Meet our partners and sponsors
Gilibanga Create-Make Light: Blak Evaluators & Trusted Allies Network
We are excited to announce Gilibanga Create-Make Light: Blak Evaluators & Trusted Allies Network as the First Nations partners for the aes25 International Evaluation Conference. This partnership brings together innovation and strong leadership under Gilibanga's Network - highlighting expertise in Two Worlds Understanding, Measurement, Evaluation and Learning (2WUMEL), First Nations Data Sovereignty and Governance, First Nations place-making and driving positive systems change.
Gilibanga is a network who are pioneering the amplification of First Nations leadership to collectively reimagine and reinvent evaluation spaces. Together, we will ensure that First Nations perspectives are celebrated and woven into the fabric of the conference and provide a Culturally safe space for all First Nations attendees to connect and create.
ARTD
ARTD is a medium-sized Australian-owned company that supports government agencies and not-for-profits to use evaluative thinking to design and refine action for the public good. We are collaborative, creative and critical thinkers who deliver evaluations that are engaging, robust and impactful. From co-designed and lived experience led evaluations to causal inference and experimental designs, we have the experience, capacity and flexibility to tailor to your specific needs. When you choose to work with ARTD, you tap into over 35 years of strategic evaluation experience across the policy spectrum and the wisdom and passion of our whole team.
ACIL Allen
ACIL Allen is a leading independent economics, policy, and strategy advisory firm, dedicated to helping clients solve complex issues. We are committed and passionate about providing rigorous independent advice that contributes to a better world. We use leading qualitative and quantitative techniques to inform decision making that helps make the world a better place.
Our evaluation practice brings advanced expertise in strategic reviews, meta-evaluations, evaluation design and co-design, stakeholder engagement, evidence-based research, cost-effectiveness analyses and capacity building.
We work across a range of sectors, including health and mental health, education, community services, justice, and public safety.
Urbis
As evaluators within the multidisciplinary Urbis family, our goal is to improve lives through social and economic inclusion.
We define complex problems through applied research, evidence capture and inclusive consultation.
We generate real-world answers through co-designing systems, services and programs.
We make things better through results-driven evaluation.
By working in partnership with clients who share our values, and leveraging a multidisciplinary team of curious minds, we catalyse innovation and learning in service of positive social impact.
Whereto Research
Whereto has provided high-quality social research and evaluation services and directional, effective advice to governments for over 20 years. We pride ourselves in taking our clients further — we don’t just deliver reports, we articulate ‘where to next’.
Our team has a strong commitment to social impact, collaborative learning, and trauma informed, culturally responsive and participatory evaluative approaches.
Our partnership with Ipsos Global Public Affairs brings to bear expertise working across government and the civil sector worldwide, addressing pressing complex policy challenges, and the full range of experimental design and economic evaluation services.
Grosvenor
Embrace the Bubble with Grosvenor
At Grosvenor, we believe bubbles aren’t just for bursting—they’re for exploring, shaping, and expanding. They invite us to see things differently, challenge assumptions, and discover new possibilities.
Just like bubbles, evaluations come in all shapes and sizes, some lasting only a moment while others endure and evolve over time. They can be bold and colourful, offering fresh insights, or deepen into long-term reflections that drive meaningful change.
At Grosvenor, we know that no two bubbles are the same—just as no two evaluations should be. That’s why we tailor our approach to fit your needs, ensuring evaluations go beyond the surface to deliver real, lasting impact.
As seasoned evaluators of Australia’s public sector, we bring practical expertise, independent advice, and a spirit of innovation to everything we do. From program evaluation and performance measurement to strategy, governance, capability, and service delivery improvement, we help you push the boundaries of what’s possible while staying grounded in what works.
At AES 2025, we invite you to embrace the bubble—step inside, explore its dimensions, and see evaluation in a whole new way. Whether you need tailored solutions or hands-on tools like our DIY Evaluation Kit, we’ll help you navigate the path to real impact.
Follow the bubbles to Grosvenor’s stand or journey to one of our presentations, where you’ll find Experts Without Attitude—ready to challenge assumptions, spark new ideas, and expand the possibilities with you.
Let’s embrace the bubble together and reimagine what evaluation can be.
Rooftop Social
Rooftop Social is a leading provider of evaluation, research, and facilitation services across Australia.
Our expertise includes:
- designing evaluation frameworks, systems, and tools
- building evaluation capacity through training and coaching
- facilitating participatory design for social innovation
Since 2013, our 'evidence for good' mission guides:
- who we partner with – government and for-purpose organisations
- our inclusive, flexible, and transparent approach
- our focus on education, justice, environment, health, and human services
- taking on projects where we make meaningful contributions to important causes
Our core team is based in NSW and Victoria, with a network of subject matter experts and colleagues nationwide.
Policy Performance
Policy Performance has been supporting public sector excellence since 2018. Our skills run deep in monitoring, evaluation, capability building and outcomes/impact measurement.
We offer services across many sectors. Over the past 12 months, we have completed projects in: agriculture/drought, natural resource management, disaster preparedness, vocational education, international development, economic empowerment, transport safety, digitisation and training.
Our 5-day suite of policy and evaluation training is also available to various audiences.
We are excited to host the first ever Solutions Hub at the AES Conference. This will be a welcoming and collaborative space, where you can relax and unwind with like-minded evaluation colleagues. See you there!
Bluebird Consultants
Bluebird Consultants is an Australian-based consultancy which provides acclaimed monitoring, evaluation and design services in Australia and internationally. Founded and run by award-winning evaluator Jess Kenway, Bluebird has provided practical and tailored support to Commonwealth and State departments, international donors and for-purpose organisations since 2011. We are valued for our consistent high quality and evidence-based work; our engaging products and processes; and our warmth and integrity. We support a growing network of Australian and international evaluation consultants who value our collaborative and learning-focused approach and the depth and breadth of global programs we work on.
Clear Horizon
Clear Horizon is a women-led, values-based company that partners with organisations working in complex settings to create meaningful change. We specialise in learning-oriented approaches to strategy, measurement and evaluation, grounded in principles of equity, decolonisation, and planetary health. Our services are multi-layered and include conducting evaluations as well as partnering with organisations to design and implement strategy and impact measurement, all with a strong learning focus. We provide dashboards and bespoke digital solutions, and have a world-class learning academy focused on MEL, theory of change, placed-based approaches and systems transformation. Collaboratively, we co-create pathways to change that are responsive, inclusive, and practical – because lasting impact is not delivered, it’s made together.
First Person Consulting
Your partner for impact. We create tailored solutions for complex questions.
At our core, FPC are committed to working with others to support progress towards a sustainable, just, and fair world. Our team combines expertise in systems thinking, design, and evaluation, with deep experience across environmental, public health, and social justice sectors. We prioritise flexibility and adaptability, and maintain a good sense of humour along the way. Committed to clarity, innovation, and social impact, we equip organisations and communities with the tools and insights needed to understand complexity, make informed decisions, and achieve sustainable positive impacts.
Iris Ethics
Iris Ethics is Australia’s first ethical review service provider tailored for the evaluation sector, delivering full Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) services, as well as peer reviews of lower risk projects, and resources to support ethical evaluation practice. Our secure platform enables fast turnaround without compromising quality or privacy, so that evaluators can get insights to clients and communities when they need it. Our committee and management team include experienced evaluators who understand what high quality, ethically sound evaluation looks like. This ensures that we are a trusted partner to the communities we serve.
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