VOPE role and leadership in the times of COVID19 and the SDGs
Mesa Redonda
About the Event
This roundtable will bring together global leaders of the evaluation field, including past IOCE presidents, to discuss the role and strategic contribution of Voluntary Organizations for Professional Evaluation (VOPEs) to the evaluation field and to the strengthening of the global, regional and local evaluation multi-actor ecosystems. COVID19 and the Decade for Action towards the SDGs have brought additional challenges and also new opportunities that challenge past assumptions, requite new knowledge, skills and perspectives, and also demand us to learn from past experience. The panel will bring together different, multidisciplinary and multi-sector perspectives that will nourish a new VOPE paradigm and provide further guidance and motivation for VOPE strengthening but also for their re-invention from more inclusive, participatory, democratic and also innovative perspectives that respond to current scenarios.
Speakers
| Nome | Título | Biography |
|---|---|---|
| Ziad Moussa | Senior M&E Specialist, Urban Governance and City Resilience Expert | A multi-disciplinary development professional with a proven track record in the fields of local governance (urban governance, resilient & inclusive cities, shared prosperity and innovation, etc...) as well as an intellectual and professional passion for evaluation. Past IOCE president. |
| Adeline Sibanda | Managing consultant | She has worked in over 20 African countries with clients such as the World Bank, African Development Bank, USAID, UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women, WFP, OXFAM, CIDA among others. Past IOCE president. |
| Verónica Olazábal | President | Award-winning social impact data and evidence enthusiast with a management portfolio ranging 15+ years and 4 continents (Africa, Asia, North and South America). Enjoys combining tech + data science + social science to solve the sustainability challenges of our world. |
| Oscar García | Director Independent Evaluation Office | Oscar A. Garcia is the Director of the Independent Evaluation Office of UNDP. Appointed to the role in 2020, Mr. Garcia is responsible for providing strategic direction, thought leadership and credible evaluations in advancing UNDP’s work to help countries achieve the SDGs. |