EvalYouth ECA volunteers Nino Chikheli and Antonina Rishko-Porcescu represented the region at the Summit for the Future of Evaluation, held on May 29–30, 2025, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Summit was staged as the flagship event of the wider Evaluation Conclave 2025, which ran from May 27–30 under the theme "Future-Ready Evaluation – Integrating Voices and Localizing Evaluation for Global Impact," hosted by the Community of Evaluators-South Asia (CoE-SA) and the Evaluation Association of Bhutan (EAB). Coesa

The Conclave and Summit were jointly inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, setting a high-level tone for two days of dialogue on the future of the evaluation field. Drawing inspiration from the UN Summit of the Future and its resulting Pact for the Future, the event called for global collaboration in evaluation to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, with a particular focus on meaningful youth engagement and the ethical use of artificial intelligence in evaluation practice. BluemarbleevalBetter Evaluation

The gathering doubled as a milestone celebration: it marked the fifth anniversary of the Eval4Action campaign and the tenth anniversary of both the EvalYouth Global Network and the Global Parliamentarian Forum for Evaluation (GPFE). Among the highlights was the 2025 Youth in Evaluation Champions Award Ceremony, recognizing organizations around the world for their work empowering young and emerging evaluators — including CEval. The Summit also featured the #EvalTorch relay, symbolizing a collaborative journey toward the future of evaluation. Summit for the Future of Evaluation | Better Evaluation +2

By taking part, Nino Chokheli and Antonina Rishko-Porcescu helped bring the voice of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region into this landmark, globally convened conversation on youth engagement, SDG acceleration, and responsible AI use in evaluation.

Antonina Rishko-Porcescu participated in the conference and presented the regional developments, as well as the Youth in Evaluation initiative

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Antonina Rishko-Porcescu participated in the conference and join the session on Youth in Evaluation. More about the conference you can find here

EvalYouth ECA volunteers - Jenishkul Moldokeeva, Tamara Kabysh-Rybalka, Anna Harutyunyan, and Antonina Rishko-Porcescu presented the initiative during the conference as well as joined capacity building workshops and sessions.

Dariia Oharova, EY ECA TF III  Co-Chair presented the initiative during the international conference.

EY ECA Co-Chair Anna Harutyunyan and EY ECA TFII Co-Chair Zoya Belmesova present activities implemented by EvalYouth ECA and results of the exploratory survey on the development of individual capabilities for evaluation conducted in 2018 by the initiative.

Antonina Rishko-Porcescu, EvalYouth Co-Chair participated in 16x16 initiative, which inites 16 youth leaders from all over the world.

EvalYouth ECA Co-Chair Antonina Rishko-Porcescu, representatives of EvalYouth ECA core group Tetyana Narchynska and Khairiniso Rasulova at EvalAgenda 2020 In the Region Eastern Europe, Central Asia & South Caucasus: Opportunities and Challenges for Young and Emerging Evaluators

Antonina Rishko-Porcescu, EvalYouth ECA coordinator, presented needs and opportunities for young and emerging evaluators in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and South Caucasus.