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Thursday, 22 January 2026
8:00 am - 9:15 am ET
Are we educating evaluators of every generation, for the future?
In observance of the International Day of Education, the sixth Future of Evaluation dialogue on brought together educators, practitioners, policymakers, and young evaluators to examine how evaluation education must evolve to remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.
The dialogue highlighted the need for intergenerational learning pathways, future-oriented competencies, and inclusive, culturally responsive approaches that prepare evaluators to navigate complexity, harness digital and AI-driven tools, and uphold values of equity, sustainability, and ethical practice. By reimagining how evaluators are trained across the lifespan, it aimed to strengthen the global evaluation community’s readiness to address emerging societal challenges and to contribute to more informed, just, and future-conscious decision-making.
In case you missed the conversation, read the 6 takeaways from the dialogue and catch up with the recording.
Moderator
Weronika Felcis is the former vice-president of the International Evaluation Academy. She served two terms as Secretary of the IOCE Executive Committee, was a member of EvalPartners Executive Committee and is a past Board member of the European Evaluation Society. Weronika holds an MA in Sociology and is a graduate of Interdisciplinary Studies “Society Environment Technology” at the Jagiellonian University. She also served as the President of the Polish Evaluation Society.
Panelists
Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead is a Professor in the Research Methods, Measurement, and Evaluation program at the University of Connecticut. She has a doctorate in Evaluation and Applied Research Methods from Claremont Graduate University, USA. She is a former chair of EvalYouth Global (2015-2019), a former elected board member of the American Evaluation Association (2018-2020), and a former Vice Chair of the International Society for Evaluation Education (2018-2021). Since 2023, she has served as Co-Editor-in-Chief for the journal New Directions for Evaluation. She has published extensively on evaluation theory, methodology, and practice.
Celeste Ghiano is an evaluation consultant working with international organizations such as WFP, UNICEF, UNESCO, DEval, and the Inter-American Development Bank. She holds a PhD in Public Policy, with a research focus on the professionalization of evaluation in Latin America. With over 20 years of experience as a university professor in planning and evaluation, she has supervised numerous theses and published consistently in her field. She served as General Coordinator of ReLAC from 2021 to 2024 and is currently Co-Chair of the Decolonizing Evaluation Systems Working Group at the International Evaluation Academy.
Aki Yonehara is a Professor of the Sociology Department, Toyo University, specializing in participatory evaluation for human well-being in the fields of formal and non-formal education and community development. She serves as Vice President of the Japan Evaluation Society and the evaluation advisor at Japan International Cooperation Agency, Asia-Pacific Cultural Center for UNESCO, and other institutes.
Yatin Diwakar is an evaluator and researcher focusing on the institutionalisation of evaluation at the country level. He is a co-founder of EvalYouth India. He has been actively involved in promoting the NEPS theme of the Asia Pacific Regional Evaluation Strategy since its inception in 2020. Yatin believes in strengthening evaluation systems through greater social demand and thus works on awareness-raising and capacity development. He currently serves as a core group member of ECOI.
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