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Robert Drake

SmartSteps
Director
Sydney

https://smartsteps.biz

Director of SmartSteps, a consultancy specialising in the design and evaluation of financial literacy programs. Internationally, Robert works with the World Bank on the design and evaluation of financial literacy and inclusion programs in Indonesia. He was previously General Manager - Grants of a $12 million grants program for 40 financial literacy projects. Robert lead the ASIC team that created MoneySmart, one of the world’s leading financial advice websites.

9:00am AWST

Opening plenary: “learning to make room”: Evaluation in Aboriginal communities, Victoria Hovane North BallroomChristina Kadmos • Victoria Hovane

11:30am AWST

Evaluation is dead. Long live evaluative thinking! Gershwins Main RoomAnne Markiewicz • Lyn Alderman • Jess Dart • Duncan Rintoul

1:30pm AWST

The Silver Bullet, Shiny Oscar or Golden Rule ? A framework to compare outcomes based approaches for the Not for Profit Sector. Plaza Ballroom 3Theo Nabben • Desiree Nangle • Tom Tolchard

2:30pm AWST

The meaning and measure of social impact: From challenges to solutions Plaza Ballroom 3Kate Gilbert • John Gargani

3:30pm AWST

Lessons from implementing 'different evaluation approaches': Stories about introducing Most Significant Change into traditional M&E systems Gershwins Main RoomDiz McKinnon • Theo Nabben • Tom Tolchard

4:00pm AWST

Evaluating an online diabetes program presents a gaping hole in evaluation theory as landscapes collide Traders LoungePenny Cooke • Kate Gilbert

8:30am AWST

Plenary 2: The Landscape of Evaluation Theory: Exploring the Contributions of Australasian Evaluators, John Owen North BallroomKim Lazenby • John Owen

9:30am AWST

Integration of project management and evaluative thinking: is it really working? Mosman Bay RoomRoselyn Nyatasanz • Heather Aquilina • Vanessa Hood

11:00am AWST

Chains of Logic: Overcoming Limitations of Program Theory and its Use in Evaluation Plaza Ballroom 3Liam Downing • Ian Patrick

11:30am AWST

Teaching interpersonal skills in evaluation: An examination of whether and how it can be done Traders LoungeDorothy Lucks • Sarah Mason

1:30pm AWST

Using Open-Source Mobile Data Collection Systems (MDCS) in Disaster Response Monitoring and Evaluation Plaza Ballroom 3Diz McKinnon • Anthony Alindogan

2:30pm AWST

Designing an evaluation and monitoring system for a metropolitan financial counselling program in the context of uncertainty and rapid change. Plaza Ballroom 3Diz McKinnon • Michael Bosley-Smith • Mark Glasson

4:00pm AWST

Plenary 3: Balance, color, unity and other perspectives: a journey into the changing landscape in evaluation, Ziad Moussa North BallroomDorothy Lucks • Ziad Moussa

8:30am AWST

Plenary 4: The Organisational and Political Landscape for Evidence-informed Decision Making in Government, Kathryn Newcomer North BallroomJade Maloney • Kathryn Newcomer

9:30am AWST

Effective Proactive Evaluation; How Can the Evidence Base Influence the Design of Complex Interventions? Plaza Ballroom 1Jenny Neale • Rick Cummings • Ann Larson • John Owen

11:00am AWST

Help! I'm doing an impact evaluation, what evidence do I need? Traders LoungeJess Dart • Scott Bayley Achieving Excellence in Evaluation Gershwins Main RoomDavid McDonald • Liz Smith

12:00pm AWST

Digital trends and their implications for evaluation Traders LoungeJess Dart • Delyth Lloyd

1:30pm AWST

Big Ears, Open Minds and learning Hearts - Experiences of Aboriginal Researchers and Evaluators working with our Mob Freshwater Bay RoomAmohia Boulton • Sharon Barnes • Eliziah Wasaga

2:30pm AWST

Plenary 5: The role of evaluative thinking in design, closing address John Gargani North BallroomJess Dart • John Gargani