VISIT ABU DHABI
Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
18 – 20 April 2025
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DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 1
Friday, April 18, 2025
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
On-site Registration
04:00 PM - 04:15 PM
Welcome Remarks
H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan
Minister of Tolerance
04:15 PM - 04:30 PM
Conference Welcome by Organizing Committee
Prof. Marwan Sabbagh
Prof. Abdu Adem
Dr. Hanan Sheikh Ibrahim
Prof. Robert P. Friedland
Prof. Suhail Alrukn
SESSION 1
BREAKING SCIENCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY
MODERATORS
Prof. Abdu Adem
Prof. Robert P. Friedland
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Plenary: Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease
Prof. Jose Luchsinger
05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
AGEs-RAGE signaling: a potential unifying mechanism linking diabetes and neurodegeneration?
Prof. Abdu Adem
05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Autophagy modulators in clinical studies
Dr. Per J. Nilsson
06:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Coffee Break
06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Harnessing the Power of Big Data to Understand Neurodegenerative Disease
Dr. Brad A. Racette
07:00 PM - 07:30 PM
The role of bacterial amyloid in neurodegeneration
Prof. Robert P. Friedland
07:30 PM - 07:45 PM
Panel Discussion
07:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Gala Dinner (Committee and Speakers)
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DAY 2
Saturday, April 19, 2025
08:00 AM - 08:45 AM
On-site Registration
08:45 AM - 09:00 AM
Welcome Remarks
SESSION 2
BIOMARKERS AND NEUROIMAGING
MODERATORS
Dr. Hanan Sheikh Ibrahim
Dr. Andrew Stephens
09:00 AM - 09:20 AM
Imaging on Dementia
Dr. Mohammad Asif Dogar
09:20 AM - 09:40 AM
PET Neuroimaging for Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitive Impairment
Dr. Andrew Stephens
09:40 AM - 10:00 AM
PETCT Metabolic Imaging In NeuroDegenerative Disorders
Dr. Hidayath Ali Ansari
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
Dr. Michael Weiner
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
MRI Neuroimaging in Healthy and Pathological Aging
Prof. Mohamed Lamine Seghier
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
Coffee Break
MODERATORS
Dr. Hanan Sheikh Ibrahim
Dr. Laila AbdelWareth
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Early Detection of Alzheimer disease using MoCA and also pre-screening with the newly validated self-administered XpressO
Dr. Ziad Nasreddine
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
The Female Brain Code: Sex-Specific Diagnostics, AI Biomarkers, and Personalized Strategies for Dementia Prevention & Management
Novel Blood Biomarkers for the Diagnosis and early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease
Dr. Hanan Sheikh Ibrahim
Dr. Laila AbdelWareth
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
The evidence for blood-based biomarkers in dementia - p tau 217 and beyond
Dr. Hans Frykman
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Panel Discussion
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
LUNCH BREAK
SESSION 3
THERAPEUTICS
MODERATORS
Prof. Marwan Sabbagh
Dr. Haythum Tayeb
01:00 PM - 01:20 PM
Emerging Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease
Prof. Marwan Sabbagh
01:20 PM - 01:40 PM
Walking the line in BPSD management
Dr. Waleed Fawzi
01:40 PM - 02:00 PM
The Aging Brain – premature senescence and cognition
Dr. Sharoukh Hashmi
02:00 PM - 02:20 PM
Frontotemporal dementia update
Dr. Taim A. Muayqil
02:20 PM - 02:40 PM
challenging cases in antiamyloid therapy
Dr. Haythum Tayeb
02:40 PM - 03:10 PM
Changing the Trajectory: A New Era in Alzheimer’s Disease Care
Dr. Emer Mcsweeeney
03:10 PM - 03:40 PM
Lecanemab - from biology to real world experience in Alzheimer’s disease
Prof. Marwan Sabbagh
03:40 PM - 03:50 PM
Coffee Break
SESSION 4
Dementia and Genetics
MODERATORS
Dr. Nasir Alzbeidi
Dr. Hamed Al Sinawi
03:50 PM - 04:10 PM
Dementia, and genetics
Dr. Walid Alkeridy
04:10 PM - 04:30 PM
Ethical dilemmas in dementia care
Dr. Hamed Al Sinawi
04:30 PM - 04:50 PM
Dementia and Lifestyle
Dr. Fatema Abdulla
04:50 PM - 05:10 PM
Beyond Memory Loss: Managing Behavioral Variant Alzheimer’s Disease with Evidence-Based Strategies
Dr. Nasir Alzbeidi
05:10 PM - 05:20 PM
Panel Discussion
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DAY 3
Sunday, April 20, 2025
08:00 AM - 08:25 AM
On-site Registration
08:25 AM - 08:30 AM
Welcome Remarks
08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Oral Blarcamesine Novel Mechanism for Alzheimer Disease: Autophagy Restoration through Upstream SIGMAR1 Activation Clinical Efficacy Phase IIb/III Trial
Prof. Marwan Sabbagh
SESSION 5
OTHER DEMENTIAS
MODERATORS
Dr. Samer Ellahham
dr.
09:00 AM - 09:20 AM
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Advancing Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis and Care
Dr. Samer Ellahham
09:20 AM - 09:40 AM
Artificial Intelligence in Alzheimer’s Research: From Data to Diagnosis Using Medical Records, Imaging, and Genetic Data
Prof. Aamna Mohammed Al Shehhi
09:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Cognitive Profile in Parkinson’s Disease Dementia Patients with Low versus Normal Cerebrospinal Fluid Amyloid Beta
Prof. Zeynep Tüfekçioğlu
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Post-Stroke Dementia
Prof. Raj Kalaria
10:20 AM - 10:30 AM
Panel Discussion
10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
Coffee Break
SESSION 6
Regional Needs and Challenges
MODERATORS
Prof. Suhail Alrukn
Dr. Mohamed Alhattou
10:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Open Session with Panel: A Needs Assessment for AD Management, Treatment and Research in the ME
(round table discussion on regional needs)
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
Early Onset Dementia
Dr. Riadh Gouider
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
Neuroplasticity and role of cognitive occupational rehab
Ms. Ayah Jammali
12:40 PM - 01:00 PM
Cognitive disorders in Saudi Arabia: A pathway from Primary to Tertiary Care
Dr. Roaa Khllaf
01:00 PM - 01:10 PM
Panel Discussion
01:10 PM - 01:15 PM
Closing Remarks
01:15 PM - ONWARDS
Lunch
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