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Rooms
and microphones.

A growing record of speaker engagements, panels, and convenings. Mostly on measurement, development practice, and the politics of evidence. Some open to the public, some closed. If you would like to host one, write to hello@idealog.works.

  1. 2026 26 May

    “Ask Us Anything” — A2GF Convening

    Panel speaker

    Access to Green Finance (A2GF) Convening · Bangalore, India

    Reflecting on Investment Innovation Fund partnerships, knowledge products developed under A2GF, and ecosystem learnings.

  2. 2025

    SanchETI Policy Forum

    Panel speaker · Evidence and Equity

    SanchETI Policy Forum · Bengaluru, India

  3. 2024

    Vasudha Development Collective

    Invited talk

    Vasudha Development Collective · Kathmandu, Nepal

  4. 2023

    Pragati Institute for Public Research

    Roundtable · Welfare Metrics

    Pragati Institute for Public Research · New Delhi, India

  5. 2022

    “Measurement After the Pandemic”

    Keynote

    Srijan Evaluation Summit · India

  6. 2021

    Anveshan Society for Applied Research

    Panel speaker · Adaptive MEL

    Anveshan Society for Applied Research · Online

  7. 2019

    Women Economic Forum

    Speaker

    Women Economic Forum · Gurugram, India

  8. 2016

    HDCA Conference

    Speaker · Capabilities and poverty research

    Human Development and Capability Association · Helsinki, Finland

  9. 2014

    Community of Evaluators South Asia · Annual Conference

    Speaker

    Community of Evaluators South Asia · South Asia

  10. 2013

    India MEL Forum · Panel on Measurement Innovation

    Panellist · Measurement Innovation

    India MEL Forum · India

  11. 2011

    Entertainment Education Conference (EE5)

    Speaker · Behaviour change communication

    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · Baltimore, USA

To invite Varna to speak, panel, or chair, write to hello@idealog.works with a short note about the room and the question you want addressed. Travel is from New Delhi.

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