Dawn Casey is a Tagalaka traditional owner from North Queensland. Dawn joined the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in 2016 as Deputy CEO. Dawn served as Director of the National Museum of Australia, Western Australian Museum and Powerhouse Museum. Dawn has held positions as Chair of Indigenous Land Corporation and Indigenous Business Australia, key executive positions in the Public Sector, including: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and Indigenous Affairs.

John Kaldor is a NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow and Professor at the Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales. For over 30 years he led internationally recognised research programs on epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases with a particular focus on HIV and other bloodborne and sexually transmitted infections including human papillomavirus and more recently neglected tropical diseases. Professor Kaldor has worked on the development and implementation of public health surveillance systems, investigations of risk factors for infectious disease transmission, and evaluations of public health intervention strategies. With over 750 peer reviewed scientific publications, Professor Kaldor has been a highly influential contributor to public health knowledge and policy

Philippa is the Director of Australia’s National Reference Laboratory - a WHO Collaborating Centre for Diagnostics and Laboratory Support working to improve the quality and accuracy of Testing for infectious diseases globally. Philippa has worked in public health and the blood transfusion sector in State and National leadership roles and is currently Co-Chair of IRVA’s International Testing Working Group for HTLV.

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.