Artificial Intelligence and Evidence Use in Caribbean Development Policy
Mesa | En línea
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Organizado por:
Caribbean Evaluators International
- En alianza con: Caribbean Development Bank, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies
Sobre el evento
Artificial intelligence is beginning to influence how governments and development organisations generate, analyse, and use evidence for decision-making. In the Caribbean, regional organisations and development partners are exploring how emerging technologies may strengthen monitoring systems, policy analysis, and evidence-informed decision-making.
This roundtable will bring together representatives from regional institutions, development agencies, and government agencies to discuss how AI is shaping the production and use of evidence in development policy and programming.
This roundtable will bring together representatives from regional institutions, development agencies, and government agencies to discuss how AI is shaping the production and use of evidence in development policy and programming.
Presentador/a
| Nombre | Título | Biografía |
|---|---|---|
| Serena Rossignoli, PhD. | Senior Evaluation Officer, Caribbean Development Bank | Serena is an evaluation leader with over 20 years of experience in international development, working across multilateral development banks, UN agencies, and international organizations. She has led and managed complex, multi-country evaluations across a range of sectors, contributing to institutional learning and evidence-based decision-making. Her professional experience includes work with UNESCO, the World Bank, UNDP, FAO, and the European Commission. She holds a Ph.D. in Evaluation and has authored numerous evaluation reports and analytical studies on development effectiveness and organizational performance. |
| Ms. Elisabetta D’Amico | Head of Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) and M&E in the WFP Multi-Country Office in Barbados | Elisabetta has over seven years of international experience in data analytics, evaluation, and strategic advisory across Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Caribbean. In her current role, she leads data-driven strategies and AI-enabled decision-support tools to inform policy and operations. She holds an MSc in Development Economics (Distinction) from the University of Manchester and combines strong technical skills with a proven ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for policy and programming. |
| Mr. José Luis Saboin | Economics Specialist in the Caribbean Country Department of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) | José Luis previously worked in the Andean Country Department of the Inter-American Development Bank and the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund. He has led research and data collection projects across Latin America and the Caribbean. His expertise includes development macroeconomics, fiscal policy, digitalization, nowcasting, and technology adoption. He holds a Master’s from Columbia University and a PhD in Economics from George Mason University. |
| Stephen Johnson, PhD | Research Fellow, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) | Stephen is an accomplished researcher with extensive experience in research methods and monitoring and evaluation methodologies. With a vast portfolio of projects and research publications focused on confronting developmental issues in Jamaica, the wider Caribbean, and the developing world, Dr. Johnson is committed to taking a pragmatic approach to development challenges. His expertise lies in advanced research methods, monitoring and evaluation, voting behavior, user experience analysis, predictive analytics, harm reduction and behavior modification campaigns. |
| Professor Lloyd Waller, PhD | Head, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) |
Moderador/a
| Nombre | Título | Biografía |
|---|---|---|
| Thania de la Garza | Senior Evaluation Specialist, Caribbean Development Bank Office of Independent Evaluation | Thania is a senior evaluation specialist with more than 20 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation systems, evidence-informed policymaking, and institutional strengthening across Latin America and the Caribbean. In her current role she leads thematic and country-level evaluations in areas such as youth, resilience, water, and social development. Formerly Head of Evaluation at CONEVAL, she coordinated over 2,800 public policy evaluations. She also co-founded Globall – Evidence for Results and supports global evaluation capacity development initiatives |