The World Dementia Council is holding a high-level virtual roundtable focused on advancing dementia research and clinical trials in Latin America and the Caribbean on 21 November 2024. It is the first of three virtual roundtable focused on dementia public policy in Latin America and the Caribbean ahead of a high-level summit, hosted by the World Dementia Council in South America in May 2025. 

Treatments mark a fundamental change for the field and overtime the experience and care of people with dementia. Even if the impact of treatments is limited and, at the moment, is available in only a few countries, this signals the direction of travel for the field. The Council will explore the impact of treatments through a series of global dialogues for international experts beginning with a dialogue on lessons from treatments on 23 January 2025. 

The 2025 Summit takes place in London on 25 March 2025. The Summit will have parallel strands on disrupting the science: accelerating innovation in prevention, diagnosis and treatments, and a second stand on disrupting the system: building the future health system. The meeting brings together policymakers, academics, industry and avocates and will focus on how to accelerate innovation and deliver change.