This dialgoue on 25 April 2025 brings together expert voices from across the Caribbean and diaspora to explore how to build policy momentum, raise public awareness, and drive system-level change in response to the Caribbean’s growing dementia burden. The meeting is chaired by Dr Ishtar Govia Founder & CEO of Amagi and Dr Horace Cox Acting Director of Surveillance, Disease Prevention and Control at the Caribbean Public Health Agency

The UK Science Minister Lord Patrick Vallance gave the opening address at the 2025 World Dementia Council Summit held in London on 25 March. He spoke on the importance of innovation in science and getting science to patients to deliver change. He outlined the work of the UK government in supporting the dementia research ecosystem in the UK and his vision for life sciences. 

The UK Health Minister Karin Smyth MP spoke at the 2025 World Dementia Summit held in London on 25 March. She spoke about the shared global challenge dementia poses and the urgency of action. She addressed how disruption can help deliver change, the importance of advancing research, and improving the lives of people with dementia in the UK and globally. 

Dr Joanne Pike, Alzheimer’s Association president and chief executive officer has been elected chair of the World Demenetia Council. She is joined in this leadership role by Professor Paulo Caramelli, Professor of Neurology at the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Dr Pike and Professor Caramelli have written about their priorities for advancing treatments, prevention and better care. 

Each month updates and insights from the World Dementia Council will be featured in Alzheimer's and Dementia: the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. Read more in the open access journal about a WDC dialogue on early lessons from treatments.