Alzheimer's Society Annual Conference 2025

• Stephen Kinnock MP, Minister of State for Care
• Dr Catrin Hedd Jones - Senior Lecturer in Dementia Studies, University of Worcester
• Dr Sofia Vougioukalou - Research Fellow CARE (Centre for Adult Social Care Research) Cardiff University
• Hywel Lorwerth - Senior Policy Officer, Welsh Language Commissioner's Office
• Lindsey Darley, Programme Director - Discharge Integration Frontrunner, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
• Prof Charles Marshall, Professor of Clinical Neurology, Queen Mary University of London
• Dr Mohammed Akhlak Rauf, CEO of Meri Yaadain BAME Dementia
• Natalie Marchant, Associate Professor of Mental Health of Older People, UCL
• Dr Aoife Slattery, Tackling Inequality Engagement Lead, Diabetes UK
• Prof Claudia Cooper, Professor of Psychological Medicine at Queen Mary University of London
• Dr Ben Hicks, Principal Research Fellow and DETERMIND Programme Manager
• Adelina Comas Herrera, Assistant Professorial Research Fellow and co-lead of STRiDE
• Chiara De Poli, Researcher at the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre
• Laura Peters, Associate Director of External Relations and Media, Alzheimer's Society
• Prof Dame Louise Robinson, Regius Professor of Ageing, Newcastle University
• Prof Chris Fox, Sustainable Prevention, Innovation and Involvement for Dementia Network
• Prof Louise Ritchie, Working with dementia
• Robyn Polisano, Department of Health and Social Care
• Dr Eve Forrest, Senior Portfolio Manager, Economic and Social Research Council

08.30am - 09.30am  - Registration, exhibition and refreshments

09.30am - 09.40am - Welcome from our hosts

Dr Kamel Hothi OBE, Alzheimer's Society Ambassador

Marilyn Williams, Dementia Voice Volunteer

09.40am - 09:50am - Opening address: The importance of tackling health Inequalities

Professor Fiona Carragher, Chief Policy and Research Officer, Alzheimer's Society 

09.50am - 10.30am -  The Impact of health Inequalities on people living with dementia - panel discussion

Chair - Corinne Mills, Chief Executive Officer, Alzheimer's Society

Dr Jo Rodda, Consultant in Psychiatry and Dementia Research Theme Lead, KMPT

Jagdish Brar-Orgill – Former carer

Geoff Mock, Living with dementia 

10.30am - 11.00am - Keynote address

Stephen Kinnock MP, Minister of State for Care

11.00am - 11.30am - Refreshments, exhibition and networking

11:30am - 12:30pm - Breakout sessions

12:30pm - 13:30pm - Lunch, exhibition and refreshments

13.30pm - 14.30pm  - Breakout sessions

14:30pm - 14.50pm  - Refreshments, exhibition and networking

14:50pm - 15:50pm - Breakout sessions

16:00pm - 16.25pm - Alzheimer's Society Dementia Healthcare Inequalities Initiative

Professor Fiona Carragher, Chief Policy and Research Officer, Alzheimer's Society 

Professor Claudia Cooper, Professor of Psychological Medicine at Queen Mary University of London

Rosemary Phillips,  Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Lead

Jessica Budgett, Programme Manager and Research Associate at Queen Mary University of London

Dr Mohammed Akhlak Rauf, CEO of Meri Yaadain BAME Dementia

16.25pm - 16.45pm - Keynote address

Professor Bola Owolabi, Chief Inspector of Primary and Community Healthcare, CQC

16.45pm - 17:00pm - Closing remarks from our hosts

Dr Kamel Hothi OBE, Alzheimer's Society Ambassador

Marilyn Williams, Dementia Voice Volunteer

17:00pm - 18:00pm - Drinks reception

11:30 - 12:30

Breakout 1: New and emerging evidence on health inequalities and dementia 

Chair: Hayley Hogan, Head of Strategic Evidence, Alzheimer's Society, Dr Ben Hicks, Principal Research Fellow and DETERMIND Programme Manager, Adelina Comas Herrera, Assistant Professorial Research Fellow and co-lead of STRiDE and Chiara De Poli, Researcher at the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre.

This session will be shown to attendees joining us virtually.

