Sara is a PhD candidate at UQ’s Centre for Clinical Research, applying data-driven strategies with molecular diagnostics to strengthen gonorrhoea management and surveillance. A sexual and reproductive health nurse, researcher, and former Queensland Health STI program lead, she champions co-designed research to advance equitable, person-centred care for improved health outcomes.

A/Prof Dr. Jason Ong is an academic sexual health specialist and health economist based at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre. His research focuses on economic evaluations and demand creation strategies to improve the uptake of HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing and management services.

Daniel Reeders is the Learning Project Officer at NAPWHA, the National Association of People Living with HIV. They are a PhD scholar at RegNet, the School of Regulation and Global Governance at the Australian National University, where they study how communities mobilise themselves in response to health and policy issues.

Associate Professor Fabian Kong is a pharmacist and sexual health epidemiologist currently working to optimise treatments for STIs, particularly for oral gonorrhoea using drug pharmacokinetics. He is also leading the development of the world's first oral human tissue model of oral gonorrhoea infection to screen emerging treatments to treat oral gonorrhoea.

Professor Rebecca Guy is a Public Health Epidemiologist and Head of the Surveillance Evaluation and Research Program at the Kirby Institute. Her research focuses on reducing the impact of infectious diseases (HIV, STIs, COVID-19 and other respiratory infections) in vulnerable populations, including evaluating the effectiveness, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness of novel strategies, including point-of-care testing

Melissa Warner is CEO of Queensland Positive People. With extensive experience in HIV and sexual health programming and community health leadership, Melissa is dedicated to driving equitable access to HIV and STI prevention, treatment and care. She is a strong advocate for peer-led models, health equity and eliminating HIV transmission by 2030.