UKES DFID Workshop 12 October 2011 Programme

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	08.45	Registration and refreshments

	09.00	Welcome and Introduction Dr Colin Jacobs, Head, Governance and Reform, British Council Nick York, Deputy Director and Chief Professional Officer for Evaluation, DFID

		Morning Session: Accountability and Lesson Learning

	09.10	Why evaluation is important: An international development perspective Professor Saville Kushner, President, UKES

	09.55	Information sessions: HM Treasury Guidance for Evaluation: The Magenta Book Katy Owen, Senior Research Officer, HM Treasury Cross Government Evaluation Group (CGEG) John Elliott, Chief Economist, Home Office, Deputy Chair, Cross Government Evaluation Group Update on DFID's Embedding Evaluation Initiative Nick York, Deputy Director and Chief Professional Officer for Evaluation, DFID Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) Tom McDonald, Head of Secretariat, Independent Commission for Aid Impact

	11.15	Refreshments

	11.30	Where theory encounters reality Bob Picciotto, Visiting Professor, King's College London Derek Poate, Director, ITAD

	12.00	Breakout groups: In reality, what do evaluators have to deal with in an evaluation context?

	13.15	Lunch

		Afternoon Session: Professional Development

	14.00	What do we mean by 'Professional Development'? And, how do we identify best practice for developing evaluators? Helen Simons, Professor of Evaluation and Education, University of Southampton Elizabeth Robin, Head of Capacity and Quality Group, Evaluation Department, DFID Louise Kennard, Evaluation Adviser, British Council Milla Gregor, Consultant and Trainer, Charities Evaluation Services

	14.30	Breakout groups to share good practice in different environments: 3 or 4 sessions of real life case studies Problems and resolutions (refreshments available)

	15.30	Groups to present back to plenary Next steps?

	17.15	Round-up Dr Colin Jacobs, Head, Governance and Reform, British Council