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aes19 International Evaluation Conference

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Laurence Denholm

NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet
Principal Policy Analyst, Program Evaluation Unit
Orange, NSW

Laurence Denholm BVSc(Hons) LLB(Hons) DipAgSc GradDipLegPrac PhD(Cornell) GAICD.
https://au.linkedin.com/in/dr-laurence-denholm-gaicd-79217129
Dr Denholm has worked in public sector agencies since 1969, in Victoria, NSW, the Commonwealth and the United States. Following a career in biomedical and agricultural research and research program management, Dr Denholm worked in policy development and public administration in a number of NSW Government agencies. He is currently Principal Policy Analyst in the Program Evaluation Unit of the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet, with responsibility for the evaluation of regional community development grants programs under the NSW Government’s $1.3 billion Regional Growth Funds initiative.

9:00am AEST

Opening plenary: Welcome to Country, followed by Tracy Westerman "Without measurability there is no accountability. Why we are failing to gather evidence of what works" Pyrmont TheatreUncle Charles (Chicka) Madden • Tracy Westerman

11:00am AEST

Applying Systems Evaluation Theory C2.4Gill Westhorp • Brian Keogh • Ralph Renger • Lewis Atkinson

12:00pm AEST

The Consolations of Evaluation Theory C2.5Squirrel Main • Brad Astbury • Andrew Hawkins

1:30pm AEST

A Practical Application of a Realist Synthesis Method C2.5Ian Patrick • Jo Hall

2:00pm AEST

Frameworks for program evaluation: considerations on research, practice and institutions C2.5Ian Patrick • Ghislain Arbour

2:30pm AEST

Evaluation for enlightenment: Creating value through process evaluation C2.3Rae Fry • Rory Sudfelt Necessary components of a theory of change for system level interventions C2.5Ian Patrick • Nerida Rixon

3:30pm AEST

Innovation in government program evaluation C2.5Sean Chung • Katherine Barnes • Angelina Bruno

4:00pm AEST

Knowing the value of knowledge: emerging approaches to evaluating research through end user perspectives. C2.5Sean Chung • Larissa Brisbane • Emily Prentice

4:30pm AEST

Plenary 2: David Fetterman "Empowerment Evaluation: a powerful stakeholder involvement approach fit for the times" Pyrmont TheatreDavid Fetterman

5:30pm AEST

Australian Evaluation Society 2019 AGM & 2019-2022 Strategy launch Pyrmont TheatreJohn Stoney

9:00am AEST

Plenary 3: What’s beyond the box of program evaluation and what does this mean for us? Pyrmont TheatreEmily Verstege • Jacqueline (Jax) Wechsler • Jenny Riley • Jess Dart • Kate McKegg • Adrian Field

11:00am AEST

The challenges of establishing and growing an internal evaluation unit: Experiences from two large state government departments C2.6Florent Gomez • Eleanor Williams • Josephine Norman • Amanda Reeves

12:00pm AEST

Internal Evaluation Capacity Building: Unpacking what works in a (very) large government department C2.6Florent Gomez • Liam Downing • Rydr Tracy

1:30pm AEST

"Fellows Forum Contributions of Theory to Evaluation Practice: Examples from the Field" C2.1Marion Norton • John Owen • Rick Cummings

2:30pm AEST

From impact evaluation to evaluating with impact: Trialling a new approach to increase uptake of evaluation results Pyrmont TheatreLee-Anne Molony • Kathryn Dinh • Peta Leeman

3:30pm AEST

Plenary 4: Gary VanLandingham "Evaluation in the age of evidence-informed policy-making -- opportunities, challenges and paths forward" Pyrmont TheatreGary VanLandingham

9:00am AEST

Plenary 5: Jane Davidson "Unboxing the core like our lives depend on it – because they do" Pyrmont TheatreJane Davidson

10:30am AEST

Un-boxed: Developmental evaluation's great strength and ultimate challenge Pyrmont TheatreGhislain Arbour • Samantha Togni • Kate McKegg • Nan Wehipeihana

11:30am AEST

Evaluation: What is the value in the box? Pyrmont TheatreGhislain Arbour • Laurence Denholm • Anthea McClintock • Lyn Alderman • Geoff Gallop • Nicholas Gruen • William Murphy • Simon Smith • Jonathan Wheaton

1:30pm AEST

Unboxing the Inquiry - the Independent Inquiry into the Australian Public Service and its implications for evaluation Pyrmont TheatreSusan Garner • John Stoney • Mary Welsh • Alexandra Ellinson • Andrew Hawkins

2:30pm AEST

Unpacking the competencies - among commissioners, managers and evaluators Pyrmont TheatreAmy Gullickson • Jane Davidson • Sue Leahy • Delyth Lloyd

3:00pm AEST

Closing plenary: Evaluation, un-boxed Pyrmont TheatreJade Maloney • Jane Davidson • David Fetterman • Gary VanLandingham • Kiri Parata • Gill Westhorp • Jo Farmer • Ben Barnes