10th International Evaluation Conference
Utilization of Evaluation Results
Warsaw, 20th-21th November 2014
10th International Evaluation Conference
www.konferencja-ewaluacja.pl
Venue: Wspólna 2/4 Str., Warsaw, Ministry of Infrastructure and Development.
Organizers:
Ministry of Regional Development and Polish Agency for Enterprise Development.
Participants:
Government representatives involved in the implementation of cohesion policy in Poland,
members of the academia and evaluators will be invited to participate in the conference
(about 300 people).
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10th International Evaluation Conference
www.konferencja-ewaluacja.pl
20th November 2014
10.00-10.30
Registration of participants
Welcome and opening remarks
10.30-10.50
Marceli Niezgoda - Undersecretary of State, the Ministry of Infrastructure and
Development
Bożena Lublińska-Kasprzak - President of the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development
Keynote speech: Use of evaluation findings in public policies realization
10.50-11.40
A. Lupia, Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan
11.40-12.00
12.00-13.30
Coffee break
Experience of International organizations in the field of use of evaluation results. Best
practices.
Panel discussion
Moderator: Prof. J. Szlachta, Warsaw School of Economics
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13.30-13.50
Representative of World Bank (TBC)
PhD Andrey Ivanov, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Representative of OECD (TBC)
Coffee break
10 years of evaluation of Cohesion Policy in Poland.
13.50-14.30
14.30
19.00-22.00
For the first time, on the occasion of the 10th Evaluation Conference there will be prizes
awarded for evaluation environment. Prizes will be awarded in the following
categories: most innovative methodology, best evaluation company, best evaluator.
Lunch
Reception
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10th International Evaluation Conference
www.konferencja-ewaluacja.pl
21th November 2014
10.00-10.30
Registration of participants
Welcome and opening remarks
10.30-10.40
Representatives of MID and PAED
10.40-11.10
Evidence in public policies – what we know about the current use of knowledge in the
process of creation and realization of public policies?
Introductory lecture
S. Nutley, Research Unit for Research Utilization (RURU)
Panel discussion
Moderator: V. Gaffey, DG REGIO
11.10-12.30
12.30-13.00
13.00-13.30
13.30-15.00
15.00
15.15
Participants:
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S. Nutley, Research Unit for Research Utilization, RURU
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Prof. J. Górniak, Jagillonian University
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Representative of Department for Coordination of Development Strategies
and Policies, Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, Poland
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B. Wauters, ESF Agency Flanders (TBC)
Coffee break
Knowledge brokers in the public policies decision making process. The new role for
evaluation units?
Introductory lecture
PhD K. Olejniczak, Warsaw University
Panel discussion
Moderator: Prof. S. Mazur, Cracow University of Economics
Participants:
• Przemysław Herman, Head of Evaluation Unit, Department of European Social
Fund, Ministry of Infrastructure and Development, Poland
• Representative of polish regional administration
• PhD K. Olejniczak, Warsaw University
Closing remarks
Lunch
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