1–4 September 2026 | Asian Development Bank Headquarters, Manila, Philippines
3ie is taking part in Asian Evaluation Week 2026, convening for the first time at ADB headquarters in Manila under the theme "Put Your Money Where Your Evidence Is." For more than a decade, AEW has brought together policymakers, government officials, multilateral development banks, evaluators and researchers from across Asia and beyond to strengthen development effectiveness.
This year's theme speaks directly to 3ie's founding rationale. With resources tightening and demands on development finance rising, the question of how evidence shapes where money goes has rarely been more pressing. 3ie is participating in two parallel sessions, both on the practical conditions that allow evidence to move from analysis into institutional decisions.
3ie@AEW2026
Creating robust data systems for aiding large-scale evaluations
Parallel Session 9 | Wednesday, 2 September 2026 | 1:30–3:00 pm | Auditorium Hall 3 Co-organised by the Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog, Government of India, and 3ie
This session looks at how governments, multilateral organisations, development finance institutions and development partners are using data systems to strengthen evidence use, support adaptive decision-making and improve development effectiveness. Panellists will draw on lessons from embedding data systems and using evaluations within a large-scale, multi-partner development initiative.
3ie speaker: Chandan Jain, Senior Evaluation Specialist
Also on the panel: Esther Kaggwa, Lead, Evaluation, UNICEF Indonesia, Philippines and Timor-Leste; Eskender Zeleke, Head of Independent Evaluation, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; Dhrijesh Kumar Tiwari, Joint Secretary, DMEO, NITI Aayog, Government of India
Moderator: Nidhi Chhibber, Director General, DMEO, NITI Aayog, Government of India
View the session on the AEW website →
From evidence to decisions: generating, embedding and using evidence for better policy and resource allocation
Parallel Session 13 | Thursday, 3 September 2026 | 1:30–3:00 pm | Auditorium Hall 3 Co-organised by 3ie, UNIDO and the Global Environment Facility
This session examines how evidence can support better policy and resource-allocation decisions at three connected levels: generating credible evidence on what programmes contribute, embedding evidence within policymaking systems, and delivering timely analysis when consequential decisions are being made. The cases presented will identify the practical conditions that let evidence travel from analysis to institutional use and action.
3ie speaker: Lucas Sempe, Lead Evaluation Specialist
Also on the panel: Neeraj Kumar Negi, Senior Evaluation Officer, Independent Evaluation Office, Global Environment Facility; Punit Arora
Moderator: Punit Arora
Join us in Manila
If you are attending AEW 2026 and would like to meet the 3ie team, get in touch. Follow 3ie on LinkedIn for updates from both sessions throughout the week.