aes26 International Evaluation Conference

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Jessie Meaney-Davis

Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney

Senior Research Consultant

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I’m a researcher and evaluator at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney. I’m interested in all things social and environmental change: social-ecological resilience, human ecology, environmental stewardship, climate change adaptation and ecosystem restoration. I also love dance, Buddhism, yoga and dog-sitting.

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

11:00am ACST

Practical ways to make space for place in the Evaluation of Regreening Waterfront 3Stephanie Carter • Alice Muller

11:30am ACST

When no one has time for evaluation - building learning cultures that survive pressure Waterfront 1Lindsay Reilly • Su-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

Beyond Symbolic Inclusion - Building a Collective Mandate for Indigenous-Led Understanding Measurement Evaluation & Learning (UMEL) Hall 2Rick Cummings • Corinne Hodson • Jess Yamaguchi • Liz Wren • Slade Sibosado • Gulwanyung Moran

4:00pm ACST

Who Shapes What Counts? Collaboration as Ethical Design in Large-Scale Evaluation Waterfront 1Kizzy Gandy • Stefano Verrelli

4:30pm ACST

Ignites Waterfront 2Vanessa Hood • Delyth Lloyd • Estelle Gaillard • Amanda Taylor-Short • Anabelle (Pin-Ju) Chen 陳品儒 • Heather Bryan Two-way learning through evaluation: An innovative Indigenous-led initiative enacting developmental evaluation at the cultural interface Waterfront 3Stuart Raetz • Samantha Togni • Robyn Napurrurla Lawson • David Japanangka McCormack • Verona Nungarrayi Jurrah • Joyce Napaljarri Herbert

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

What works for whom? Developmental evaluation of a domestic violence prevention pilot for young men Waterfront 2Phillip Belling • Simon Alaba • Abel Scopelliti "Yalalamirri mala-djarr’yun – “and then we check” Understanding and sensemaking the Yolŋu way" Hall 2Rod Reeve • Joy Bulkanhawuy Dhamarranḏji • Maminydjama Maymuru • Wuṯpurruŋu Wunuŋmurra

11:30am ACST

Evaluating with the Vanua: A Practical Framework for Relational, Place Based Evaluation in Indigenous Contexts Rooms 1+2Anne Stephens • Elisabeta Torava Walking in Two Worlds: evaluating First Nations programs in the public sector Hall 2Rod Reeve • Anna Rasalingam (She/Her) • Daniel Maher

1:30pm ACST

From commissioning to learning: how funders can help shape the conditions for meaningful evaluation Hall 2Duncan Rintoul • Jen Lorains • Ximena Avalos Mendez • Caroline Henwood • Laura Bird • David Stuart • Chelsea Arten Process tracing in practice: testing causal claims with mixed evidence Rooms 3+4Justine Smith • Kizzy Gandy

2:00pm ACST

Ignites Waterfront 2Jade Maloney • Rodney Williams • Marilyn Vilisoni • Megan Brewer • Trina O'Donnell • Nisha Khan

2:30pm ACST

Strengthening engagement with evaluation through the Signs of Success Framework Waterfront 1Fiona Scott-Melton • Giulia Capuzzo

3:30pm ACST

Culturally Governed Evaluation: Reframing First Nations Engagement from Consultation and Co-design to Governance Hall 2Zoe Enticott • Sarah Jane Springer • Catherine Boekel

4:00pm ACST

Looking upstream and downstream: longitudinal case studies of climate and water resilience Waterfront 3Chee Wee Koh • Stuart Raetz • Primatia Romana Wulandari • Keren Winterford Meeting new challenges with better theories of change Hall 2Zoe Enticott • Patricia Rogers • Emil Laurberg Mogensen

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

10:30am ACST

Evaluation reporting using infographics Rooms 3+4Jian Wang • Charlie Tulloch

11:00am ACST

When participatory approaches don't go to plan Waterfront 2Victoria Pilbeam • Justine Smith • Lucy Walker

11:30am ACST

Across the aisle: building practical skills for navigating ethical pressures in evaluation commissioning Rooms 1+2Nic Vogelpoel • Su-Ann Drew • Emma Williams • Jo van Twest Farmer • Martina Donkers Staying Grounded in Complexity: Designing an M&E System for Counter-Trafficking in Persons Waterfront 1Ashilta Prasad • Anne Stephens • Jill Thomas

1:30pm ACST

Embedding lived experience: strengthening the evaluation of Australia’s Disability Strategy with diverse ways of knowing Rooms 1+2Felicity Miles • Jade Maloney • Fergus Bailey • Amanda Charles Building critical thinking into your writing Waterfront 1Dru Armstrong • John Guenther • Nicole Tujague • Jeff Adams • Anthea Rutter

2:00pm ACST

Doing It Together: rethinking evaluation through culture, context and two-way learning Waterfront 2Mak Khan • Natasha Freeman • Edwina Murphy

2:30pm ACST

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