Dr Falade-Nwulia is an Associate Professor and director of the Center for Substance Use and Infectious Disease care integration in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed her internal medicine residency and infectious at the infectious disease fellowship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Her research program focuses on development, implementation and evaluation of novel strategies integrating behavioral and biomedical interventions with an overarching goal of improving viral hepatitis, HIV and substance use outcomes. Dr. Falade-Nwulia leverages expertise from a range of disciplines including medicine, epidemiology, social sciences and technology to develop and implement low threshold integrated infectious disease and substance use care strategies. She is also an active viral hepatitis, HIV and substance use disorder care provider.

Professor Jason Grebely is Head of the Hepatitis C and Drug Use Group at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney, and President of INHSU. A leading expert in HCV epidemiology, testing, and treatment, his research focuses on improving care for people who use drugs, including novel diagnostic and treatment strategies.

Prof Linda-Gail Bekker is the Chief Executive Officer of the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation and Director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Prof Bekker is a physician, scientist and infectious disease specialist. Her research interests include programmatic and action research around antiretroviral roll-out and TB integration, prevention of HIV in women, youth and MSM. Prof Bekker serves on numerous international scientific and advisory committees. She is a A+ rated scientist, has published >700 peer-reviewed papers.

Chan Huan Keat, a pharmacist with a PhD in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, has over 100 publications. His work on treatment and diagnostic access helped reshape hepatitis C care in Malaysia. He previously served at CRC Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah and now advises the Director-General of Health as a special officer.