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/

Matt Healey

First Person Consulting

Principal Consultant | Co-Founder

Melbourne, Australia

fpconsulting.com.au

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About me

I'm Matt, Co-Founder of First Person Consulting. I work at the intersection of systems thinking, evaluation and design — helping people make sense of messy, complex problems with a healthy dose of humour and humility. I also co-host the It Depends Podcast, where the honest answer to most questions is exactly that. Talk to me about all things systems, complexity, place-based things, games, and more!

9:00am ACST

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

11:30am ACST

What makes place-based evaluation different? Waterfront 3Jessica Smart • Suzanne Butler • Lorraine Heywood

1:30pm ACST

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

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 Stuart

4:30pm ACST

Ignites Waterfront 2Delyth Lloyd • Estelle Gaillard • Amanda Taylor-Short • Anabelle (pin chu) Chen • Heather Bryan • Louise Parker

9:00am ACST

Plenary: Bagele Chilisa "Making Space, Valuing Place: The 21st Century Evaluation Paradigms Challenge" Hall 2Bagele Chilisa

11:30am ACST

Ubuntu in Evaluation Practice: Bridging Traditional African Ways of Knowing with Contemporary Program Evaluation Waterfront 1Gerald Onsando

12:00pm ACST

Embedding Ethical Practice in an Evaluation Across Diverse Communities: Lessons from Bangladesh Waterfront 1Jagath Happuhannadige • Maud Mukova-Moses • A K M Badrul Huq Evaluating ‘value for the public’: Public value as a framework for assessing impact Waterfront 3Danielle Thornton • Stephen Cuttriss

1:30pm ACST

Process tracing in practice: testing causal claims with mixed evidence Rooms 3+4Kizzy Gandy Making Space for multiple perspectives: Collaborative design of Value for Investment evaluations Waterfront 2Adrian Field

2:00pm ACST

An open discussion on research and evaluation that works for remote communities Waterfront 3Jillian Marsh • Laura Bird

4:00pm ACST

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

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", handover to aes27 Hall 2Selwyn Button

10:30am ACST

From framework to practice: What does it take to implement shared impact in place-based work? Rooms 1+2Nicholas Hill • Eve Millar Who defines a ‘professional’ evaluator? Roots and routes across government reform and the evaluation field Hall 2Jade Maloney • Eleanor Williams • Liz Wren • Ruth Nicholls • Tony Kiessler • Nigel McPaul

11:00am ACST

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

2:30pm ACST

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