What Works Global Summit 2023

The What Works Global Summit is the largest event of its kind, bringing together researchers, leaders in evidence-based decision-making and practitioners to share the latest evidence-synthesis research, research methods and practice strategies for improving the lives of individuals, families and communities worldwide.

Start Date: 17 October 2023 End Date: 20 October 2023

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This year, the What Works Global Summit (WWGS 2023) will be an in-person event taking place in Ottawa, Canada and co-hosted by the Campbell Collaboration and the Bruyère Research Institute. The conference will run from Wednesday, 18 October to Friday, 20 October with pre-conference workshops on Tuesday, 17 October.

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3ie will participate in few sessions

Evaluating evidence on climate mitigation policies  (Campbell Climate Solutions Coordinating Group presentation)
18 October, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Panellists:

  • Birte Snilstveit, Director of Synthesis and Reviews and Head of London office, 3ie
  • Hugh Sharma Waddington, Dr, LSHTM and London International Development Centre
  • Jan Minx, Head of working group Applied Sustainability Science
  • Tarun Khanna, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia

Plenary: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) coalition on evidence synthesis for the Sustainable Development Goals
19 October, 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

  • Birte Snilstveit, Director of Synthesis and Reviews and Head of London office, 3ie
  • Daniel Ortega, Director of Impact Assessment, Development Bank of Latin America - CAF
  • Deborah McWhinney, Evaluation Advisor/Lead, Meta-Synthesis Team, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  • Kerry Albright, Deputy Director and Principal Adviser-Evaluation, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
  • Shivit Bakrania, Evaluation Specialist, United Nations Development Programme

Fifteen years of evidence synthesis in international development: lessons learnt and opportunities for the future  (Campbell International Development Coordinating Group presentation)
19 October, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

  • Birte Snilstveit, Director of Synthesis and Reviews and Head of London office, 3ie
  • Laurenz Mahlanza-Langer, Pan-African Collective for Evidence
  • Rhona Mijumbi, Head of the Policy Unit at the Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme (MLW)

Geospatial Impact Evaluation of Agricultural Intensification Program in Niger  (Presentation)
20 October 20, 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Fiona Kastel, Research Associate, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)

Assessing the impact of policy and institutional reforms in international development: A Scoping Review  (Presentation)
20 October 20, 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

  • Fiona Kastel, Research Associate, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)