The World Dementia Council diagloue on brain health and social determinants is taking place on Friday 14 February 2025. Chaired by Dr Diana Matallana Pontifical Javeriana University, Colombia, with opening presentations from Professor Nilton Custodio Medical Director of the Peruvian Institute of Neurosciences, Peru and Dr Lucia Crivelli, Neuropsychology department at FLENI, Argentina. 

Chaired by Dr Joanne Pike, CEO and President of Alzheimer's Association, and George Vradenburg, Chair Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative, this virtual meeting will explore the lessons for advocacy movements from new treatments for Alzheimer's. With opening remarks from Robert Egge, Chief Public Policy Officer Alzheimer's Association, Fiona Carragher, Chief Policy and Research Officer Alzheimer's Society, and Jean Georges, Executive Director at Alzheimer's Europe. 

The 2025 Summit takes place in London on 25 March 2025. The Summit will have parallel strands on disrupting the science: accelerating innovation in prevention, diagnosis and treatments, and a second stand on disrupting the system: building the future health system. The meeting brings together policymakers, academics, industry and avocates and will focus on how to accelerate innovation and deliver change. 

The World Dementia Council elected Dr Joanne Pike, Alzheimer’s Association president and chief executive officer as its new vice chair. Dr Pike replaced Professor Philip Scheltens who has served as chair of the Council for the last three years. In this leadership role, Dr Pike will advance the organisation’s global efforts to improve the lives of people affected by dementia. Dr Pike currently serves as vice chair of the WDC.