Future of evaluation | Session 2: How is evaluation evolving as a practice?

Future of evaluation | Session 2: How is evaluation evolving as a practice?

How is evaluation evolving as a practice between its professionalization with global standards and its use in different cultural contexts? Welcome and announcement of winner of Young and Emerging Evaluators competition: Sabine Bernabè, Vice President and Director-General, Evaluation, Independent Evaluation Group. Opening Remarks: Culturally Responsive Evaluation (presentation of the winning essay of the Young and Emerging Evaluator competition.) Speakers: Elliot Stern, Editor, Evaluation - international journal of theory, research and practice, Emeritus Professor of Evaluation Research, Lancaster University; Asela Kalugampitiya, former President, Asia Pacific Evaluation Association, Visiting Lecturer, University of Saarland and University of Sri Jayewardenepura; Josephine Watera, Assistant Director, Research Services and former Head of Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Parliament of Uganda. Moderator: Jozef Vaessen, Adviser, Independent Evaluation Group.