CEGA's EASST Collaborative hosted its 8th annual summit in Nairobi, Kenya on July 22-23, 2019 at the Sarova Panafric Hotel. The Summit showcased locally generated research alongside the research of U.S. based academics while facilitating a dialogue between policymakers, practitioners, and researchers regarding opportunities for evidence-informed policymaking in East Africa. Donors also offered their perspective on supporting impact evaluation capacity in East Africa. The event was hosted in partnership with IPA, UN Kenya's SDG Innovation Lab, the Africa Population Health Research Center (APHRC), the United States International University (USIU), and the Network of Impact Evaluation Researchers in Africa (NIERA).