International AIDS Conference in Washington D.C. Interview with Elly Katabira, Co-chair of AIDS 2012, President of IAS and working at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. He comments on ending AIDS, on leadership in the AIDS response and the role of IAS.

XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Interview with three pioneers in the HIV/AIDS response - Dr Mervyn Silverman, Dr Paul Volberding, and Dr Lars Olof Kallings. They talk about the history of the AIDS movement.

Lars Olof Kallings talks about the global AIDS situation and what the international community can do. He reflects on the role of men, women and young people in the fight against AIDS, and stresses the importance of activists and voluntary organizations.