Maura Elaripe, a board member of the HIV Advocacy group in Papua New Guinea called Igat Hope, shares about living with HIV in her country and involving positive people in the conference. A nurse herself, Elaripe also addresses the health care worker shortage. 

Sharon Lewin, president of The Australasian Society of HIV Medicine (ASHM) and director of the Infectious Diseases Unit at the Alfred Hospital tells kaisernetwork.org what she hopes conference participants will learn from the Asia-Pacific region and addresses the importance of women in global HIV research. 

Pedro Cahn, International AIDS Society president, talks with kaisernetwork.org about the Sydney Declaration calling for a stronger commitment to research and how the conference is improving collaboration between HIV/AIDS stakeholders. 

Director of the HIV/AIDS Department at WHO Kevin De Cock updates kaisernetwork.org on the progress towards implementing the new WHO/UNAIDS HIV testing guidance and scaling-up access to male circumcision. 

International AIDS Society Executive Director Craig McClure previews some of the research to be discussed this week and tells kaisernetwork.org how he thinks this conference can move the fight against HIV/AIDS forward.