Advocacy events

This virtual dialogue on 27 January 2026 will examine how brain health is being framed as a public-policy concept, where the narrative is effective, and where clearer definition is needed as it overlaps with mental health, cognitive ageing and brain capital. It will also consider practical approaches to advocating for brain health in different settings. The dialogue forms part of the World Dementia Council’s year-long programme on translating scientific progress into real-world delivery.

This private meeting on 10 December 2025 will bring together leaders from non-profit organisations, academia, and industry to reflect on strategic priorities for advocacy in an era of earlier diagnosis, prevention, and emerging treatments. The dialogue will consider how advocacy can help ensure scientific progress translates into meaningful change for people and communities. Participants will share perspectives on current opportunities and barriers across prevention, diagnostics, and treatment access. 

As part of the Alzheimer Europe Conference in Bologna, on 7 October 2025 the World Dementia Council will hosted a panel discussion on advancing advocacy in an era of treatments. The session explored three critical priorities for dementia movements: implementing brain health strategies, translating diagnostics and treatments into routine care, and reshaping the public narrative around dementia.

The World Dementia Council hosted a dinner on 22 September 2025 during UNGA to kick off a new programme exploring making public policy advances in brain health. The Council has launched a year-long series exploring how to drive public-policy advances on brain health worldwide. The dinner, one of a series of thought convenings the Council is hosting, brought together people working in brain health from academia through to advocacy to share ideas and perspectives. 

The World Dementia Council in partnership with Alzheimer's Association held a breakfast meeting at AAIC in Toronto. The meeting held on 30 July 2025 gathered participants to exexplore what it takes to turn scientific progress into meaningful change on the ground. Drawing on global perspectives, we examined how advocacy can help drive that translation from discovery to delivery.