Welcome 

Event Emcees:  

Charles King, CEO, Housing Works 

Marjorie Hill, PhD, Chair, New York State AIDS Advisory Council 

Morning Plenary: Adapting and Thriving with HIV  

What does adapting and thriving with HIV mean to you? This dynamic plenary session will explore the personal journeys of people living with HIV, what adapting and thriving means to them, and how they have been able to adapt and thrive. The role of structural systems, social determinants of health, stigma, and other factors will be discussed. 

Presenters: Marz Albarran, Albany Damien Center; Michele Boyd, MPA, Action for a Better Community; Luis E. Nava Molero, MA, Latino Commission on AIDS; Ashley Mone't, Community Healthcare Network; Moriah Taylor, HIV Stops with Me 

Moderator: Katrina Balovlenkov, LCSW, Columbia University