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Parallel Session 7: Evidence that moves decision: Building evaluation systems that close the loop

11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Auditorium Hall 3

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Participants will gain practical insights into how evaluation systems can transform evidence into action by strengthening the links between findings, recommendations, management follow-up, and organizational learning and leveraging innovation and partnerships in evaluation to balance speed, scale and quality, and strengthening the use of evidence in decision-making.

Panelists

Eskender Zeleke, Head of Independent Evaluation, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

Peter vander Knaap, OECD DAC  EVALNET Vice Chair / Head of Evaluation IOB, Netherlands

Emmanuel Pondard, Head of Evaluation Division, EIB

Neeta Goel, Senior Evaluation Specialist, IED, ADB 

Moderator

Shireen El-Wahab, Associate Director, and Principal Evaluation Manager, Independent Evaluation Department (IEvD), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Session Coordinator: Myrna Fortu

Speakers

Emmanuel Pondard

Head of Evaluation

European Investment Bank (EIB)

Eskender Zeleke

Head, Independent Evaluation, Complaints-resolution, Evaluation and Integrity Unit

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Neeta Goel

Senior Evaluation Specialist, Independent Evaluation Department

Asian Development Bank

Peter van der Knaap

Vice-Chair; Director of the Policy and Operations Evaluation Department (IOB)

OECD DAC; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Shireen El-Wahab

Associate Director and Principal Evaluation Manager, Independent Evaluation Department (IEvD)

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)