Prof Jenny Hoy has over 30 years experience in HIV Care, Treatment and Research. Her main research interests are the co-morbidities associated with HIV infection and its treatment.

John Rule is the Senior Research Manager for the National Association of People living with HIV and holds a Conjoint Associate Lecturing Position with the School of Public Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales

Nicholas (Nick) Lawson is the CEO of Bobby Goldsmith Foundation. Nick is a humanitarian professional with 18 years’ experience both in the field and in head office with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Combining strong field operational leadership, strategy and policy development and implementation, and international human resource development strategies and management, Nick has developed and directed secure and effective humanitarian operations in multiple conflict and developing contexts. In particular, Nick directed programs to provide ante-retroviral treatment and hospital care to 8,000 beneficiaries in Malawi. He currently leads Australia’s longest running HIV organisation supporting PLHIV with case management, case work, community and home based care, financial counselling, and health and well-being programs.

Dr Lisa Fitzgerald is a public health sociologist with research interests in the health and well being of people experiencing marginalisation and the social determinants of (sexual) health. She is engaged in social research projects related to HIV, sexual health, young people, and LGBTI health.

Dr Graham Brown is an Associate Professor at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society in Melbourne. His research focuses on the role of community based organisations, peer-leadership and the health and wellbeing of PLHIV.