Date and time: Thursday 28 May 12.30pm - 1.30pm AEST
Topic: APS Evaluation in Perspective
Venue: Via Zoom. Details will be emailed to registrants just prior to the start time
Presenter(s): Eleanor Williams | Australian Centre for Evaluation and Lucie Moore | Department of Treasury
Register online by: 27 May 2026

Event description:

Hear from ACE’s managing director Eleanor Williams on evaluation systems and practices in Australia and how they compare to approaches in other OECD countries. Eleanor will be joined by Lucie Moore, former head of the UK Evaluation Taskforce, who will share insights into the approach to evaluation in the UK Government.

Presenter details:

Eleanor Williams is the Managing Director of the Australian Centre for Evaluation in the Commonwealth Department of Treasury. With over 20 years’ experience working with the Australian and Victorian public service, Eleanor has held senior executive roles in evaluation, research and strategic policy. She holds Masters level qualifications in Evaluation, Public Policy and Management and is completing a PhD with the University of Queensland. Eleanor is the current Chair of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Evaluation Experts Group and founded the Australian Public Sector Evaluation Network in 2019.

Lucie Moore is Director of the Health Impact Evaluation Unit at the Australian Centre for Evaluation in the Commonwealth Department of Treasury. She was a founding member and later Head of the UK Government’s Evaluation Task Force, a joint Cabinet Office–HM Treasury unit focused on embedding evidence in spending decisions and strengthening evaluation across government departments. An economist and statistician by training, Lucie began her career in international development, leading evaluation work for the UK’s Department for International Development.

If this seminar is recorded it will be available on the member portal only.

This free event has been organised by the ACT Regional Network of the AES. Our seminar series provides an opportunity for you to meet with AES members and others in the evaluation community and to share and learn from the experiences of fellow evaluators. Please also check your email address is correct on your registration form before submitting. 

Session start times:

• ACT, VIC ,QLD, NSW, TAS: 11.30am

• SA, NT: 11.00am

• WA: 9.30am

• New Zealand: 1.30pm

For other time zones please go to https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Please ensure you have access to your email address just prior to the start time to access Zoom details. Please also check your email address is correct on your registration form before submitting. Thanks.