Program

Greet fellow participants over coffee while completing registration and exploring early networking opportunities.

Speaker: Prof. Bogdan Draganski, board member of the Swiss Network for Dementia Research

Chair: Prof. Andreas Papassotiropoulos, University of Basel

Body fluid biomarkers in the era of treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Prof. Charlotte Teunissen, Amsterdam University Medical Center

Stage 2 of Alzheimer's disease: Evidence and relevance

Prof. Frank Jessen, University of Cologne

Lecanemab in clinical practice: Lessons from the U.S. experience

Dr. Gil Rabinovici, University of California

New horizons in Alzheimer's therapy - opportunities and challenges

• Prof. Charlotte Teunissen, Amsterdam University Medical Centres
• Prof. Frank Jessen, University of Cologne
• Dr. Gil Rabinovici, University of California, San Francisco
• Dr. Anke Post, AC Immune
• Dr. Stefanie Becker, Alzheimer Schweiz
• Dr. Tatjana Meyer-Heim, Swiss Memory Clinics representative

Enjoy an evening of networking over drinks while exploring posters showcasing innovative projects.

Interested in presenting your work? Submit your abstract

here.

Live music with

Blues Explosion
The band combines elements of blues, rock and soul to create an engaging music performance – an ideal way to relax and connect with fellow participants in an informal setting.

Start with a cup of coffee and casual networking.

Chair: Prof. Gilles Allali, Leenaards Memory Center, CHUV

Early Cellular and Circuit-Level Vulnerabilities in Alzheimer’s Disease

Prof. Marc Aurel Busche, University of Basel and Universitäre Altersmedizin Felix Platter

This dynamic session spotlights concise and impactful presentations, with each speaker delivering their key insights in just a few minutes. Nine speakers will present back-to-back, covering a range of innovative topics.

Interested in presenting your work? Submit your abstract

here.

Connect with fellow attendees over a coffee.

The parallel sessions feature two expert speakers presenting different perspectives on a shared topic. An interactive discussion, led by the session chair, follows the presentations, encouraging audience engagement and interdisciplinary knowledge exchange.

Public Health Perspectives of Dementia

Chair: Prof. Emiliano Albanese, WHO Collaborating Center, University of Geneva and Università della Svizzera italiana

Public policy, cognitive health and dementia: Insights from natural experiments

Prof. Mauricio Avendano, University of Lausanne

Early detection, brain health and ground-state prevention: Ethical and conceptual challenges for cognitive public health

Dr. Alessandro Blasimme, ETH Zurich

Care aspects of dementia

Chair: Prof. Stefan Klöppel, University of Bern

Requirements for implementing physical activation approaches for people with dementia in care homes to maintain their everyday abilities

Prof. Steffen Heinrich, Ostschweizer Fachhochschule

Care for people with dementia in Swiss nursing homes: Legal and financial framework and the diversity of practices
Dr. Christina Zweifel, CURAVIVA

AI & Data Analytics in Dementia

Chair: Prof. Michael Krauthammer, University of Zurich

Capturing cognitive deficits through language analysis

Prof. Philipp Homan, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich

AI-based voice assistants for early dementia

Dr. Rasita Vinay, University of Zurich

Blood-based biomarkers - Session organized by the

Swiss Memory Clinics

Chair: Prof. Julius Popp, University of Zurich

Monitoring neurodegeneration through brain-derived extracellular vesicles in biofluids

Prof. Paolo Arosio, ETH Zurich

Blood based biomarkers: the HbA1c of dementia diagnosis?
Dr. Ansgar Felbecker, Inselspital Bern, Neurologische Praxis St. Gallen

Connect with fellow attendees at lunch.

Chair: Dr. Lucie Bréchet, University of Geneva

Unconscious episodic memory despite severe memory impairment?

Prof. Katharina Henke, University of Bern

Memory traces on the chromatin

Prof. Johannes Gräff, EPFL

Forgetting as a form of learning

Dr. Tomas Ryan, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

This dynamic session spotlights concise and impactful presentations, with each speaker delivering their key insights in just a few minutes. Six speakers will present back-to-back, covering a range of innovative topics.

Interested in presenting your work? Submit your abstract

here.

Connect with fellow attendees over a coffee.

The workshop sessions offer an interactive, hands-on learning experience, allowing participants to engage with each other and explore specific topics in depth. By focusing on interdisciplinary themes, these workshops bring together diverse perspectives from various disciplines, fostering valuable cross-disciplinary exchange.

Producing Useful Evidence – Translation methodology for implementation

Prof. Marina Boccardi, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland

Developing patient centered and ethical dementia research

Dr. Kelly Ormond, ETH Zurich

Success Factors for Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Dementia Research

Dr. Kevin Richetin, Leenaards Memory Center and Center of Psychiatric Neurosciences, CHUV

A case study in translation: from research data to a start-up for a new dementia therapy

• Dr. Tracy Laabs, Wyss Center
• Prof. Andrea Volterra, Wyss Center

Speaker: Prof. Andreas Lüthi, president of the Swiss Network for Dementia Research