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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
15 July 2026
MEDIA ADVISORY
Press programme for AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference
15 July 2026 (Geneva, Switzerland) – The official press conference programme for AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference, is detailed below and available online.
Taking place in Rio de Janeiro and virtually, AIDS 2026 is the world’s largest gathering on HIV and AIDS and will bring together leading scientists, policy makers, advocates and communities to shape the future of the global HIV response. The official press programme will include two press conferences: one spotlighting key science featured at the conference and an opening press conference that also includes the annual UNAIDS Global AIDS Update.
All official AIDS 2026 press conferences will be accessible virtually.
All media are required to register for the conference. For more information, please visit the media registration tab on the AIDS 2026 website.
Official AIDS 2026 scientific highlights
Tuesday, 21 July
11:00 – 12:00 BRT
Format: Virtual
Registration: Register and join here
Speakers:
- Beatriz Grinsztejn, IAS President and AIDS 2026 International Co-Chair, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Elise Lankiewicz, amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, Washington DC, USA
Measuring PEPFAR disruptions at scale: Results from a 46-country implementing partner survey
- Ramona Godbole, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg, Germany
Shifts in PEPFAR-supported pediatric treatment: rapid analysis of fiscal year 2025 PEPFAR program data
- Noah Kiwanuka, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
Zero HIV acquisitions with twice-yearly subcutaneous lenacapavir for PrEP during 52 weeks of open-label extension in PURPOSE 1
- Marcelo Losso, Hospital General de Agudos José María Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, Argentina
High efficacy of twice-yearly subcutaneous lenacapavir for PrEP through 52 weeks of open-label extension in PURPOSE 2
- Amy Colson, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, USA
Weekly oral islatravir and lenacapavir for the treatment of HIV-1 infection: Week 48 results of the Phase 3 ISLEND-1 and ISLEND-2 trials
- Shalena Naidoo, Stellenbosch University,Biomedical Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa
Plasma viral suppression does not ensure CNS immunological quiescence in early-treated adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV
Rethink. Rebuild. Rise. AIDS 2026 official opening press conference
Monday, 27 July
14:00 – 15:00 BRT
Format: Hybrid
Location: Press conference room (Room 211, Riocentro Convention & Event Center)
Registration: Register and join here
Speakers:
- Beatriz Grinsztejn, IAS President and AIDS 2026 International Co-Chair, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Geneva,Switzerland
- Other high-level speakers to be confirmed. See the press conference page for updates.
Other news & announcements of interest at AIDS 2026
The Lancet HIV Commission on ageing and HIV conference
Published: Monday, 27 July at 14:00 BRT
Ageing and HIV: a global perspective
The report will examine the challenges that people living with HIV, their care providers and health systems face as people with HIV grow older, and set out recommendations to address these challenges.
ViiV’s Tackle HIV with former Welsh rugby captain Gareth Thomas
Wednesday, 29 July, 18:00 – 20:30 BRT
To bring the power of sport to life, in partnership with the Brazil Rugby Federation and Rio Rugby, Tackle HIV and Gareth Thomas will host an interactive rugby skills and mini games coaching session on Ipanema Beach.
- 18:00 – 19:00: Adolescents rugby on Ipanema Beach, in front of Hotel Fasano
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19:00 – 20:00: Adults rugby on Ipanema Beach, in front of Hotel Fasano
Please note that speakers are subject to change. To learn more about the AIDS 2026 press programme and to sign up for the press conferences, please visit the press conference page.
About the International AIDS Conference The International AIDS Conference is the premier global platform to advance the HIV response. As the world’s largest conference on HIV and AIDS, it sits uniquely at the intersection of science, policy and advocacy, bringing together researchers, policy makers, healthcare professionals, people living with HIV, funders, media and communities. Since its start in 1985, the conference has served to strengthen policies and programmes that ensure an evidence-based response to HIV and related epidemics. AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference, will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and virtually on 26-31 July 2026. Between 7,000 and 10,000 people are expected to attend.
About the International AIDS Society
IAS
The International AIDS Society – convenes, enables, empowers and advocates for a world in which HIV no longer presents a threat to public health and individual well-being. After the emergence of HIV and AIDS, concerned scientists created the IAS to bring together experts from across the world and disciplines to promote a concerted HIV response. Today, the IAS and its members unite scientists, policy makers and activists to galvanize the scientific response, build global solidarity and enhance human dignity for all those living with and affected by HIV. The IAS also hosts the world’s most prestigious HIV conferences: the International AIDS Conference, the IAS Conference on HIV Science and the HIV Research for Prevention Conference.
Media contact
media@iasociety.org
Source: https://www.iasociety.org
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