2026 WDC Summits

The 2026 WDC Summit will bring together international and UK leaders to examine how dementia practice is changing as diagnosis moves earlier and new treatments and prevention strategies emerge. The programme will explore the implications of this shift for clinical pathways, system organisation, and the experience of individuals diagnosed earlier. It will also consider what health systems must do now to prepare for a new era of earlier detection and intervention.

The Summit will bring together international experts and academic leaders from across China to consider how advances in science can be translated into clinical practice. The meeting will explore earlier diagnosis, clinical guidelines, new treatments, and the growing importance of prevention and long-term support. The Summit will look ahead to the next decade of practice and delivery.

The meeting organised by the Alzheimer's Association in partnership with the World Dementia Council. It brought together researchers, clinicians, policymakers and funders from across the region to consider how evidence on lifestyle interventions can be taken into communities and health systems. The programme also examined the unfinished science agenda, what persuades decision-makers, and what it will take for brain health to become a priority in Latin America.

The Cognitive Neurology Association 2nd Annual Summit 2026 takes place in Bengaluru from 20 to 22 November, organised in partnership with the World Dementia Council and the Alzheimer's Association. The programme covers diagnosis, biomarkers, care, prevention and anti-amyloid therapy, with a WDC session on global perspectives and a roundtable on India's experience of new treatments.