World AIDS Day Webinar - Key Highlights

Thank you to everyone who joined our World AIDS Day webinar, Innovations and Challenges in HIV Prevention and Cure. More than 400 participants attended, reflecting strong global interest in emerging HIV prevention and cure strategies.

The programme featured two scientific keynotes, expert moderation and an engaging panel discussion exploring both scientific progress and implementation realities.

HIV cure research

Prof. Sharon Lewin highlighted advances in immunotherapies, latency reversal strategies and gene-based approaches such as CRISPR. She also noted ongoing challenges around safety, delivery, scalability and equitable access.

HIV prevention landscape

Prof. David Lewis reviewed long-acting prevention tools - including cabotegravir, lenacapavir, vaginal rings, and emerging ultra-long-acting technologies - alongside implementation challenges such as affordability, health-system readiness and resistance monitoring.

Moderation and discussion

Expert moderation by Prof. David Lye and Prof. Eskild Petersen guided a dynamic discussion linking scientific advances with clinical, programmatic and policy considerations. Audience questions focused on feasibility of long-acting prevention strategies, resistance risks, regulatory timelines and implementation pathways across diverse epidemiological contexts.

Participant feedback

Participant feedback showed exceptionally strong engagement and satisfaction. The webinar was described as informative, insightful and scientifically rigorous, with particular appreciation for the clarity of presentations and relevance to clinical and public health practice.

Read the full webinar summary here.

The on-demand recording is now available.