Monday 30th June 2025, 10.30am to 3.30pm, Online (via Zoom)
You are warmly invited to attend CECAN’s annual conference, ‘New Government, New Approach to Evaluation?’ on Monday 30th June 2025.
During the day, we will reflect on how the practice of the evaluation of public policy has changed, and how it should change over the next few years.
Join practitioners and academics online to hear about the latest ideas about the evaluation of public policy, its importance and how it is being embedded into the heart of government.
In the morning sessions, we’ll hear from Whitehall and a government agency about current practice and how it is developing and then move on in the afternoon with perspectives from an evaluation practitioner and from parliament.
Concluding comments will come from CECAN’s Director, Professor Nigel Gilbert.
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Agenda:
10:30 – 10:35 Welcome
10:35 – 11:25 Strengthening Evaluation in Government: The Work of the Evaluation Task Force
Lucie Moore, Head of the Evaluation Task Force
11:25 – 11:35 Break
11:35 – 12:30 The Evaluation/Appraisal Gap
Tim Sunderland, Principal Specialist in Economic Innovation, Natural England Chief Scientist’s Directorate
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:20 Evaluating in Interesting Times – A Provider’s Perspective
Andrew Jarvis, Vice-President, ICF
14:20 – 14:30 Break
14:30 – 15:20 Speaker TBC
15:20 – 15:30 Summary & Close – Prof. Nigel Gilbert
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The conference will be of value for all those involved in policy development, delivery and evaluation.
Please note, this event is free but places are limited, so registration is required. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
CLICK HERE to register for a place
If you have any questions, please contact CECAN by emailing cecan@surrey.ac.uk
