Sir Collin Tukuitonga is a Niuean Public Health Medicine Specialist currently Associate Dean Pacific at the University of Auckland Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Co-director for the University of Auckland Research Centre for Pacific and Global Health (Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa) and Associate Professor of Public Health.   Collin is a career public servant with extensive experience in NZ, the Pacific and internationally.

Dr Tracy Clelland is a relationship and sexuality educator, teacher, researcher, mother, and adventurer. She has over 30 years of experience in health education as a secondary school teacher and university lecturer. Fundamentally, Tracy is an advocate for young people's right to access sexual and reproductive healthcare and education that supports kōrero about sexuality. When she is not off backpacking in Africa, she can normally be found mountain biking in the hills.

Rachael van Wieringen began as a student of Auckland Sexual Health’s Peer Sexuality Support Programme during her school years in 2009. After returning as a volunteer, she has come full circle, to working as part of the Education Unit to empower young people with the knowledge to make informed choices and engage in open discussions about their sexual health. With a background in Creative Arts and Design, Rachael is passionate about shaping impactful programs that empower youth to prioritize their well-being and autonomy.

Rose Forster is a sexual health physician in Auckland, and is the national clinical advisor STBBI for Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora

Dr Massimo Giola obtained his medical degree in 1991 at the University of Pavia (Italy) and specialised in Infectious Diseases in 1996 (Italy). He studied antiretroviral drugs’ pharmacokinetics during a PhD programme in Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology from 2005 to 2008 at the University of Varese (Italy).  He moved to NZ in 2009 and worked as a general/ID physician in Invercargill until November 2010, then in Tauranga. He was accepted for the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in December 2012 and completed further specialty training in Sexual Health Medicine in Auckland in 2013-2015, obtaining the Fellowship of the Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine. He currently works in public 3 days a week in Tauranga and 1 day a week in Rotorua, as HIV Physician and Clinical Lead of the Sexual health services. He works Fridays in private (details in healthpoint.co.nz). He is the President of the Australasian Sexual Health Medicine Committee of the RACP. He has completed in November 2023 a Master in Psychosexology and is now a certified Sexual Counsellor.

Karyn Johnson qualified as a fellow of the NZCSRH in 2007.  She has worked in a combination of primary and secondary care providing medical gynaecology and outpatient gynaecology  procedural services at Family Planning and Christchurch Women’s Hospital.  Karyn also coordinates and lectures on the postgraduate Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, with a particular interest in menopause and hormone therapy as it has evolved over the last 25 years

Hannah Kuriger,  BA in Social Anthropology is the Business Manager of Intersex Aotearoa, the peak body for Intersex/ Ira Tangata/ persons with variations in sex characteristics throughout New Zealand. Hannah will discuss the new Intersex 101 education resource, detailing how Intersex Aotearoa is creating educational materials for diverse audiences. She will also cover recent changes in the intersex space and offer guidance on how healthcare practitioners can better support intersex persons

Nathan Scott earned his Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Otago in 1994. His postgraduate training spans pelvic health physiotherapy, manual therapy, manipulation, acupuncture, natural medicine, and human nutrition, forming the foundation of his holistic treatment approach.

Bryony Simcock is a gynae oncologist who works in Christchurch Womens Hospital and Oxford Womens.  She is really focused on ways of improving outcomes for women with gynaecological cancer and is involved in many aspects of teaching and research.

Kahu Tumai (Waikato Tainui) is a proud wahine takatāpui and Mama who has dedicated her career to rainbow advocacy and health promotion. Driven to empower and tautoko rangatahi Takatāpui, Kahu founded Mana Tipua - a kaupapa Māori LGBTQIA+ youth service in 2023.