Upcoming Events

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 who may live for longer periods in early-stage disease. 

The World Dementia Council 2026 WDC China Summit will take place on 14–15 November 2026 in Guangzhou. This two-day meeting will convene leading clinicians, researchers, and health system decision-makers from across China alongside international experts. The programme addresses: earlier and more precise diagnosis supported by biomarkers and updated diagnostic criteria; treatment delivery; the growing role of prevention; and the use of data to support long-term care. 

The Cognitive Neurology Association holds its second annual summit at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, in partnership with the World Dementia Council and the Alzheimer's Association. From 20 to 22 November 2026, neurologists and experts from India and abroad will focus on moving disease-modifying therapies into clinical practice, alongside brain health, biomarker-based diagnosis, genetic and young-onset dementias, dementia policy and multidisciplinary care.

The World Dementia Council brings together leaders of advocacy organisations from around the world for a virtual exchange. The arrival of treatments, advances in diagnosis and shifting health priorities are changing the landscape advocates work in. The exchange will explore how advocacy movements are making the case for the adoption of biomarker into health systems.

In December the World Dementia Council holds a virtual global dialogue on the era of treatments. The first treatments mark a significant shift: Alzheimer's disease is treatable. As current treatments are approved in more countries, and with future treatments in view, the dialogue will explore what early lessons can be drawn from the experience of delivering treatments to date.

In December the World Dementia Council holds a virtual global dialogue on the era of treatments. The first treatments mark a significant shift: Alzheimer's disease is treatable. As current treatments are approved in more countries, and with future treatments in view, the dialogue will explore what early lessons can be drawn from the experience of delivering treatments to date.

The first treatments and new ways of diagnosing dementia are changing who the patient is. People are being diagnosed earlier, sometimes before symptoms, and coming to services with different needs and expectations. This World Dementia Council virtual dialogue will explore what the new patient means for diagnosis, care and support, and how health systems and the field need to respond.