Save the Dates: 2025 Asian Evaluation Week
ADB's Independent Evaluation Department Director General Emmanuel Jimenez invites everyone to Asian Evaluation Week 2025. Watch the video.
The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Independent Evaluation Department (IED) and the Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Institute (AFDI) are pleased to announce the 2025 Asian Evaluation Week (AEW) to be held on 1-4 September.
This year, the AEW celebrates its 10th year with the theme, “Navigating Crises: Building on Successes.” The 2025 AEW will offer participants actionable insights to navigate future uncertainties through inspiring keynote speeches, dynamic panel discussions, and collaborative interactions.
Visit this page for updates in the coming weeks.
New Release: Learning Lessons: Insights from the 2024 Asian Evaluation Week — Innovations for Influential Evaluation
Lessons from evaluation tell a compelling story of efforts to achieve development impact. This discussion paper gathers insights on how innovative evaluation approaches can drive transformational change.
Discussions centered across the AEWs three sub-themes:
- navigating development impact in the digital era
- leveraging evaluation for organizational transformation
- evaluating regional public goods for sustainable cooperation
Thank you for joining the 2024 Asian Evaluation Week!

It's a wrap for the 2024 Asian Evaluation Week (AEW)! Held from 2 to 5 September at the Conrad Hotel in Shanghai, the event ended on a high note with over 200 participants in attendance. Thank you to everyone who joined us this year. Check out the respective session pages under Session Agenda for the videos and presentation materials. See you at the next AEW!
What is Asian Evaluation Week?
The Asian Evaluation Week (AEW) is a leading evaluation knowledge sharing platform in the Asia and Pacific region which brings together government officials, representatives of international organizations, and evaluation experts interested in exchanging knowledge, sharing experience, and learning the latest innovations in evaluation.
AEW is jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Finance, PRC, through the Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Institute (AFDI), and the Asian Development Bank’s Independent Evaluation Department (IED).

Why join AEW

Networking and peer learning

Regional representation from Africa, Americas (including Latin America & the Caribbean), Asia-Pacific (including Australia & Oceania), Europe, & Middle East

Knowledge exchange across sectors & thematic tracks

Organizational participation from academe, bilateral donors, evaluation associations, government, MDB/IFI, NGO, civil society, private sector, & UN agencies
Agenda at a Glance
Day 1 - Sept 2
- Onsite Claiming of Badges
- Opening Session
- Knowledge Exchange on Theme and Subthemes
- Welcome Cocktails
Day 2 - Sept 3
- Recap
- Knowledge Exchange on Theme and Subthemes
Day 3 - Sept 4
- Recap
- Knowledge Exchange on Theme and Subthemes
- Night Cruise (own expense)
Day 4 - Sept 5
- Recap
- Knowledge Exchange on Theme and Subthemes
- Closing Session
AEW Subthemes
Navigating Development Impact in the Digital Era

Leveraging Evaluation for Organizational Transformation

Evaluating Regional Public Goods for Sustainable Cooperation