Breakout 2: My culture, my health

Chair: Heather Mercer, Alzheimer's Society Health and Social Care Partnerships Steering Group Member and Carer, Hywel Lorwerth - Senior Policy Officer, Welsh Language Commissioner's Office and Dr Sofia Vougioukalou - Research Fellow CARE (Centre for Adult Social Care Research) Cardiff University, Dr Catrin Hedd Jones - Senior Lecturer in Dementia Studies, University of Worcester and Nicola Williams, Lived experience panel member, Carer Powys.

This session will be delivered bilingually (Welsh and English).

Breakout 3: The Power of Inclusive Communications

Chair: Laura Peters, Associate Director of External Relations and Media, Alzheimer's Society, Ian Fannon, Managing Director, Claremont Communications, Tom Chapman, Communications and Campaign Manager, Health Equals and Shilpa Saul, Communications Director, Unmistakables.

13:30 - 14:30

Breakout 4: Tackling racial disparities in health outcomes

Chair: Paul Reynolds, Associate Director of Commercial and Partnerships, Alzheimer's Society

This session will be an interactive workshop, and facilitated by Alzheimer's Society experts.

Breakout 5: What can we learn from existing practice to tackle health inequalities?

Chair: Lindsey Darley, Programme Director - Discharge Integration Frontrunner, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Rehana Findlay, Community Development Coordinator, Alzheimer's Society, Jane Brown, Community Development Coordinator, Alzheimer's Society, Sandra Schembri, Chief Executive Officer, Nordoff & Robbins and Esma Perkins, Head of Business Development (Music Services), Nordoff & Robbins.

This session will be shown to attendees joining us virtually.

Breakout 6: Ensuring new treatments work for everyone - improving representation in research

Chair: Natalie Marchant, Associate Professor of Mental Health of Older people at UCL, Prof Charles Marshall, Professor of Clinical Neurology, Queen Mary University of London, Dr Mohammed Akhlak Rauf, CEO of Meri Yaadain BAME Dementia and Sittana Abdelmagid, Alzheimer’s Society UK Dementia Trials Network Research Nurse.

14:50 - 15:50

Breakout 7: What can we learn from understanding health inequalities in relation to other conditions & health issues

Chair - Ruth Chauhan, Alzheimer's Society Health and Social Care Partnerships Steering Group Member, living with dementia, Dr Aoife Slattery, Tackling Inequality Engagement Lead, Diabetes UK, Sarah Mullally, Policy and Public Affairs Officer (Northern Ireland), British Heart Foundation and Clare Bale, Associate Director of Research, Parkinson's UK.

This session will be shown to attendees joining us virtually.

Breakout 8: Working across networks to tackle dementia inequalities through research

Co-Chairs: Robyn Polisano, Joint Head of Health and Care Research & Eve Forrest, Economic and Social Research Council, UK Research and Innovation, Prof Louise Robinson, Network Lead, Equalities in Dementia Network, Prof Chris Fox, Sustainable Prevention, Innovation and Involvement for Dementia Network, Prof Louise Ritchie, professor of Dementia Research, University of the West of Scotland and Professor Catherine Evans, Clinical Professor of Palliative Care and Honorary Nurse Consultant, King's College London and Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.

Breakout 9: Inclusive Involvement Practise – Involving Black, African and Caribbean communities

Chair - Bushra Baig- Daykin, Associate Director of Inclusion, Alzheimer's Society, Pam Charles, Operations Manager, Leeds Black Elders Association, Jo Herrero, Involvement Lead,  Alzheimer's Society, Carl Case, Operations Director, Cultural Appropriate Resources and Michaela Williams, Carer and Founder, Spring Bleau Dementia Cafe and John Karungaru, Person affected by dementia - Working Group member.

If you are attending in person, you will be able to select breakout sessions from each above times (subject to availability), please select your choice during registration. 

If you are a virtual attendee, you will be able to view a breakout session from each of the above times shown in the plenary room, these are indicated above.

Rothesay is delighted to be sponsoring Alzheimer’s Society’s Annual Conference 2025 and the republication of the Alzheimer’s Society’s Carer’s Guide, a practical guide to help carers support their loved ones with dementia and to look after themselves as their main carer.

Rothesay is the UK’s largest pensions insurance specialist, purpose-built to protect pension schemes and their members’ pensions. With over £70 billion of assets under management, we secure the pensions of more than one million people and pay out, on average, approximately £300 million in pension payments each month.

