2026 WDC Satellite Summit

The Satellite Summit will bring together international experts to consider how scientific progress in dementia can be translated into real-world delivery. The programme will explore brain health approaches, earlier diagnosis, and the integration of new treatments into care pathways. Read about the meeting and the themes that will be covered.

The Summit will bring together policymakers, clinicians, researchers, and advocates to consider how scientific progress in dementia can be translated into real-world delivery. Discussion will focus on bringing brain health approaches into practice, integrating new diagnostics and treatments, and public and professional understanding of dementia. The meeting will look ahead to how systems and services can adapt to support earlier identification and sustained care across the disease course.

This inaugural one-day WDC Satellite Summit in Lima, held in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, brought together leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean with international experts. The meeting explored the public policy response to dementia in a region experiencing rapid demographic change. Discussions focused on opportunities in prevention, research, diagnosis, care, and the role of advocacy in securing progress.