Al Zaabi, an Assistant Professor at Sultan Qaboos University, holds a PhD and a Master of Advanced Nursing Practice from the University of Melbourne. He is an editorial board member and reviewer for many journals, including Sex Education. He has published numerous papers on sexual and reproductive health, including STI/HIV.

Al Zaabi, an Assistant Professor at Sultan Qaboos University, holds a PhD and a Master of Advanced Nursing Practice from the University of Melbourne. He is an editorial board member and reviewer for many journals, including Sex Education. He has published numerous papers on sexual and reproductive health, including STI/HIV.

Dr Timothy Broady is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Research in Health, UNSW. His current research interests include addressing stigma and discrimination among communities affected by blood-borne viruses, HIV prevention, and the lived experiences of marginalised groups within society.

Dr Susan Chong is Senior Lecturer in the public health and a research fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University. Her current research focus include new HIV prevention and treatment options (e.g., long-acting injectable PrEP and antiretroviral therapy).

Sarah Cole is an infectious diseases advanced trainee in her final year of training, with an interest in the management and care of people living with HIV.

Dr Jack Collins is a Lecturer at The University of Sydney School of Pharmacy and a practicing community pharmacist in Sydney. Dr Collins research interests span across self-care, health policy, mental health, and health equity.

Dr Nicholas Comninos is a Sexual Health Physician and Staff Specialist. He has broad interests in Sexual Health, HIV, Hepatitis, HPV-related disease, Reproductive Health and the response to Sexual Assault.

Dr Hayley Denison is an epidemiologist at the Research Centre for Hauora and Health in Wellington, New Zealand. Hayley's research focuses on sexual health, particularly prevention of STIs including HIV, and access to sexual health services.

Dr Daniela Eassey is a Medical Manager at ViiV Healthcare. Daniela has a background as a clinical pharmacist with a PhD in applied psychology and pharmacy. Her expertise is in conducting qualitative research, particularly regarding understanding people’s experiences of living with chronic diseases.

Dr Daniela Eassey is a Medical Manager at ViiV Healthcare. Daniela has a background as a clinical pharmacist with a PhD in applied psychology and pharmacy. Her expertise is in conducting qualitative research, particularly regarding understanding people’s experiences of living with chronic diseases.

Mark Fisher has worked in the HIV sector for over 30 years and is the current ED at Body Positive - A support organization for people living with HIV in New Zealand.

Final year Medical Student from the School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame Australia.

A pharmacist with experience working in both clinical practice and academia, who is now working in the pharmaceutical industry.

A pharmacist with experience working in both clinical practice and academia, who is now working in the pharmaceutical industry.

Dr Paul Slade is the Country Medical Director at Gilead Sciences, Australia. Paul is a UK-trained infectious diseases doctor.

A clinical pharmacist with almost 2 decades experience working in healthcare, who has now joined the pharmaceutical industry.

Mark is a director of Holdsworth House Medical Practice. He completed his medical degree at University of Western Australia and Masters from University of Sydney. Mark is director of the Clinical Research Unit at Holdsworth House, A/Professor in Medicine at University of NSW, and a member of medical advisory boards.

Wayne Paul is a medical scientist at Gilead Sciences, Wayne previously worked in research at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne.

A clinical Pharmacist wiht over 15 years' experience in public health who is now working in the pharmaceutical industry

Karl Johnson is a medical Manager at Gilead Sciences, he was previously also a manager at ACON. In both of these roles Karl delivered programs to optimize treatment and care outcomes for people with HIV.

Wayne Paul is a medical scientist at Gilead Sciences, Wayne previously worked in research at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne.

Zhihong Gu is the program manager for the Lover Health - Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health Program at Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland. She has been in this role for more than 15 years working with a range of culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Queensland.

Ruth Hennessy & Dr Shiraze Bulsara are experienced Senior Clinical Psychologists at The Albion Centre, with decades of experience in the provision of psychological treatment and training practitioners. Dr Bulsara is also a UTS Lecturer focusing on comorbidity and complex clinical presentations, and the impact on retention in HIV care.

Dot is employed at the Young People’s Health Service (YPHS), a program of the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. YPHS is located in a community setting, with other services that address the needs of young people experiencing homelessness allowing access to highly vulnerable young people who may not otherwise access healthcare.

I am a Research & Evaluation Officer at Burnett Foundation Aotearoa, leading NZ's HIV response for MSM and LGBTQI populations. I am also a PhD student in population health at the University of Auckland. Former work in Myanmar: supported HIV self-help groups, policy advocacy, and capacity development for marginalized communities.

Chris has worked in HIV and sexual sector for 28 years in service delivery, program management and research. Chris' research interests have focused on the impact of stigma on the social determinants of health for people with HIV and the impact of social isolation and loneliness on quality of life.

Ben Hui is a mathematical modeller at Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney. His works include the development of models that describe the impact of interventions on the spread of infections. His most recent work investigates the potential effect of introducing gonorrhoea vaccine on prevalence among men who have sex with men.

Jonathan leads the production of the Annual HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexually Transmissible Infections Surveillance Reports and manages the National HIV Registry. He is a candidate in the UNSW Future Health Leaders Program through the School of Population Health at UNSW, where he is advancing innovation in HIV surveillance.

