[Press Kit, International Conference on AIDS (16th: 2006: Toronto, Canada)]

PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE: XVI INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE - AIDS 2006

17H00 Host

Alliance T(
(ASAAP)

Title The Heroes Project and STAR TV make an South Asian Panorama: Mobilizing Perspectives
important announcement regarding the around HIV
partnership of their stigma reduction and
prevention campaign against HIV/AIDS in India.
Originally launched in 2004, the Heroes Project is
the largest nongovernmental public service
campaign in India which is responsible for
mainstreaming HIV/AIDS messaging throughout
the country.

Speakers

Richard Gere: Co-Chair, Heroes Project;
Peter Mukerjea: CEO, STAR India;
Askok Alexander: Director, Avahan: India AIDS
Initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation;
Matt James: Senior Vice President, The Henry J.
Kaiser Family Foundation

Firdaus Ali - media coordinator - ASAAP;
Seema Opal - Executive Director - ASAAP;
Vijaya Chikermane - prevention education
coordinator - ASAAP;
Vijay Saravanamuthu - Tamil Outreach
Coordinator - ASAAP;
Rounak Khan - PHA Support Coordinator -
ASAAP

18H00 Host - ANRS (The National Agency for Research on
AIDS and Viral Hepatitis in France)
Title - Latest data on clinical research presented in
Toronto. The ANRS Strategy trials
Speakers - Jean-Francois Delfraissy, Director ANRS;
Jean-Michel Molina, ANRS and Hopital SaintLouis, Paris;
Christine Katiama, ANRS and Hopital de la PitieSalpetriere, Paris

(Current as of 4 August 2006 -- information subject to change. Please see the Media Centre Information Booth for the most up-to-date schedule.)