On November 20-21, the Centro de Estudios Monetarios Lationamericanos (CEMLA) and Banco de México (Mexico's Central Bank) co-hosted the XI Conference of Financial Education and Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean.The event convened representatives from education ministries, treasuries, banking regulators, commercial banks, multilateral organizations, and cooperation organizations in the hemisphere.

On November 19, IPA Philippines participated and presented at the 8th Monitoring and Evaluation Network Forum organized by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).IPA Philippines Country Director, Nassreena Sampaco-Baddiri, gave a presentation on evaluability assessments and was a panelist and reactor in a plenary session entitled: Ask Me Anything. IPA Philippines also presented on NEDA-UNDP funded assessments on the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) peacebuilding program and on the impact of the UNDP National Nutrition Program on early childhood nutrition.

From November 18-22, IPA co-organized a training on the evaluation of youth employment programs, bringing together policymakers, researchers, technical experts, donors, and implementing organizations to foster conversations around the evaluation of youth employment interventions and the implications on policy and programming.