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Monday, June 3 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Welcome and Keynote Presentation

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This session will begin with a Welcome, including the following speeches:
  • Welcome Address by Professor Sharon Naismith
  • Welcome to Country and Digeridoo performance by Traditional Custodian from Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre
  • Opening Address by the Hon Shannon Fentiman MP, Minister for Health, Mental Health and Ambulance Services and Minister for Women
  • Person Living with Dementia Address by Mr William (Bill) Yeates
  • Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation by Mr Graeme Samuel AC
This will then be followed by Keynote Presentation 'Framework for best practices and institutional readiness in the advent of anti-amyloid therapy for early AD in Asia'
Presented by: Dr Christopher Chen
Chair
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Professor Sharon Naismith

Professor Sharon Naismith, a Clinical Neuropsychologist at the University of Sydney, is a distinguished leader in dementia research. She headed the NHMRC-funded CogSleep centre of research excellence, focusing on optimising sleep in aging and neurodegeneration. Within the Australian... Read More →

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Mr William (Bill) Yeates

After graduating from Pharmacy, Bill entered the field of education where he was a school administer and has taught senior Physics and Chemistry for over 35 years. In August 2019, at the age of 59, he was diagnosed with Younger Onset Alzheimer's Disease. Bill has a keen interest... Read More →
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Professor Graeme Samuel AC

Professor Graeme Samuel AC is a Professor in Monash University’s Business School. He is also Chair of Australian Dementia Network Ltd (ADNet), Chair of Dementia Australia Research Foundation, Co-Chair of the National Network of Comprehensive Dementia Centres Steering Group, Chair... Read More →
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Dr Christopher Chen

Dr Chen is a Senior Clinician-Scientist at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, supported by a Singapore Translational Research Investigator Award from the National Medical Research Council of Singapore. He trained at Cambridge, Oxford and the Institute... Read More →

Monday June 3, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm AEST
1. Main Ballroom
  Keynote Presentation, Framework for best practices and institutional readiness in the advent of anti-amyloid therapy for early AD in Asia