Works in Progress: Transforming the HIV Response in a Time of Change
Agenda

April 20 - 22, 2026

Sunday, April 19

1:00 – 4:00 PM

Registration, Hall of Africa Entrance (Ground Floor)

Monday, April 20

7:30 – 8:00 AM

Registration, Hall of Africa Entrance (Ground Floor)

8:00 – 8:30 AM

Session 1: Plenary Session | Welcome and Introductions, Hall of Africa 

Moderator: Doris Naitore, ICAP Kenya

Panelists:

  • Maureen Syowai, ICAP/CQUIN
  • Andrew Mulwa, MOH Kenya
  • Hon. Aden Bare Duale, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Kenya

8:30 – 9:00 AM

Session 2: Plenary Session | CQUIN Keynote, Hall of Africa

Panelists:

  • Maureen Syowai, ICAP/CQUIN
  • William Reidy, ICAP/ CQUIN

9:00 – 10:00 AM

Session 3: Plenary Session | Global Situational Updates, Hall of Africa

Co-Moderators: Jessica Justman, ICAP NY & Neeta Bhandari, Gates Foundation

Panelists:

  • Clarice Pinto, WHO
  • Jaime Atienza-Azcona, UNAIDS
  • James Maloney, US Department of State
  • Anna Grimsrud, IAS
  • Bactrin Killingo, ITPC

10:00 – 10:30 AM

Tea Break, Hall of Africa Foyer

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Session 4: Plenary Session | Safeguarding HIV Services for Key Populations – Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainability, Hall of Africa

Co-Moderators: Humphrey Ndondo, IMARAA Zimbabwe & Cyprien Rabe, MOH Côte d’Ivoire

Panelists:

  • Cassia Wells, ICAP/CQUIN
  • Barbara Mambo, MOH Kenya
  • Gerald Pande, MOH Uganda
  • Marineus Mutongore, KVP Forum Tanzania

4a: Sex Workers – Hall of Africa

Facilitators:

  • Clarice Pinto, WHO
  • Washington Ozituosauka, MOH Malawi

Panelists:

  • Furaha Aimée Nshombo, UMANDE/ASWA DRC
  • Khadijah Arhin Abubakari, KP+ Ghana
  • Braden Muracia, ASWA Kenya

4b: Men Who Have Sex With Men – Almasi 2 (4th Floor)

Facilitators:

  • Cassia Wells, ICAP/CQUIN
  • Khanyisile Lukhele, MOH Eswatini

Panelists:

  • Jeffrey Walimbwa, ISHTAR Kenya
  • Humphrey Ndondo, IMARAA Zimbabwe
  • Solomon Wambua, KP Consortium Kenya
  • Richard Lusimbo, KP Consortium Uganda

4c: People Who Inject Drugs – Almasi 1 (4th Floor)

Facilitator:

  • Gerald Pande, MOH Uganda

Panelists:

  • Jeffrey Walimbwa, ISHTAR Kenya
  • Humphrey Ndondo, IMARAA Zimbabwe
  • Solomon Wambua, KP Consortium Kenya
  • Richard Lusimbo, KP Consortium Uganda

4d: Trans and Gender Diverse People – Baobab 1 (4th Floor)

Facilitators:

  • Parinita Bhattacharjee, SSLN
  • Idah Moyo, MOH Zimbabwe

Panelists:

  • Hudson Tucker, Dignity Association Sierra Leone
  • Ernest Nyadu Larbi, NAP+ Ghana
  • Jay Mulucha, Fem Alliance Uganda

12:30 – 2:00 PM

Lunch, Baluba Restaurant (2nd Floor)

2:00 – 4:00 PM

Session 5: Plenary Session | Integration – Capability Maturity Model Pilot Results and Country Updates, Hall of Africa

Co-Moderators: Helen Bygrave, IAS & Susan Wandera, MOH Uganda

Panelists:

  • Onyekachi Ukaejiofo, ICAP/CQUIN
  • Andrew Mulwa, MOH Kenya
  • Nelson Otwoma, NEPHAK Kenya
  • Bashorun Adebobola, MOH Nigeria
  • Ibrahim Abdulkadir, NEPWHAN Nigeria

