Presentations & Abstracts
Conferences, Panels & Speaking Abstracts
Von Biggs has presented at national conferences, academic programs, health equity convenings and community events on HIV prevention, LGBTQ+ health, aging, social determinants of health, physician-community engagement, stigma reduction and lived experience leadership. His presentations combine community insight, public health education and practical strategies for building trust beyond traditional clinical settings.
Presented Conference Sessions
Delivered Presentations
Swipe Right on Truth: What Dating App Profiles Reveal About Bias, Identity, and LGBTQ+ Equity
Workshop Presenter
23rd Annual NAESM National African American Leadership Conference on Health Disparities and Social Justice
Montgomery, Alabama, 2026
Book this topicDisco to Tech: Interracial Encounters, Intergenerational Desire, and the Disclosure Dilemma
Presenter
SYNChronicity 2026 Health Equity Conference
Washington, DC
Book this topicDisco to Tech: Interracial Encounters, Intergenerational Desire, and the Disclosure Dilemma
Presenter
Ujima Men's Conference
2025
Book this topicBeyond the Clinic: How Holy Cross Health Is Transforming LGBTQ+ Health Through Outreach and Advocacy
Presenter
SYNChronicity 2026 Health Equity Conference
Washington, DC
Book this topicThe Future Is Gray and Gay: Building Inclusive HIV Systems for LGBTQ+ Older Adults
Presenter
SYNChronicity 2026 Health Equity Conference
Washington, DC
Book this topicWhite Coats in the Community: How Physician-Led Outreach Reinforces Trust, Equity, and Engagement in HIV Prevention
Presenter
NMAC Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit
Chicago, Illinois, 2026
Book this topicFrom Disco to Digital: Intergenerational, Interracial, Romance, & HIV Disclosure
Workshop Presenter
United States Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA)
Book this topicAccepted & Upcoming
Accepted Presentations
Students Still Think You Can Get HIV from a Toilet Seat: What Campus Conversations Reveal About HIV and STI Education in 2026
Accepted iPoster Presenter
United States Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA) 2026
Currently in development
Book this topicWe Don't Have a Health Equity Problem. We Have a Power Problem.
Accepted iPoster Presentation
United States Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA) 2026
Presenters: Von Biggs, Kim Saiswick, EdD, RN, LMHC and Franchesca D'Amore, J.M., B.A. Currently in development
Book this topicPanels & Community Presentations
Selected Panels
Building Healthier Communities: Interdisciplinary Action on Social Determinants of Health
Presenter and Panelist
Florida Atlantic University Executive Master of Health Administration
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2026
Book this topicMalignancy of Stigma
ViiV Healthcare Panelist
United States Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA) 2024
New Orleans, Louisiana
Book this topicSecond Annual Celebration of the Intersection of Faith and Health
Panelist
National Faith HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Oakland Park, Florida, 2025
Book this topicSubmitted Abstracts & Proposals
Pending Decisions
When White Coats Leave the Clinic: Operationalizing Community Trust Through Physician Visibility and Lived Experience
Lead Author and Primary Presenter
American College of Healthcare Executives
Decision pending
Book this topicDisrupting Stigma to Drive Engagement: Leveraging Lived Experience, Academic Spaces, and Physician Visibility to Advance Community Health Trust
Lead Author and Primary Presenter
American College of Healthcare Executives
Decision pending
Book this topicFrom Silos to Systems: Advancing an Integrated SDOH and Syndemic Framework for Patient-Centered Care
Lead Author and Primary Presenter
American College of Healthcare Executives
Decision pending
Book this topicTopics Available for Presentation
Book a Presentation
Each of the following topics is available as a speech, plenary session, or workshop. Contact Von Biggs to discuss bringing one of these presentations to your conference or event.
Access Is Not Equity: From Survival to Authority in HIV Advocacy
An interactive session focused on transforming lived experience into purposeful advocacy through storytelling, boundaries, emotional regulation and systems-focused leadership.
Book this topicAging Out Loud: Centering Elders in the HIV Justice Movement
A session centering long-term survivors and older adults living with HIV while examining ageism, policy, funding, housing, care delivery and leadership.
Book this topicDemanding Equity and Accountability in HIV Care Systems
An advocacy-focused session examining community oversight, provider performance, funding decisions, public comment and the meaningful involvement of people living with HIV.
Book this topicSwipe Right on Truth: What Dating App Profiles Reveal About Bias, Identity, and LGBTQ+ Equity
Available as a speech, plenary topic, or workshop. Explores how dating app culture reflects and reinforces bias, identity politics, and health equity gaps in LGBTQ+ communities.
Book this topicThe Future Is Gray and Gay: Building Inclusive HIV Systems for LGBTQ+ Older Adults
Available as a speech, plenary topic, or workshop. Examines the intersection of aging, LGBTQ+ identity, and HIV care systems.
Book this topicWhite Coats in the Community: Physician-Led Outreach and Community Trust
Available as a speech, plenary topic, or workshop. Explores how physician visibility in community spaces reinforces trust, equity, and engagement in HIV prevention.
Book this topicFrom Disco to Digital: Intergenerational, Interracial, Romance, & HIV Disclosure
Available as a speech, plenary topic, or workshop. A candid exploration of how generational and racial dynamics shape HIV disclosure conversations.
Book this topicBring Von Biggs to Your Conference
All abstracts are available as speeches, plenary topics, or workshops. Submit a booking inquiry to discuss bringing one of these presentations to your event.