Event celebrates 10 years of impact of FGV Clear on public management

FGV EESP Clear celebrates a decade of action in 2025. The institution, which contributes to improving the monitoring and evaluation area in governments, developing capacities, and promoting the use of evidence for decision-making, will hold an in-person event on May 20, in São Paulo.

With the participation of representatives from the three branches of government, private sector organizations, civil society, and academia, the meeting will feature main panels and simultaneous sessions in the afternoon.

Please find the schedule below:

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.: Welcome coffee and registration

9:00 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.: Event opening

André Portela, professor at FGV EESP and director of FGV CLEAR

Lilian Furquim, director of FGV EESP

Ricardo Simonsen, director of the FGV Quality Center

Dugan Fraser, Program Manager at the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI)

9:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.: Panel 1: The use of evidence and capacity development in Latin America

Ilan Goldfajn, president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB/BID) (online participation)

10:00 – 10:20: Coffee break

10:20 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.: Presentation of the results of the Diagnostic of Public Policy Evaluation Systems in Brazil

Gabriela Lacerda, deputy director of FGV CLEAR

10:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Panel 2: The institutionalization of evaluation under multiple perspectives: building bridges

Wesley Matheus, Deputy Secretary of Policy Monitoring and Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Planning and Budget (SMA/MPO)

- Rodrigo Bezerra - Chief of Staff of the Secretariat of Finance and Planning of the State of São Paulo (SEFAZ - SP)

- Victor Marcel Pinheiro - Chief Advisor of the Technical-Legislative Advisory Office of the General Secretariat of the Senate Board

Sérgio Aboudib Ferreira Pinto, counselor at the Court of Accounts of Espírito Santo (TCE-ES)

Luciana Lopes Nominato Braga, president of João Pinheiro Foundation – Government of Minas Gerais (FJP – MG)

Moderation: Gabriela Lacerda, deputy director of FGV CLEAR

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Brunch at the venue

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Simultaneous sessions

Session 1: Experiences in M&E: how governments strengthen their systems

Adriana de Queiroz, Undersecretary of Evaluation and Management of Public Policy Information of Niterói (RJ)

Fabrício Marques, president of Conseplan and Secretary of Planning, Management and Regional Development of the State of Pernambuco

Milton de Souza Coelho Filho, Superintendent of Strategic Management – Secretariat of Planning – Government of Bahia

Pablo Lira, president of the Jones dos Santos Neves Institute, Government of Espírito Santo

Moderation: Carolina Imura, Government Partnerships Specialist – FGV CLEAR

Session 2: M&E as a decisive tool in the context of crisis and climate change

Thomas Chianca, international consultant and managing partner of COMEA Relevant Evaluations

Amanda Motta Schutze, professor at FGV EESP and coordinator of FGV Clima

Flavia Scabin, professor at FGV Law and coordinator of FGV CeDHE (Center for Human Rights and Businesses)

Moderation: Amanda Arabage, professor at FGV EESP and deputy director of FGV CLEAR

Session 3: Efficiency matters: evaluation and review of expenditure to qualify public decisions

André Martinez, Senior Fiscal Management Specialist at IDB

Rebeca Regina Regatieri - Undersecretary of Public Spending Review of the Secretariat for Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policies (SMA/MPO)

- Elaine Xavier - Undersecretary of Transversal Issues – Ministry of Planning and Budget

- Washington Luís de Sousa Bonfim - Secretary of Planning of the Government of Piauí

Moderation: Joelson Sampaio – professor at EESP

Session 4: Partnerships that generate evidence: collaboration for better public policies

Denis Mizne, CEO of Lemann Foundation

Bruno Oliva, economic consultant and researcher at FIPE

Ricardo Henriques, executive superintendent of Instituto Unibanco

Ana Inoue, superintendent of Itaú Education and Work

Andrezza Rosalém, Secretary of Social Development Government of São Paulo

Moderation: Priscilla Bacalhau, researcher at FGV CLEAR

Session 5: Evaluation in practice: methodologies, tools, and approaches

Daniel Grimaldi, Undersecretary of Evaluation of Public Policies and Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Planning and Budget

Camila Mata Machado Soares, Planning and Research Technician at Ipea

Sergio Lazzarini, full professor at Chafi Haddad Chair of Administration at Insper

Marília Firmiano, researcher at FGV CLEAR

Moderation: Michel Szklo, researcher at FGV CLEAR

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Coffee break

4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.: Launch of CLEAR Guide - Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Policies

Lycia Lima, research leader at FGV CLEAR

4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Panel 3: Developing capacities, multiplying evidence: strategies in M&E

Cristian Crespo, executive director of CLEAR LAC

Patrícia Mota Guedes, superintendent of Itaú Social

Marcia Joppert, director of the Brazilian Network for Monitoring and Evaluation (RBMA)

Ciro Biderman, professor at EAESP and director of FGV Cities

Emil Salim Miyar, senior associate of Communication at the Evaluation and Supervision Office (OVE) of IDB

Moderation: Lycia Lima, professor at FGV EESP and research leader at FGV CLEAR

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.: Panel 4: Among algorithms and decisions: the potential of artificial intelligence in public policies

6:30 p.m. – 6:50 p.m.: Launch of FGV CLEAR publications and closing remarks

6:50 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.: Closing cocktail reception

Date: May 20, 2025

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Location: Rua Itapeva, 432, São Paulo.

Those interested in participating should register at this link.