16th Annual Women as the Face of AIDS Summit
Monday, June 7, 2021
Monday, June 7, 2021
Virtual Summit via Whova 11:oo Am Welcome Remarks - Ingrid Floyd, Executive Director
![]() 11:15 am - On the Path to
Justice: Achieving Health Equity, Oni Blackstock, MD, MHS Dr. Oni Blackstock is recognized as a thought leader and influencer in the areas of HIV and health equity. She is a primary care and HIV physician and intersectional equity advocate with expertise in racial, gender and LGBTQ equity. She was previously an assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein, College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY where she provided clinical care and conducted HIV research and also served as Assistant Commissioner for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene where she led the city’s response to ending the HIV epidemic. Within the health care and public health arenas, Dr. Blackstock has developed and implemented racial equity programs and initiatives, including establishing the first Bureau-based Racial Equity program at the NYC Health Department, which have led to improved workforce equity and more equitable administrative and programmatic policies. Additionally, her own experience living at the intersection of several marginalized identities has informed her deep commitment to advancing health equity. Dr. Blackstock holds degrees from Harvard College, Harvard Medical School, and Yale School of Medicine. She has been the recipient of awards and recognition from media outlets such as GO, Out, and Essence magazines and community-based organizations such as Callen-Lorde Community Health Center and Exponents. She has appeared on Democracy Now!, CNN, MSNBC, Peacock, and Yahoo Finance. 11:45am – Girls Without Bounds: Getting Young Girls Around the World Involved in HIV - Presented by AHF Global Girls Act Initiative
1:00 pm – Women Without Bounds: Voices of Women Living with HIV from Around the World. Panel discussion hosted by Dana Diamond; Panelists - Abosede “Bose” Oladayo, Hulda Brown, Katie Adsila Willingham and Maria Mejia 2:00 pm – 2:15pm am Recognizing our Honorees: Dr. Oni Blackstock, Kim Nichols and Abosede (Bose) Oladayo 2:15 pm - 2:30pm 15-minute “coffee break” with music
2:30 pm – 3:30pm Breakout Session 1 (45mins, 15mins Q & A)
3:30pm - 3:45pm 15-minute “coffee break” with music 3:45 pm - 4:45pm Breakout Session 2 (45mins, 15mins Q & A)
4:45pm – 5:30pm (45 mins) Virtual Exhibit Hall |
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2021 SUMMIT PLANNING COMMITTEE
Nadine Alexander NYCDOHMH Ofelia Barrios Iris House Nichole Benjamin Iris House Ciarra Covin The Well Project Dana Diamond Exponents Ingrid Floyd, Chair Iris House Millicent Freeman CUNY BMCC Jennifer Irwin Mt. Sinai Institute for Advanced Medicine Octavia Lewis Montefiore Medical Center Michelle Lopez GMHC Krista Martel The Well Project Kimberly Richardson Iris House |