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Plenary Session 2: From Evidence to Impact: Delivering Better Development Results

09:00 am - 10:30 am
Auditorium Halls 1 and 2

Opening Remarks 
Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury, Australia (recorded message)

Panelists 
Albert Park, Chief Economist, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD), ADB 
Nidhi Chhibber, Director General, Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog, Government of India  
Christine Engstrom, Director General, Sectors Department 3, ADB  
ZHAO Min, Director, AFDI/SNAI, PRC

Moderator 
Emmanuel Jimenez, Director General, IED, ADB

Session Coordinator: CJ Mongcopa

Speakers

Albert Park

Chief Economist, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD)

Asian Development Bank

Andrew Leigh

Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury

Government of Australia

Christine Engstrom

Director General, Sectors Department 3

ADB

Emmanuel Jimenez

Director General, Independent Evaluation Department

Asian Development Bank

Nidhi Chhibber

Director General, Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO)

NITI Aayog, Government of India

ZHAO Min

Director

Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Institute (AFDI); Shanghai National Accounting Institute (SNAI)