What Works Global Summit (WWGS) 2016
The What Works Global Summit is one of the biggest global conferences on evidence which brings together experts from across the world to talk about their experience in using evidence in formulating better policies.
A large number of interesting topics were presented at these events. Sessions focused on new evidence and global experiences in generation and use of evidence, best practices in knowledge translation, and improved institutional approaches to producing and using evidence. Participants included policymakers, programme managers and researchers from over 25 countries. Sessions covered a wide range of sectors including child and social welfare, education, health, humanitarian aid, crime and justice, environment and climate change and gender. There were also sessions on research and review methods.
Is there a magic bullet for achieving quality education for all? A systematic review of the evidence: 3ie launched its policymaker-friendly systematic review summary report on education effectiveness at WWGS 2016 on 27 September 2016.
WWGS 2016: Round-up of panels,sessions and workshops
3ie workshops at WWGS 2016
| Saturday 24 September | |||
| Session | Venue | Timing | Panelist |
| Workshop 3: Ethical issues in evaluation | Boardroom, Woburn House | 9:00- 10:30 am | Beryl Leach, Emma Gallagher and Deo Houndolo Gracias, 3ie |
| Workshop 6: Assessing the demand for evidence through scoping work | Prince’s Room, BMA | 9.00 – 10.30 am | Kristen Rankin, Shayda Sabet and Jennifer Ludwig, 3ie, |
| Workshop 12: Monitoring and measuring evidence uptake and use | Boardroom, Woburn House | 13:30-17:00 pm | Beryl Leach and Stuti Tripathi, 3ie |
| Sunday 25 September | |||
| Workshop 21: Critical appraisal of impact evidence | Prince’s Room, BMA | 9:00-17:00 | Jeff Valentine, University of Louisville and Hugh Waddington, 3ie |
| Workshop 23: Undertaking impact evaluations in the humanitarian sector | Paget Room, BMA | 9:00- 17:00 | Jo Puri, Deo-Gracias Houndolo and Tara Kaul, 3ie |
| Workshop 24: Verifying the next big idea: replication’s role in development policy making | Boardroom, Woburn House | 11am to 12.30pm | Ben Wood, 3ie, USA |
3ie panels and sessions at WWGS 2016
| Session | Venue | Timing | Panelists |
| Monday 26 September | |||
| PS 3.3: Strengthening the evidence movement in the humanitarian sector | George Fox, Friends House | 15:30 to 17:00 | Jo Puri, 3ie ,Dr Eleanor Ott, Humanitarian Evidence Programme and Communications Manager, Oxfam, Dr Jeannie Annan, Senior Director of Research, Evaluation, and Learning, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) |
| PS 3.16.3: Is impact evaluation still on the rise? Recent trends in the evidence base for development | Room BO4, Birbeck College | 15:30 – 17:00 | Jorge Miranda, Shayda Sabet, 3ie, Annette N.Brown, FHI 360 |
| Tuesday 27 September | |||
| PS 5.7: Ethics on evaluation | Meeting Rooms 1&2, Woburn House | 11:00 – 12:30 pm | Chair: David Myers, AIR, Penny Hawkins, DfID, Roxanne Krystalli, programme manager, Feinstein International Centre, Tufts University, Beryl Leach, Deo-Gracias Houndolo, Emma Gallagher, 3ie |
| PS 6.11: The role of replication in strengthening evidence for policy: Community-based monitoring of health systems | Upper Meeting Room, LIDC | 13:30 – 15:00 | Benjamin D.K. Wood, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, Annette N. Brown, FHI 360, Katherine Donato, Harvard University, Pia Raffler, Yale University, Doug Parkerson, Innovations for Poverty Action (TBC) |
| Wednesday 28 September | |||
| PS 9.10: Whose minimum detectable effect matters to evaluate the impact of government programmes? | Harvey Room, BMA House | 10.45am to 12pm | Chair: Nikola Balvin, UNICEF, Italy; Presenters: Jyotsna Puri, 3ie, India; Santhosh Mathew, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, India; DeoGracias Houndolo, 3ie, Benin; Ian Goldman, DPME, South Africa; Laura Poswell (Executive Director – JPAL Africa) |
| PS 9.11: Pushing the frontiers of impact evaluations: evaluating the less evaluated | Upper Meeting Room, LIDC | 10:45 to 12:00 | Tara Kaul, Francis Rathinam, 3ie, Marzia Lazzerini, Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Maternal and Child Health, Trieste, Italy |
| PS 9.15: Promoting Agriculture innovation: the role of impact evaluations | Room BO2, Birbeck College | 10:45 – 12:00 | Jyotsna Puri, 3ie, India, Emilia Tjernström, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Alex Nawar, IPA,USA, David Ameyaw, AGRA, Kenya, Diana Lopez-Avila, 3ie, India |