Dr Jillian Lau is an Infectious Diseases physician and clinical researcher in Melbourne. Her work focuses on translational and clinical studies towards achieving a cure for HIV. She is an advocate for improving the meaningful engagement of people with HIV into the design and conduct of HIV cure research.

Dr Catherine MacPhail's work is on social determinants of health and how factors such as poverty, education, and gender impact health and access to health care. She is interested in women’s health and her research has focused on sexual and reproductive health, domestic violence and particularly HIV prevention.

Rajrattan Lokhande, a medical graduate with MPH, has wide-range of experience from clinical to program implementation. With 18 years of experience in humanitarian and developmental sector, he has developed expertise in Program Management and M&E. For nine years he is working with IPPF-Humanitarian Program across six-regions with focus on Asia-Pacific.

Dr. Om is working with Family Planning Association of Nepal as Medical Manager since 2012, managing two DFAT projects- SPRINT and RESPOND and a certified trainer on comprehensive abortion care and vasectomy. He was engaged in developing national guidelines on Safe-Abortion and Safe-motherhood, contraceptives including permanent methods and MISP training.

Fabiola is a clinical academic and medical educator working in the field of sexual, gender, HIV and HTLV medicine. She is the president of Sexual Health Society of QLD and International Retrovirology Association and the editor of STI BMJ Podcast.

Riley McGoldrick is a Doctor in Naarm (Melbourne). They were named one of thirty internationally recognised Young Leaders in the prestigious Young Leaders Programme by the International AIDS Society. They are currently involved in projects looking at expanding and optimising accessibility of HIV testing, particularly in migrant and LGBTIQA+ communities.

Dr Skye McGregor is an epidemiologist whose work focuses on surveillance and prevention of sexually transmissible infections and blood borne viruses. She is head of the Surveillance Innovation Group at the Kirby Institute and leads production of national sexually transmissible infections and blood borne viruses annual surveillance reports for Australia.

Dr. Mitchell is an expert in HIV-related research with couples, as well as in the application of digital health technologies for interventions.

Professor Amy Mullens is a Clinical & Health Psychologist at the University of Southern Queensland, and leads the UniSQ Centre for Health Research Theme: ‘Health Equity’. Prof Mullens' work is been dedicated to enhancing the health and wellbeing of those from priority communities (e.g., sexually and gender diverse, CALD).

Ela has background and working experience in Medicine. She is Master of Public Health from University of Sydney. She is working at Kirby Institute, preparing and facilitating production of reports for HIV, BBVs and STIs and research projects, WHO technical report and systematic review evaluating gaps in CALD data collection.

I am a PhD candidate in the Immunovirology and Pathogenesis Program at UNSW, Sydney. My current research interest is to employ bioinformatics and evolutionary tools to understand host-pathogen interactions and study the spread of infectious diseases across time and populations.

Have been a nurse with the HIV Outreach Team for 15 years. Have been a Clinical Nurse Consultant for most of that time. Cares for clients who need case management services.

Dr Phillips is a research fellow at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and Monash University with a background in genetics. Her current research focuses on STI epidemiology and prevention, with a particular interest in health promotion.

Dhanushi is a statistician at the Kirby Institute at UNSW working on adult and pedeatric HIV cohorts in both Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. Dhanushi was recently awarded her PhD which was focused on viral hepatitis and diabetes among people with HIV in low- and high- income countries.

Qi Rui Soh is a final year MD/MPH student at the University of Melbourne with a keen interest in the intersections of public health, clinical medicine, and medical research. He is interested in leveraging evidence based research to optimise outcomes for the wider healthcare system.

Budi Sudarto (they/them) is a casual research officer at Monash University. Their main research areas are qualitative research in sexual and reproductive health, HIV prevention strategies, and migrant communities including international students. They are also an advocate for multicultural and multifaith LGBTIQA+ communities in Australia.

Anisha Suriar is a third-year medical student at Monash University with a passion for Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS advocacy. She aims to foster understanding and empathy within the medical community and is committed to combating stigma and promoting compassionate care for all patients.

Warittha is a PhD candidate at The School of Translational Medicine, Monash University and a research assistant at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health. She is a clinical pharmacist in Thailand.

Warittha is a PhD candidate at the School of Translational Medicine at Monash University and a research assistant at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health. She is a Pharm D pharmacist from Thailand.

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Mr Rongxing Weng is a PhD student at the Kirby Institute. His research project is to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on HIV epidemic in Australia using mathematical modelling. His interests include prevention of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI), mathematical modelling, STI screening, and sexual behaviour.

Ying is a PhD candidate based at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and Monash University. She has a strong interest in diagnostic testing and sexual health. Her PhD research is focused on HIV self-testing among overseas-born GBMSM in Australia.

Ying is a PhD candidate based at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and Monash University. She has a strong interest in diagnostic testing and sexual health. Her PhD research is focused on HIV self-testing among overseas-born GBMSM in Australia.

I am a final-year PhD candidate at Kirby Institute under the supervision of Prof. Antony Kelleher and Dr. Cynthia Mee Ling Munier. My research focuses on HIV latent reservoir and it's characterization.

Ying is a PhD candidate based at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and Monash University. She has a strong interest in diagnostic testing and sexual health. Her PhD research is focused on HIV self-testing among overseas-born GBMSM in Australia.

Ying is a PhD candidate based at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and Monash University. She has a strong interest in diagnostic testing and sexual health. Her PhD research is focused on HIV self-testing among overseas-born GBMSM in Australia.