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Tuesday, 12 August 2025
8:00 am - 9:30 am ET
Is the intersection of youth, innovation, and influence evaluation's new frontier?
This dialogue explored how young leaders are revolutionizing evaluation and advancing accountability, transformation and acceleration towards the Sustainable Development Goals. It dove into the power of youth leadership and participatory approaches in evaluation, examining how youth-led digital transformation and innovation are reshaping evaluation practices and increasing its influence. It also highlighted the critical role of youth from the Global South in advancing indigenous evaluation.
The opening address was delivered by UNFPA Acting Executive Director, Ms. Diene Keita.
In case you missed the conversation, read the 7 takeaways from the dialogue and catch up with the recording.
Moderator
Agnes Nyaga is a Programme Management Officer working with the evaluation function of the UN Human Rights (OHCHR) Geneva. She is a young evaluator with 5 years of progressive experience in managing evaluations. Her passion and expertise in Human Rights, Gender Equality, Disability inclusion and meaningful engagement of youth has enabled her to robustly integrate these principles into evaluations, ensuring that groups in situations of vulnerability are heard and no one is left behind. Agnes is currently a co-convenor of the UNEG Young and Emerging Working group. Connect with Agnes on LinkedIn and X.
Panelists
Natalia Nikitenko is a former Member of Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic from 2010 until 2022. She has chaired two Parliament Committees and is an initiator of more than 320 laws and amendments. She is a member of the Steering Committee of Global Parliamentarians Forum for Evaluation, a member of Eurasian Parliamentarians Forum for Evaluation, and a member of the National Evaluation Network of the Kyrgyz Republic. She is the author of the Law on Evaluation of the Kyrgyz Republic (2014), author of the Parliament Act and Methodology on the implementation of evaluation of laws and governmental programmes and policies.
Brenda Bucheli is a social psychologist with a Master's in Human Resources and Knowledge Management. She is a specialist in planning, evaluation, knowledge management and capacity development with 30 years of experience. Brenda is the former Director of Pact Peru and USAID Peru MELS project and led 60+ consulting projects in Latin America. She is also the founder of EvalPeru and ReLAC (Latin American and Caribbean Network of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Systematization), and is the current ReLAC General Coordinator. She is a 2024 Molly Hageboeck Award recipient. Connect with Brenda on LinkedIn.
Rachael Okoronkwo is a development practitioner with five years of experience in Project Management and Results-Based Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning. PMD-Pro certified, she has supported evaluations, developed MEL frameworks, and facilitated capacity-building initiatives for government and non-governmental organizations, ensuring data-driven decision-making and accountability across projects, programmes and sectors. Connect with Rachael on LinkedIn and X.
Cheng Wang is the founder and co-lead of the EvalYouth China Chapter. He is currently pursuing a Master of Public Administration/International Development (MPA/ID) at the Harvard Kennedy School. Prior to this, he gained three years of professional experience with the Strategic Planning, Risk Management, Monitoring and Evaluation (SPRIMME) Team at UNDP China, where he supported the design and quality assurance of development initiatives, advanced national evaluation capacity, and contributed to strengthening UNDP’s strategic effectiveness at the country level. Connect with Cheng on LinkedIn.
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