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Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
Pages 119-128

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From page 119...
... The workshop convened relevant stakeholders, including evaluators and users of large-scale evaluations as well as others interested in evaluation methods, to present and discuss insights gained and transferrable lessons learned from the conduct of recent evaluations of the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief; the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria; the U.S.
From page 120...
... This workshop was sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. AGENDA Tuesday, January 7, 2014 8:00A – 8:30A Registration and Breakfast 8:30A – 8:45A Welcoming Remarks and Overview of Workshop Agenda  Ann Kurth, New York University, Planning Committee Chair 8:45A – 9:15A Setting the Stage: Workshop Framing and Cross cutting Issues  Simon Hearn, Overseas Development Institute/ BetterEvaluation Initiative 9:15A – 10:45A Panel 1: Framing the evaluation, choosing the evaluator, and establishing the governance structure for the evaluation OBJECTIVES OF THE PANEL:  the end of this session, workshop participants At will be able to identify and understand the key considerations and decisions needed to: •  Identify the evaluation goals, develop and prioritize the evaluation questions, and define the audience and the intended uses.
From page 121...
... •  Identify how to understand, ensure, and assess the value and utility of the evaluation and its findings. PANELISTS: Overview Speaker/Moderator: Jon Simon, Boston University, Planning Committee Member Discussants:  hris Whitty, UK Department for C   International Development  Ryuichi Komatsu, Global Fund to Fight   AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria  Deborah Rugg, United Nations   Inspection and Evaluation Division  Carmela Green-Abate, Country   Coordinator, PEPFAR Ethiopia Robert Black, Johns Hopkins University 10:45A – 11:15A BREAK 11:15A – 1:00P Panel 2: Developing the evaluation design and methodological approaches OBJECTIVES OF THE PANEL:  the end of this session, workshop participants will At understand the following: •  The importance of mixed methods approaches to evaluate complex initiatives and to understand not only whether an effect was achieved but also how and why.
From page 122...
... •  The importance of planning for and building flexibility into the design. PANELISTS: Moderator: Kara Hanson, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Planning Committee Member Presentation: Evaluation of PEPFAR  Deborah Rugg, United Nations Inspection and Evaluation Division Presentation: Evaluation of Global Fund  Daniel Low-Beer, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Presentation: Evaluation of the Affordable Medicines Facility–malaria  Catherine Goodman, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Presentation: Illustration of Good Practices for Complex Evaluation Design Elliot Stern, Lancaster University 1:00P – 2:15P LUNCH 2:15P – 4:00P Panel 3: Mapping data sources and gathering and assessing the data
From page 123...
... o  uality Q o easibility of gathering/accessing the identified F data PANELISTS: Overview Speaker/Moderator: Ann Kurth, New York University, Planning Committee Chair Discussants:  artin Vaessen, ICF, Planning M   Committee Member  Kara Hanson, London School of   Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,   Planning Committee Member  Jon Simon, Boston University, Planning   Committee Member Batya Elul, Columbia University  Victoria Fan, Center for Global  Development Peter Elias, University of Warwick 4:00P – 4:30P BREAK 4:30P – 6:00P Panel 4: Analyzing data using triangulation in a mixed methods evaluation to reach overall findings, conclusions, and recommendations
From page 124...
... •  Triangulation among investigators. o  mong members of the evaluation team A o  se of expert/advisory panels U o  se of internal or external reviewers U PANELISTS: Overview Speaker/Moderator: Carlo Carugi, Global Environment Facility Discussants:  on Simon, Boston University, Planning J   Committee Member  Catherine Goodman, London School of   Hygiene and Tropical Medicine  Sangeeta Mookherji, George Washington  University Bridget Kelly, Institute of Medicine 6:00P – 6:15P Day 1 Wrap-Up  Ann Kurth, New York University, Planning Committee Chair Wednesday, January 8, 2014 8:00A – 8:30A Registration and Breakfast 8:30A – 8:45A Welcoming Remarks: Brief Reflection on Day 1 and Overview of Day 2 Agenda  Ann Kurth, New York University, Planning Committee Chair
From page 125...
... PANELISTS: Moderator: Sir George Alleyne, University of West Indies, Planning Committee Member Discussants:  ernard Nahlen, President's Malaria B  Initiative  Dorothy Muroki, FHI360, Planning   Committee Member  Goldman, Department of Ian   Performance Monitoring and   Evaluation, Government of South  Africa  Kimberly Scott, Institute of Medicine 10:15A – 10:45A BREAK 10:45A – 12:15P Concurrent Sessions -- Block 1 1A: Lessons from Large-Scale Program Evaluation on a Not-Quite-as-Large Scale Moderator: Dorothy Muroki, FHI360, Planning Committee Member
From page 126...
... 126 EVALUATION DESIGN FOR COMPLEX GLOBAL INITIATIVES Presenters: Margaret Kruk, Columbia University  Padma Chandrasekaran, The Chennai  Angels  Tanya Marchant, London School of   Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 1B: Evolving Methods in Evaluation Science Moderator: Sir George Alleyne, University of West Indies, Planning Committee Member Presenters: Geoff Wong, Queen Mary University of  London  Emmanuela Gakidou, Institute for   Health Metrics and Evaluation  Caine Rolleston, University of London 1C: Strategic Evaluation Design Troubleshooting: "Bring Your Own" Evaluation Challenge Workshop participants are invited to bring their own current evaluation design challenges for a roundtable discussion of design options and solutions with evaluation expert panelists and colleagues. Facilitator: Kimberly Scott, Institute of Medicine Evaluation experts: Tessie Catsambas, EnCompass  LLC  Sharon Knight, East Carolina  University 12:15P – 1:30P LUNCH: Workshop Feedback Session Facilitator: Sharon Knight, East Carolina University 1:30P – 3:00P Concurrent Sessions -- Block 2 2A: Applying Qualitative Methods to Evaluation on a Large Scale Moderator: Kate Meck, Institute of Medicine Presenters: Sharon Knight, East Carolina University  Tessie Catsambas, EnCompass LLC
From page 127...
... PANELISTS: Moderator: Elliot Stern, Lancaster University Presenters: Sanjeev Sridharan, Evaluation Centre   for Complex Health Interventions,   University of Toronto/St. Michaels's  Hospital  Charlotte Watts, London School of   Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
From page 128...
... 128 EVALUATION DESIGN FOR COMPLEX GLOBAL INITIATIVES S  ummary Highlights of the Workshop and Reflections 4:45P – 5:15P on Key Outcomes  Ruth Levine, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Additional Reflections  Mary Bassett, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation  Gina Dallabetta, Bill & Melinda Gates  Foundation Jimmy Whitworth, Wellcome Trust 5:15P – 5:30P Closing Remarks and Adjournment  Ann Kurth, New York University, Planning Committee Chair


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