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Parallel Session 9: AI & ML in Action: Revolutionizing Efficiency and Innovation in Evaluation

03:30 pm - 05:00 pm
Meeting Room 4AB

How can artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) transform the field of evaluation? Find out in this session at the 2024 Asian Evaluation Week, where we will explore cutting-edge initiatives from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the World Bank (WB). You will learn how these institutions are using advanced language models and machine learning to increase the efficiency of processing evaluation reports and improve access to valuable evaluation knowledge for accountability and learning.

Presenters and Panelists: 
Maya Vijayaraghavan, Principal Evaluation Specialist, IED, ADB 
Gabriele Fattorelli, Director, Corporate and Thematic Evaluation Division, IEvD, EBRD 
Christopher David Nelson, Manager, Infrastructure and Sustainable Development Unit, Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), World Bank (WB)

Moderator: 
Sona Shrestha, DDG, IED, ADB  

Speakers

Christopher David Nelson

Manager, Infrastructure and Sustainable Development Unit, Independent Evaluation Group (IEG)

World Bank (WB)

Gabriele Fattorelli

Director, Corporate and Thematic Evaluation Division, IEvD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Maya Vijayaraghavan

Principal Evaluation Specialist, Independent Evaluation Department

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Sona Shrestha

Deputy Director General, Independent Evaluation Department (IED)

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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