FROM PROGRESS TO POSSIBILITY: A WORLD AIDS DAY LUNCHEON

PRODUCED BY: PRESENTING SPONSOR: INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL KANSAS CITY AT THE PLAZA

A World AIDS Day convening of remembrance, community, and celebrating what’s next with scientific advances.

This World AIDS Day, the AIDS Service Foundation of Greater Kansas City invites our community to come together for an afternoon of reflection, celebration, and possibility.

From Progress to Possibility honors how far we have come in the efforts to create a future where new HIV transmissions are rare – from the lives forever changed by the early years of the epidemic to the remarkable advances in treatment, prevention, and HIV research that have transformed what is possible today.

But progress is not the finish line.

As we look to the future, we will explore the work still ahead to ensure eery person living with or at-risk for HIV has access to the whole-person care, resources, and support they deserve.

This World AIDS Day luncheon will feature a special community conversation with “The Kansas City Patient” and his physician, whose remarkable story captured global attention at the 2026 International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Kansas City Patient is one of just 13 individuals in the world in remission from HIV.

Together, we will remember where we’ve been, celebrate how far we’ve come, and imagine what comes next for Kansas City. Join us this World AIDS Day as we move From Progress to Possibility.