4:00 – 5:00 PM

Session 6: Breakout Sessions | Single-Country Action Planning

6:00 – 8:30 PM

Opening Dinner, Almasi 1 & 2 (4th Floor)

Tuesday, April 21

7:30 – 8:00 AM

Registration, Hall of Africa Entrance (Ground Floor)

8:00 – 8:30 AM

Session 7: Plenary Session | Recap & Keynote: Data for Decision-Making: Optimizing HIV Program M&E in the New World of 2026, Hall of Africa

Moderator: Violet Oramisi, ICAP Kenya

Keynote Address: Irénio Gaspar, MOH Mozambique

8:30 – 10:00 AM

Session 8: Plenary Session | Navigating the New M&E Environment,
Hall of Africa

Co-Moderators: Mercy Morka, MOH Nigeria & Ali Feizzadeh, UNAIDS

Panelists:

  • Karam Sachathep, ICAP/CQUIN
  • Lilly Nyagah, MOH Kenya
  • Takura Matare, MOH Zimbabwe
  • Abdou Khoudia Diop, MOH Senegal

10:00 – 10:30 AM

Tea Break, Hall of Africa Foyer

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Session 9: Plenary Session | Advanced HIV Disease: Strengthening M&E, Tracking Progress, Driving Change, Hall of Africa

Co-Moderators: Clara Nyapokoto, MOH Eswatini & Tendai Nyagura, Gates Foundation

Panelists:

  • Maureen Syowai, ICAP/CQUIN
  • Clarice Pinto, WHO
  • Ana Moore, CHAI
  • Mina Nakawuka, MOH Uganda
  • Ange Mavula, UCOP+ DRC

12:30 – 2:00 PM

Lunch, Baluba Restaurant (2nd Floor)

2:00 – 4:00 PM

Session 10: Country Breakout Sessions
Group 1: Mozambique, Zambia & Zimbabwe, Turkana 4 (3rd Floor)
Group 2: Burundi, Ghana & Tanzania, Almasi 1 (4th Floor)
Group 3: Cameroon & Ethiopia, Almasi 2 (4th Floor)
Group 4: Kenya, Liberia & Senegal, Hall of Africa (Ground Floor)
Group 5: Eswatini, Lesotho & Rwanda, Baobab 1 (4th Floor)
Group 6: Malawi, Sierra Leone & Uganda, Lamesa (15th Floor)
Group 7: Côte d’Ivoire & DRC, Zambezi 1 (5th Floor)
Group 8: Nigeria & South Africa, Turkana 6 (3rd Floor)

4:00 – 5:00 PM

Session 11: Breakout Sessions | Single-Country Action Planning

Wednesday, April 22

7:30 – 8:00 AM

Registration, Hall of Africa Entrance (Ground Floor)

8:00 – 8:30 AM

Session 12: Plenary Session | Recap & Keynote: Responsive HIV Services for Key Populations: Adaptive, Inclusive, and Practical Pathways, Hall of Africa

Moderator: Cassia Wells, ICAP/CQUIN, South Africa

Speaker: Solomon Wambua, Kenya KP Consortium/KP Trans-National Collaboration

8:30 – 10:00 AM

Session 13: Open Tools Lab and Resources Marketplace, Almasi 1 (2nd Floor)

10:00 – 10:30 AM

Tea Break, Hall of Africa Foyer

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Session 14: Plenary Session | Reshaping the Future of HIV Programming,
Hall of Africa


Co-Moderators:
Mumbi Chola, HCWG & Petrus Khoza, NDOH South Africa


Panelists:

  • Irénio Gaspar, MOH Mozambique
  • Andrew Mulwa, MOH Kenya
  • Tsitsi Apollo, MOHCC Zimbabwe
  • Nkoso Aimé Mboyo, PNLS DRC
  • Groguhé Olivier Ble, RIP+ Côte d’Ivoire
  • Nelson Otwoma, NEPHAK Kenya

12:30 – 1:30 PM

Session 15: Action Plans & Closing Plenary, Hall of Africa

1:30 – 2:30 PM

Lunch, Baluba Restaurant (2nd Floor)