Schedule at a Glance

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
7:30 am – 10:00 am Registration
7:30 am – 8:30 am Networking Breakfast in the Trade Show Area

Sponsored by:

8:30 am – 9:00 am Opening Remarks and Welcome
Mariève Vaillancourt and Sharon Lécuyer, 2024 ALE Co-Chairs
Susanna Beaudin, CES-NCC President
Victoria E. Díaz, CES-NCC VP Equity, Diversity and Sustainability
9:00 am – 9:15 am Icebreaker Activity
9:15 am – 10:15 am Opening Keynote

Skills Reimagined: Leading with Learning

Pedro Barata, Executive Director, Future Skills Centre

10:15 am – 10:30 am Icebreaker Activity
10:30 am – 10:45 am Refreshment Break in the Trade Show Area

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10:45 am – 12:15 pm Concurrent Breakouts
THEME 1: Integrate

Your Voice Matters! Systemic and Institutional Barriers for Evaluation Professionals

THEME 2: Facilitate

So Now You’re an Evaluation Manager: Best Practices to Making the Transition from Doer to Leader

THEME 3: Elevate

Elevate your Evaluations: Mastering Triangulation for Rapid, Impactful Results!

THEME 4: French

Au-delà des mots : des rapports d’évaluation transformateurs qui donnent vie à vos idées !

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch

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1:15 pm – 2:45 pm Concurrent Breakouts
THEME 1: Integrate

Promising Practices for Incorporating Lenses into Evaluation

THEME 2: Facilitate

Mastering Facilitation Skills – The Secret Sauce of a Successful Evaluation!

THEME 3: Elevate

Beyond Words: Transformative Evaluation Reports that Bring Your Insights to Life!

THEME 4: French

Vous êtes maintenant un gestionnaire d’évaluation: meilleures pratiques pour passer du statut de faiseur à celui de leader

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Refreshment Break in the Trade Show Area

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3:00 pm – 4:15 pm Panel Discussion

Navigating Tomorrow: A Candid Exploration of Evaluation’s Future

A. Sidiq Ali, Managing Director, Research & Evaluation Consulting, Inc.
Éric Champagne, Associate Professor in Public Administration, School of Political Studies, and Director, Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa
Andrealisa Belzer, President, Canadian Evaluation Society
Kenneth Stephenson, Director, Policy on Results and Engagement, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Ashraful Hasan, Founder and Lead Consultant, Impactrio Inc.

Moderator: Sharon Lécuyer, Specialist, Program Evaluation, Audit and Evaluation, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

4:15 pm – 4:30 pm Closing Remarks
Mariève Vaillancourt and Sharon Lécuyer, 2024 ALE Co-Chairs
Andrealisa Belzer, CES President
4:30 pm – 7:00 pm Networking Reception

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