2025 HIV and STI surveillance data update - The Kirby Institute
Tracks
| Tuesday, September 15, 2026 |
| 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM |
| Grand Ballroom 1&2 |
Details
National data on the latest trends in HIV and STIs will be presented by the Kirby Institute, following by a discussion on the implications of the latest data involving key stakeholders.
Speaker
Dr James Gray
Principal Director, Australia Program
Health Equity Matters
Panel Member
Biography
Dr James Gray is the Principal Director, Australia Program at Health Equity Matters, the national federation for Australia’s leading HIV and LGBTIQA+ organisations. He recently completed a PhD at the Kirby Institute, UNSW. His research is focused on the experiences of male HIV sero-discordant couples in Australia, Brazil and Thailand.
Professor Andrew Grulich
Professor and Program Head HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program
Kirby Institute
Panel Member
Biography
Scientia Professor Andrew Grulich is Head of the HIV Epidemiology and Prevention Program at the Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales. He has worked in HIV/STI prevention in gay and bisexual men for more than 3 decades and sits on the Governing Council of the International AIDS Society
Mr Scott Harlum
President
National Association of People With HIV Australia (NAPWHA)
Panel Member
Biography
Scott is currently serving as Board Director and President of the National Association of People with HIV Australia (NAPWHA.org.au) and Director of Health Equity Matters. Former journalist. Former Brand Manager. Skilled in policy, strategy, public relations, media, marketing and finance. Committed to accountable governance, policy that works, intelligent advocacy, corporate-social responsibility and community.
Dr Skye McGregor
Epidemiologist
The Kirby Institute
Panel Member
Biography
Dr Skye McGregor is a public health epidemiologist and lead of the Surveillance Innovation Group at the Kirby Institute. Skye’s research concentrates on the prevention and surveillance of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections, with a particular focus on populations that experience marginalisation.
Mr Robert Monaghan
Program Manager
Kirby Institute
Panel Member
Biography
Robert Monaghan a descendant of the Bundjalung and Gumbaynggirr Nation.
Robert is the Manager of First Nations Health Research at the Kirby Institute, where he leads the development of systems, policies and a cultural framework to strengthen First Nations health research.
Session Chair
Jessica Michaels
Deputy CEO
ASHM Health