Mike Podmore is an advocacy and network specialist that has been working in the field of HIV, health, gender and human rights for 20 years. Since 2015 he has been Director of STOPAIDS – an HIV, health and human rights advocacy network of 50 UK international development agencies working globally to end AIDS and realises all people’s right to health and wellbeing. Prior to STOPAIDS he was Policy Manager at the International HIV/AIDS Alliance and worked for 9 years at VSO on HIV, gender and education policy.