LIVING 2008 will strengthen the PLHIV movement through promoting the involvement and leadership of people living with HIV in the global HIV response, as well as benefiting participants and programming at both the Positive Leadership Summit and AIDS 2008.

The objectives of the Positive Leadership Summit are:

1. To identify and discuss current key issues for the PLHIV movement, including:

• Universal access to HIV treatment, care and prevention programmes;
• Prevention, with a focus on Positive Prevention;
• Sexual and reproductive health and rights of people living with HIV;
• Criminalization of the transmission of HIV;
• Cross cutting issues include women and most at-risk groups.

Overarching issues include addressing gender inequality, increasing involvement of young people living with HIV; stigma and discrimination; the greater involvement of people living with HIV (GIPA); and creating effective partnerships.

2. To caucus and develop common positions and strategies on key priorities to take forward into AIDS 2008 and assist people living with HIV to prepare for AIDS 2008.

3. To develop technical and leadership skills in people living with HIV as part of the ongoing effort to strengthen the PLHIV movement's ability to contribute to the AIDS response in countries.

4. To ensure the issues, outputs and decisions identified during the conference that require attention and action are recorded and followed-up in a timely manner by the Living with HIV Partnership, and especially the international networks of people living with HIV.