HYBRID CONFERENCE
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
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
Epidemiology methods to survey AD
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
09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Early Detection of Alzheimer disease using MoCA and also pre-screening with the newly validated self-administered XpressO
Dr. Ziad Nasreddine
09:30 AM - 09:50 AM
Pioneering blood- based biomarkers in UAE’s Clinical Care Pathway
Dr. Hanan Sheikh Ibrahim
09:50 AM - 10:10 AM
PET Neuroimaging for Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitive Impairment
Dr. Andrew Stephens
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Imaging on Dementia
Dr. Mohammad Asif Dogar
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
TBD
Prof. Mohamed Lamine Seghier
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
PETCT Metabolic Imaging In NeuroDegenerative Disorders
Dr. Hidayath Ali Ansari
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Panel Discussion
11:45 AM - 12:15 pM
Coffee Break
SESSION 3
THERAPEUTICS
12:15 PM - 12:35 PM
New treatments for AD including monoclonal antibodies
Prof. Marwan Sabbagh
12:35 PM - 12:55 PM
TBD
Dr. Waleed Fawzi
12:55 PM - 01:15 PM
The Aging Brain – premature senescence and cognition
Dr. Sharoukh Hashmi
01:15 PM - 01:35 PM
TBD
Dr. Taim A. Muayqil
01:35 PM - 01:55 PM
Pharmacology vitamins nutrition in dementia
Dr. Essa Mohamed
01:55 PM - 02:10 PM
Panel Discussion
02:10 PM - 03:10 PM
Lunch Break
SESSION 4
Dementia and Genetics
03:10 PM - 03:30 PM
Dementia, and genetics
Dr. Walid Alkeridy
03:30 PM - 03:50 PM
Cognitive disorders in Saudi Arabia: A pathway from Primary to Tertiary Care
Dr. Roaa Khllaf
03:50 PM - 04:10 PM
Challenging cases in antiamyloid therapy
Dr. Haitham Al Tayyeb
04:10 PM - 04:30 PM
Dementia and Lifestyle
Dr. Fatema Abdulla
04:30 PM - 04:50 PM
TBD
Dr. Nasir Alzbeidi
04:50 PM - 05:05 PM
Panel Discussion
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DAY 3
Sunday, April 20, 2025
08:00 AM - 08:45 AM
On-site Registration
08:45 AM - 09:00 AM
Welcome Remarks
SESSION 5
OTHER DEMENTIAS
09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Advancing Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis and Care
Dr. Samer Ellahham
09:50 AM - 10:10 AM
TBD
Prof. Zeynep Tüfekçioğlu
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Post-Stroke Dementia
Prof. Raj Kalaria
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Panel Discussion
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Coffee Break
SESSION 6
Regional Needs and Challenges
11:15 PM - 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 AM - 12:20 PM
Early Onset Dementia
Dr. Riadh Gouider
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM
Neuroplasticity and role of cognitive occupational rehab
Ms. Ayah Jammali
12:50 PM - 01:10 PM
Geropsychiatric care of dementia in the UAE
Dr. Abdulmajeed Al Zubaidi
01:10 PM - 01:30 PM
Ethical dilemmas in dementia care
Dr. Hamed Al Sinawi
01:30 PM - 01:50 PM
Neurology in UAE with a focus on cognitive disorders
Prof. Suhail Alrukn
01:50 PM - 02:05 PM
Panel Discussion
02:05 PM - 02:15 PM
Closing Remarks
02:15 PM - ONWARDS
Lunch
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