Disruption: Accelerating innovation and delivering change

The dementia field must deliver innovations faster. At the same time, health systems, governments, and communities must be better prepared to rapidly adapt and deploy these innovations. The 2025 WDC Summit will challenge participants to think boldly and offer solutions to accelerate innovation and deliver breakthroughs to individuals, families and communities. This invite only high-level summit brings together policymakers, academics, industry and advocates. 

The Summit will be a combination of plenary sessions and parallel sessions. There will be opening and closing plenary sessions and parallel sessions between the plenary. All the sessions are “in conversation” format whether plenary or parallel. 

We don’t ask panellists to make presentations/give speeches. We encourage spontaneous conversation and a lot of interaction between panellists and the audience. The meeting is taking place in London on March 25 2025.

For more information about participating in the meeting please email info@worlddementiacouncil.com

  • 2025 WDC Summit programme

    Read the outline programme for the 2025 WDC summit taking place at the Francis Crick Institue 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. There will also be plenary sessions on ageing and health consumers. The full programme will be outlined later in the year but you can read an outline of the sessions here. The participants in this invitation only meeting will include policymakers, researcher, industry leaders and advocates. 

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  • Nearby Accommodation

    There are lots of hotels within walking distance of the conference venue. It is recommended to stay near the venue for ease of travel in the morning across London. Follow the link to read about the nearby hotels that are recommended by the Francis Crick Institute for the convenience of reaching the venue.  

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  • Visiting London

    There's a lot to do and see in London during your time here. Read more about the sights and practical information on getting around London from Visit London.

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