#142 - Effective Communication of Research and Evaluation findings for Policy and Action
Tracks
Concurrent 4
Monday, October 22, 2018 |
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM |
Room 104 (Level 1) |
Details
Session Theme: Building organisational capacity for using evidence
Speaker
Dr David Ameyaw
President and CEO
International Center For Evaluation And Development
#142 - Effective Communication of Research and Evaluation findings for Policy and Action
Biography
Dr David Sarfo Ameyaw is the CEO and President of the International Center for Evaluation and Development (ICED), an Africa-based international think-tank that combines research and innovation with extensive practical experience in evaluation for development in the Global South, with Africa as a significant priority.
He served as the Head of Strategy, Monitoring and Evaluation at The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Dr Ameyaw has served as the Senior Director for Monitoring and Evaluation at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Washington DC, as well as the Director for Monitoring and Evaluation for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA).
He was the founder and the Managing Editor of the Africa Agriculture Status report and published four series of the report.
He is a Board Member of the Agriculture Technology Adoption Initiative (ATAI), and a member of the Board of Directors of BASIS Assets and Market Access Innovation Lab that operates in support of the United States Agency for International Developmentās Bureau for Food Security.
Dr Ameyaw has chaired many international working groups and sessions on monitoring and evaluation, and has extensive international development experience in Africa, Europe, Asia, the Caribbean and South America.
Dr Kelley Graydon
Audiologist
Melbourne University