It’s that time of year for the University of Plymouth Dementia Conference 2025, hosted at Home Park on Friday 11th April.
This in person and online event, aims to showcase the work of dementia awareness, dementia care research and the future of AI in the world of dementia support regionally, nationally, and internationally. As well as exploring and developing fresh perspectives about groundbreaking solutions that help overcome the challenges faced by people living with dementia and carers every day of their lives.
This year, we have in person keynote speakers from all around the globe, including China, Japan, Europe, Gibraltar, Belgium, Ukraine, Wales, and AI specialists talking about 12 innovative initiatives with multiple opportunities to networks and share insights.
Event lead, Ian Sherriff BEM – Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia at the University of Plymouth and supported by NIHR PenARC said:
“We’re making strides in dementia care and policy change globally, but there’s so much more to do. The conference gives a snapshot of the amazing things taking place worldwide, and I hope we can learn from each other to effect change in our respective areas.”
Additionally, this event is to be chaired by Angela Rippon CBE and David Fitzgerald, and promises to be both informative and engaging, regardless of how you choose to join, online or in-person.
Some of this year’s highlights include:
- The visit of Dr ZENG Wen from the Health Bureau of the Government of Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (Developing dementia friendly community in Macao SAR China)
- The visit of President TANG Tao, Dean FANG Haiyun and Professor HUANG Huiting from the Guangzhou Nanfang University China (Rural dementia in China)
- Masahiko Yamamoto (Rural dementia in Japan)
- Irina Shevchenko, Founder and Director of “Nezabutni” charitable foundation, Kyiv
- Olivier Constant, Flemish Alzheimer’s Association, Belgium
- Karen Truman, Dementia lead from Gibraltar, plus dementia experts from Wales and England
- Bringing the conference into the world of AI, Plymouth Science Park’s ‘Health Technology & Innovation Hub’ will demonstrate how they are able to exploit technology to bring the modern, digital world back into the hands of clinicians, researchers, communities and students’ discernible models that are no longer generic, but instead, patient specific. Running parallel with this, a team from the University will be demonstrating how the exciting world of AI can support people living with dementia and their families.
Secure yourself a free ticket to the event and find out more.
For those attending in-person, lunch and refreshments will be provided.