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Martha Clara Nakato is a Health Rights Advocate who is skilled in program management, Policy Advocacy and youth movement building in the fields of HIV/AIDS, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Gender programming. She works with the SRHR Alliance Uganda as the Community of Action Facilitator for the WE LEAD program in Uganda.

Myles John Mwansa is the Executive Director for the Zambian Network of Young People Living with HIV (ZNYP+). He is an expert in SRH/HIV with a background on Development Issues affecting people living with HIV. Experienced in SRHR/HIV prevention, strategies, through community collaboration and best practice approach interventions.

Midnight is the Executive Director of APCOM Foundation, an organization based in Bangkok, Thailand. He is also a member of various advisory committees, including the International Advisory Group of Dignity Network; Global Working Group for IDAHOBIT; World Health Organisation Global PrEP Coalition and Guidelines Development Group for HIV Testing Services; and, ASHM’s Regional Advisory Group leading on Key Populations of the Taskforce on BBVs, Sexual Health and COVID-19. In 2016, Midnight gave the Closing Plenary Statement at the 2016 High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS at the UN General Assembly.

Sonal Giani is a dynamic activist with over 15 years of experience advocating for LGBTQIA+ rights in India and South Asia. She is a Senior Technical Advisor – Diversity and Inclusion at the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), where she provides technical assistance to Member Associations for implementing inclusive strategies and empowerment approaches in the field of SRHR. Sonal has a proven track record of advancing inclusive practices by operationalizing Gender Equality and Diversity and Inclusion policies across the region. Her technical expertise has been instrumental in fostering gender-equitable and LGBTIQ+-friendly SRHR services, information, and education within the broader framework of SRHR.

Aleksei Lakhov has more than 15 years of experience in the area of HIV and AIDS, viral hepatitis, substance use, and harm reduction. His work experiences include being the Development Director of the largest Russian harm reduction organization « Humanitarian Action » (Saint Petersburg); General Manager of the Harm Reduction NGOs Coalition « Outreach » (Tallinn, Estonia); Steering Committee member of the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association; and World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) consultant.

Fionnuala Murphy is Head of Global Advocacy at Frontline AIDS and has been in her current role since 2019.  She has worked in campaigns and advocacy on HIV, human rights, and gender justice for 20 years at organizations including Harm Reduction International, ActionAid, and Youth STOPAIDS, and has collaborated with partners from around the world to support multiple Global Fund replenishments to achieve important wins on equitable access to HIV medicines (and more recently COVID-19 technologies), and to secure landmark commitments on harm reduction from the 2016 UNGASS on Drugs, alongside other outcomes.  Fionnuala grew up in Northern Ireland and draws on her personal experiences of conflict, colonialism, and community leadership in her approaches to advocacy and partnerships today.  She holds degrees in Law and Journalism.

Gastón Devisich is the Community Engagement Coordinator at Fundación Huésped, an organization member of Coalition Plus, where, he serves as the liaison between gay, bisexual and other men having sex with men and the projects implemented by the organization, especially in regards to scientific research. He is in charge of catalyzing emerging demands from the community that could lead to the design of new interventions, reporting back to the community with scientific updates and promoting meaningful participation of the communities in HIV Research & Development.

Xavier Biggs is the Monitoring & Evaluation Manager at Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL). He has been working in Civil Society (CSO) for the last 12 years. He is credited for transforming monitoring, evaluation and learning at JASL and the wider HIV CSO response in Jamaica by establishing standardised tools and knowledge products that are hailed as best practices by partners and have been adapted and adopted locally and across the Caribbean. He also provides technical support to the Strategic Information Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness through his participation in a series of technical working groups.

Cecilia Chung is the Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives and Evaluation at Transgender Law Center. She is a Health Commissioner of San Francisco and an internationally recognized civil rights leader in the LGBT and HIV community. Cecilia has previously served as the Co-Chair of GNP+ and is currently a member of the WHO Advisory Council of Women Living with HIV. In 2015, Cecilia founded Positively Trans, a network of transgender and nonbinary people living with HIV.

Shamin Mohamed Jr. (he/him) is an activist widely recognized for his significant contributions to youth involvement in the global HIV response. At 15, Shamin founded LetsStopAIDS, a youth-driven and youth-led Canadian charity. His efforts as a youth leader were awarded when he was named one of Canada’s ‘Top 20 under 20’. Twenty years later, LetsStopAIDS has grown to become Canada’s largest Youth-HIV charity. Under his leadership, LetsStopAIDS has extended its reach to over 72 countries, promoting a sex-positive and comprehensive approach to sexual health.