Dementia 2020 2019 Speakers

Jeremy Hughes CBE
Chief Executive
Alzheimer`s Society

Jeremy Hughes joined Alzheimer’s Society in November 2010. He is leading the charity in its five year strategy, ‘Delivering on Dementia 2012-17’, managing an annual budget in excess of £90m. Jeremy co-chairs the Dementia Friendly Communities Champions Group with top broadcaster Angela Rippon for the UK Prime Minister, ...

Dr Martin Vernon
National Clinical Director for Older People
NHS England

Martin qualified in 1988 in Manchester. Following training in the North West he moved to East London to train in Geriatric Medicine where he also acquired an MA in Medical Ethics and Law from King’s College. He returned to Manchester in 1999 to take up post as Consultant Geriatrician building community geriatrics services in South ...

Martin Rossor
National Director for Dementia Research
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)

Professor Rossor graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge and Kings College Hospital Medical School London. He trained in Neurology at the National Hospital, Queen Square and undertook research into the neurochemistry of degenerative disease at the MRC neurochemical pharmacology unit in Cambridge. He is the NIHR National Director ...

James Cross
National Dementia Lead
Skills for Care

James has spent the past 15 years working in a variety of management roles across health and social care. Since 2011, James has been working as Head of Area and as National Dementia Lead for Skills for Care. James has also undertaken a secondment at the Department of Health in the dementia policy team during this time. James has ...

Stian Lavik
Director
Motitech AS

Stian Lavik is Director of International Markets in Motitech and Director of Motitech UK Ltd. He has been working building the growing Motitview-community of physically active seniors in care homes and adult day care centres in the Nordic countries and is now spreading the good word and concept in the UK.

Professor Louise Robinson
Champion for Dementia
Royal College of General Practitioners

Louise Robinson is Professor of Primary Care and Ageing, Newcastle University, an academic GP and Director of the Newcastle University Institute of Ageing. Louise's research programme is focused on Primary Care of those with dementia including early intervention, end of life care and the role of assistive technologies. Currently Louise is the ...

Professor Wendy Burn
President
Royal College of Psychiatrists

Wendy was elected President of the College in 2017. She holds this role until 2020 and leads the RCPsych on behalf of its members and associates. Professor Wendy Burn became a consultant old age psychiatrist in Leeds in 1990 and now works part time in a community post. Her main clinical interest is dementia. She has held a ...

Alison Murray
Head of Inspection & Dementia Lead
Care Quality Commission

Alison is a registered nurse, with many years’ experience in both the NHS and private sector. She has specialist qualifications in the care of older people, and spent a number of years managing large nursing homes. Alison has worked in regulation since 2002. She worked with Bradford University to devise the Short Observational Framework for ...

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Home Instead Senior Care UK

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PPP Taking Care

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The ExtraCare Charitable Trust

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Person Living with Dementia
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Home Group

Jari Ekblad
Chief Operating Officer
MariCare Oy

Jari Ekblad has been leading and developing global businesses all his career. Currently he is responsible for an innovative Finnish Elderly Care company MariCare Oy, which provides Smart Floor and Activity Sensing solutions. A forward thinking spokesperson for wellbeing care technology for senior citizens in the private and public sector.

James Puttick
Managing Director
Direct Healthcare Solutions

James Puttick established Direct Healthcare Solutions Ltd in 2010, the company being formed to supply, install and maintain a range of healthcare equipment to both the public and private healthcare sectors. As Managing Director James takes an active role in the growth and direction of the business and has seen the company establish itself as a ...

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