International Workshop on HIV & Adolescence 2021

The members of the Organizing Committee are a group of carefully selected experts and inspirational leaders in their respective fields. They meet frequently to discuss the scientific program of the workshop, identify interesting topics and candidate speakers, and review all submitted abstracts.

The Youth Reference Group (YRG) consists of young people from key networks and organizations across all regions. They come together on regular basis to advise the organizing committee on program and format as well as led on youth focused content. The main aim is to maximize meaningful youth engagement in the workshop.

Scientific Committee

• Job Akuno, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation, Kenya
• Wole Ameyan, WHO, Switzerland
• Sarah Bernays, University of Sydney, Australia
• Tom Churchyard, Kwakha Indvodza, Swaziland
• Chelsea Coakley, Triggerise, South Africa
• Jane Ferguson, Independent, Switzerland
• Luann Hatane, PATA, South Africa
• Igor Kuchin, Y+, Russia
• Zanele Mabaso, Sonke Gender Justice, South Africa
• Aveneni Mangombe, Zimbabwean Ministry of Health and Children, Zimbabwe
• Shirley Mark, UNICEF East Asia, Thailand
• Zandile Masangane, Ministry of Health, Eswatini
• Webster Mavhu, CeSHHAR, Zimbabwe
• Nyaradzo Mavis Mgodi, University of Zimbabwe / University of California San Francisco, Zimbabwe
• Boyd Mkandawire, Grassroots Soccer, Zambia
• Linda Barlow Mosha, Makerere University-Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration, Uganda
• Lloyd Mulenga, Ministry of Health, Zambia
• Saiqa Mullick, WITS, South Africa
• Nicholas Niwagaba, In Their Hands (ITH), Uganda
• Maryanne Ombija, Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator for PEPFAR, United States
• Laura Bonareri Oyiengo, Ministry of Health, Kenya
• Natella Rakhmanina, EGPAF / Children’s National Research Institute, United States
• Mastidia Rutaihwa, National AIDS Control Program Tanzania/UNICEF, Tanzania
• Renata Sanders, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States
• Wipaporn Natalie Songtaweesin, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
• Nametsego Tswetla, NACA, Botswana
• Kossy Umeh, Y+, Nigeria
• Marissa Vicari, MA, IAS, Switzerland
• Daniel Were, Jhpiego, Kenya
• Nicola Willis, Zvandiri, Zimbabwe

The members of Scientific Committee are hand-picked by the Organizing Committee and the conference secretariat based on their significant contributions and commitment to the field. They assist the Organizing Committee by providing them with suggestions for speakers and topics. In addition, members of the Scientific Committee participate in reviewing submitted abstracts, and play an active role during the workshop as moderators and/or chairs of sessions.