Since its inception, IDEAS has organised or been involved in organising a number of international conferences and workshops. Our regular meetings – an Annual Assembly, a Biennial Conference and our Global Assemblies – are held around the world and give members an opportunity to meet and engage in lively exchanges of ideas and experiences.
The IDEAS & NDB-IEO 2025 Conference was held from March 4–6, 2025, in Rome, Italy, and served as a platform for a multi-stakeholder dialogue on how evaluation can play a more influential role in contributing to transformational change. With 36 selected Panels & Roundtables, 9 Professional Development Workshops, and contributions from leading global experts, the IDEAS & NDB-IEO 2025 Conference programe explored evaluation for transformational change across key themes such as:
SDG evaluation and its role in policy transformation
Climate and crisis evaluation for a more sustainable future
Equity, gender, and human rights in evaluation
Strengthening evaluation capacity worldwide
The role of evaluation in emerging markets and the BRICS countries
Explore the agenda.
IAES Learnings from the IDEAS 2025 Conference
CGIAR’s Independent Advisory and Evaluation Service (IAES) facilitated and participated in some of these conversations, shaping discussions on approaches, methods and content of evaluations. We also brought CGIAR’s research-for-development context into the evaluation realm.
Explore IAES key insights and takeaways.
Driving Change Through Evaluation: Key Insights from PCU’s Solomon Adebayo and Allison Poulos
Q+A with Evaluation Experts Amy Jersild and John Gargani: Learning from the IDEAS 2025 Multi-Dimensional Evaluation Conference, Italy
