothea Huber Making Space for multiple perspectives: Collaborative design of Value for Investment evaluations Waterfront 2Jade Maloney • Adrian Field

2:00pm ACST

Ignites Waterfront 2Jade Maloney • Louise Green • Rodney Williams • Marilyn Vilisoni • Lily Edwards • Megan Brewer • Trina O'donnell • Nisha Khan • Duncan Rintoul Is there room in the C-suite for evaluators? Rooms 1+2Magdeline Hawkins • Dana Cross • Lyn Alderman • Piacarmel Andrews

2:30pm ACST

When Worlds Collide: Evaluation at the Intersection of Policy, Curriculum and School Improvement Hall 2Duncan Rintoul • Zina Baghi • Annette Waters

3:30pm ACST

Finding your space - the psychological, organisational and political dynamics of being a resilient evaluator Waterfront 2Kim Grey • Ruth Nicholls • Samantha Mayes • John Stoney Is the value of evaluation hiding in the shadows? Rooms 3+4Megan Lugg • Robert Grimshaw

4:00pm ACST

A social worker, an astrophysicist and an economist walk into a bar... Waterfront 1Megan Anderson • Kate Cherry • Jake Clark • David Marchant

4:30pm ACST

Making Space for Evaluation: How the UK and Australia Are Improving Evaluation Across Government Waterfront 2

9:00am ACST

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

11:30am ACST

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

2:30pm ACST

Closing plenary: Emily Gates "When “What’s Right” is Contested: Ethical Reflexivity in Systemic Change" Hall 2Emily Gates • Kim Grey