AIDS 2026 will be a hybrid conference, taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and virtually on 26-31 July 2026. All press conferences will be accessible virtually.
Press releases will be issued at the start of each press conference. Please note that each press conference has a unique registration link that will be uploaded below or through the virtual media platform.
All media are required to register for the conference. For more information, please visit the media registration webpage.
Tuesday, 14 July
Embargoed press briefing
Time: 16:00 – 17:00 CEST
Format: Virtual
Tuesday, 21 July
Scientific highlights press conference
Time: 11:00 – 12:00 BRT / 16:00 – 17:00 CEST
Format: Virtual
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
Monday, 27 July
Opening press conference
Time: 14:00 – 15:00 BRT
Format: In person & virtual
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.