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In 2003, over 120 treatment activists from 67 countries gathered in Cape Town, South Africa for the first International Treatment Preparedness Summit. It was a time when HIV treatment access was poor, and activists were still grappling with the brunt of the epidemic. Fifteen years later, how far have we come? What is the state of our activism today? And, how do we set a radical agenda for what is left to do? These are the questions we as activists will try to answer. Using tech-powered panel discussions and interactive dialogue sessions, activists will strategize and develop concrete next steps to effectively advocate for the right to health for ALL. Make sure your voice is heard! The Summit is intended for PLHIV and key population activists, civil society advocates, programme implementers, government officials and all stakeholders interested in and seeking to influence a global, community-led HIV advocacy agenda.

10:00
Opening: Setting the Context of the Movement and of the Summit
Jesus Aguais, Aid for AIDS, United States
Vuyiseka Dubula, Sonke Gender Justice, South Africa
Solange Baptiste, International Treatment Preparedness Coalition, South Africa
Trisa Taro (Video), ITPC, United States
10:45
Plenary I: From Cape Town to Amsterdam - How Far Have We Come and the State of Activism Today
Karyn Kaplan, Asia Catalyst, United States
Othoman Mellouk, International Treatment Preparedness Coalition – Global (ITPC), Morocco
Craig McClure, TBD, Switzerland
Mercy Ngulube, CHIVA, United Kingdom
12:00
Lunch
13:00
Plenary II: What We STILL Have to Overcome
Kajal Bhardwaj, Independent Lawyer, India
Jennifer Cohn, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, United States
Pedro Garcia, ITPC, Mexico
Andrew Hill, St Stephens Aids Trust, United Kingdom
Fred Muwanga, ‎Africa Constituencies Bureau for the Global Fund, Uganda
14:00
Plenary III: Achieving Radical Demands in a Radical Way
Ivan Cruickshank, CVC, Jamaica
RD Marte, APCASO, Thailand
Loon Gangte, ITPC South Asia, India
Natalia Khilko, ITPC RU, Russian Federation
Anele Yawa, Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), South Africa
15:00
Break
15:15
Activist Strategy Session
Rico Gustavo, ICSS, Indonesia
Solange Baptiste, International Treatment Preparedness Coalition, South Africa
16:30
Closing
Doreen Nasaala, Activist, Uganda
Anele Yawa, Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), South Africa