Efficiency and value in Evaluation in 2025 Session 1
Roundtable | Online
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Organized by:
GEI
About the Event
Join us on this Glocal session exploring the evolving meanings and methods of assessing efficiency and value in evaluation.
This two-session event will bring together a diverse group of evaluation leaders for an open, facilitated conversation about efficiency and value in 2025.
Panelists will each offer brief, personal reflections in response to key questions. Following these reflections, the floor will open for interactive contributions and discussion with the audience.
This two-session event will bring together a diverse group of evaluation leaders for an open, facilitated conversation about efficiency and value in 2025.
Panelists will each offer brief, personal reflections in response to key questions. Following these reflections, the floor will open for interactive contributions and discussion with the audience.
Speakers
| Name | Title | Biography |
|---|---|---|
| Julian King | Public Policy Consultant | Julian is a New Zealand-based public policy consultant. His professional background includes over 20 years’ consulting experience evaluating policies and programs in high, middle and low-income countries, and prior experience as a policy analyst for the governments of New Zealand and Canada. |
| Megan Kennedy Chouane | Lead the DAC Network on Development Evaluation at the OECD - OCDE | Megan leads the Development Co-operation Directorate's Evaluation Unit at the OECD, focusing on enhancing accountability through evidence-based strategies. |
| Emmanuel Jimenez | Director General, Independent Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank | Emmanuel Jimenez is Director General, Independent Evaluation Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). |
| Sohini Mookherjee | Director of Clear Center South Asia | Sohini Mookherjee is a senior development professional with deep experience in evidence-informed policymaking, evaluation system strengthening, and government partnerships across South Asia. Currently serves as Director of CLEAR South Asia (Interim) and Associate Director at J-PAL South Asia (Interim), |
| Sven Harten | Deputy Director DEval | Evaluation-Expert and Political Scientist, PhD at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); Evaluation expert with more than 20 years experience in design and implementation of evaluations in the field of development cooperation. |
| Geeta Batra | Director of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the Global Environment Facility | Geeta Batra is Director of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the Global Environment Facility since 2024. She has over 25 years of experience in international development, including 15 years of experience in program evaluation. She joined the World Bank after spending two years at American Express in New York where she was a senior manager of risk. She joined the World Bank's private sector development department for seven years (1998-2005) implementing competitiveness projects in East Asia and Latin America, and then with the International Finance Corporation as head and chief evaluator for the IFC advisory services portfolio. She subsequently joined the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank as chief evaluator and manager for country and corporate thematic evaluations. In 2015 she joined the Independent Evaluation Office of the Global Environment Facility as Chief Evaluator and Deputy Director. In her current role she manages a team of evaluation professionals, and provides oversight on the design, implementation and quality of evaluations. Geeta has co-authored books and articles and managed over 100 evaluations. She has a Ph.D in Economics and an M.BA in Finance. |
Moderators
| Name | Title | Biography |
|---|---|---|
| Dugan Fraser | Program Manager GEI | Dugan is the Program Manager of the GEI |