XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Mexican AIDS activist Ricardo Baruch is interviewed about youth AIDS activism and leadership in the HIV/AIDS response, the progresses of Mexican HIV/AIDS policy and the leadership of UNAIDS Director Peter Piot.

Daria Hazuda from MSD explains the virology of HIV and talks about the past clinical studies on ARV, in particular integrase inhibitors, which she has been involved in. She also reflects on HIV as an exceptional virus and how to influence a new generation of HIV researchers.