Rothesay is dedicated to providing excellence in customer service alongside prudent underwriting, a conservative investment strategy and the careful management of risk. They are trusted by the pension schemes of some of the UK’s best known companies to provide pension solutions, including British Airways, Cadbury’s, the Civil Aviation Authority, the Co-operative Group, National Grid, NatWest, Morrisons and Telent.
 

For further information about Rothesay please click here.

Lilly is a medicine company turning science into therapies to make life better for people around the world. We've been pioneering life-changing discoveries for nearly 150 years, and today our medicines help tens of millions of people across the globe.

Lilly has provided sponsorship funding to support this event, and has had no influence over the content of the event or selection of speakers.

Voluntary and Public Sector

In Person - £205 

Virtual - £99

Private Sector

In Person - £310

Virtual - £140

Students

In Person - £72

Virtual - £30

People affected by dementia

In Person - £72

Virtual - £30

Please note carers attending to support a person affected by dementia are free of charge

What is the address?

The conference is being held at Convene, 155 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 3YD

Travel

We completely understand that the strike may affect your travel plans. Due to the costs already committed for the venue and arrangements, Alzheimer’s Society is unable to cancel or postpone the event. We truly hope those who are able to join us in person will do so, as this is an important opportunity to address health inequalities in dementia.

We strongly recommend checking the latest updates and service information on the Transport for London website:

tfl.gov.uk/campaign/strikes, and planning your journey in advance to avoid any disruption.

Who will be attending?

We will be inviting researchers, policy makers, local government and authorities, professional bodies, health and social care professionals, community and involvement groups and people with an association to dementia.

Is the conference available online/virtually?

Yes, early bird registration for attending the conference in person and virtually will open in the Spring, April 2025. Please ensure you have registered your interest to be notified when registration has opened.

What is the difference between an in person vs online attendance? 

In person attendees will receive lunch, post reception drinks and visits to our exhibition stands. 

Online attendees will be able to view and interact with the main plenary sessions, and connect with our exhibitors on our conference app.

When does the early bird rate apply?

There is a discount for those registering from Tuesday 1 April up to and including Wednesday 30 April.  

Do you offer discounts for group bookings?

10 per cent discount for 3-4 people.
15 per cent discount for 5 people and above.
The discount will be automatically applied to your booking.

Do you offer student discounts?

Students receive a reduced rate if they are in full-time education. Students will be required to show a valid student card on arrival at the conference. 

Why are you charging people with dementia and carers?

At Alzheimer’s Society Annual Conference 2025 we will charge people affected by dementia a reduced registration fee of £70. Charging for people affected by dementia (PABD) is in line with key dementia conferences (ADI, Dementia Congress). The conference aims to influence key members of the health and social care and local and national government. The registration fee is designed to dissuade members of the general public not in the target audience from attending, in order to maintain achievement of these aims.

We have assigned the reduced fee of £70 to PABD as this will cover the basic costs associated with a delegate attending the conference. This is primarily the per person cost Alzheimer’s Society is liable to cover for each delegate.  Our Annual Conference takes place in London to ensure we can welcome members of national government and is such is a costly endeavour for the Society. We are required therefore to ensure we recoup costs in every way possible. Other income sources include sponsorship of the event, exhibition fees and ticket sales.

People with dementia will be able to bring a carer to the conference at no additional cost.

Which sector do I fall into?

Voluntary / Public sector – Third sector, charities, not-for-profits, small medium Enterprises, Community Interest Companies, NHS, Local Government, Central Government, Universities, Councils and other Public Sector Organisations

Private sector – Commercial and profit-making organisations.

Speaker Only – Please only select this option if you are confirmed to speak at the conference.

How do I pay for my place at the conference?

When placing your booking you can either pay by credit or debit card (Visa and MasterCard only) via the booking system.

Can I pay by invoice?

We can't now accept any new invoice requests.

Can I pay by cheque?

This option is not available.

How and when do I receive my confirmation once I have registered?

You will receive an email confirmation once you have completed your registration. You will not be able to attend the conference unless payment is made.

Is there a deadline for payment?

Yes, the deadline for BACS transfer and invoice payments is 14 days before the conference date Thursday 28 August. 

Cancellation/Refunds

Cancellations received up to and including 11 August – full refund of registration fee

Cancellations received between 12 August – 25 August - 50% refund of registration fee

Cancellations received after 25 August will not receive a refund.

Please note if you paid for the conference via our invoicing process, you will receive a refund of the registration fee as above, minus the administration fee of £20.