Past global dialogues

Wednesday 10 November 2021

A global dialogue on early career scientists in dementia is taking place on 10 November 2021 and will gather international leaders to discuss this area of focus as part of the dementia landscape project. This dialogue will be led by Professor Anja Leist, co-chair of World Young Leaders in Dementia and Professor Paulo Caramelli, professor of neurology at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Monday 1 November 2021

A global dialogue on the lived experience of dementia is taking place on 1 November 2021 and will gather international leaders to discuss this area of focus as part of the dementia landscape project. This dialogue will be led by Hilary Doxford, former Vice Chair of the European Working Group of People with Dementia, Alzheimer's Society ambassador and member of the World Dementia Council, and Maryna Lehmann, dementia advocate from South Africa and member of the World Dementia Council.

Tuesday 26 October 2021

A global dialogue on psychosocial research in dementia is taking place on 26 October 2021 and will gather international leaders to discuss this area of focus as part of the dementia landscape project. This dialogue will be led by Professor Anthea Innes, director of the Salford Institute of Dementia, University of Salford and Professor Huali Wang, director of the Dementia Care and Research Center, Peking University Institute of Mental Health.

Thursday 21 October 2021

A global dialogue on non-amyloid targets for disease modification will take place on 21 October 2021 and gather international leaders across the research field to discuss future approaches to the development of disease modifying treatments as part of the dementia landscape project. This dialogue will be led by Dr Maria Carrillo, chief science officer, Alzheimer's Association, and Professor Philip Scheltens, professor of cognitive neurology and director, Alzheimer Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers.

Wednesday 7 July 2021

A global dialogue on dementia and health systems readiness took place on 7 July 2021 and gathered international leaders to discuss this area of focus as part of the dementia landscape project. The dialogue was led by Dr Margaret Hamburg, former Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration and member of the World Dementia Council, and Professor Howard Bergman, Professor of Family Medicine, Medicine (Geriatrics), and Oncology at McGill University.

 Wednesday 30 June 2021

A global dialogue on dementia and an ageing society took place on 30 June 2021 and was co-chaired by Professor Shekhar Saxena, Professor of the Practice of Global Mental Health at Harvard and a member of the World Dementia Council, and Sarah Lock, Senior Vice President for Policy at AARP.

Wednesday 9 June 2021

Co-chaired by Dr Lara Mangravite and Dr Tetsu Maruyama, this global dialogue explored advances made and the challenges that remain in data sharing for dementia research. Presentations were given on introductory themes by Alzheimer Europe's Dr Angela Bradshaw, HRD UK's Professor Andrew Morris, and the NIA's Dr Suzana Petanceska.

Thursday 11 March 2021

Co-chaired by Paola Barbarino and Meera Pattabiraman, this global dialogue assessed what is to be done about ongoing and emerging challenges in developing regions of the world. Introductory presentations were delivered by Dr Paul Kiwanuka-Mukiibi (Uganda), Professor Francisco Lopera (Colombia), and Dr Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath (India).

Tuesday 9 March 2021

Co-chaired by Dr Maria Carrillo and Professor Philip Scheltens, this global dialogue was a follow up to the first which convened in November 2020. Professor Jeffrey Cummings introduced thoughts on the challenges and progress in clinical trials, and brief reflections were given from Dr Mark Mintun on Eli Lilly's Donanemab trial as an exemplar of the evolving design of clinical trials.

Thursday 4 March 2021

Co-chaired by Jeremy Hughes and Vaibhav Narayan, this global dialogue explored technology in prevention and the maintenance of brain health, technology to maintain and improve daily function, and technology that assists in the provision of patient-centred health and social care. Presenting their thinking on these topics was Dr Amanda Lazar, Professor David Sharp, and Dr Allison Sekuler.

Tuesday 9 February 2021

Co-chaired by Professor Kaarin Anstey and Professor Philippe Amouyel, this global dialogue examined the evidence base for dementia prevention programmes and some of the current research happening in the field, prevention programmes and their practical implementation, as well as some of the lessons from other public health initiatives. Professor Carol Brayne, Dr Michele Cecchini and Dr Yoshiki Niimi presented their thinking ahead of an open discussion.

Friday 5 February 2021

Co-chaired by Professor Brian Lawlor and Paul Hogan, this global dialogue covered progress made in the field of care and the challenges that remain, exploring models of care, the burden of caregivers, and art and music in dementia. Professor Felicity Barker, Professor Louise Robinson, Professor Mary Sano and Dr Samir Sinha presented their thinking ahead of an open discussion.

Wednesday 18 November 2020

Co-chaired by Dr Maria Carrillo and Professor Philip Scheltens, this global dialogue covered two themes selected based on their importance in the field: early detection and biomarkers; and advances in treatment. Speakers included Professor Oskar Hansson, Dr Cath Mummery, Dr Eric Siemers and Professor Reisa Sperling.