A BETTER WORLD FOR THOSE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA

by accelerating the pace of change in dementia care, cure and awareness.

WHAT WE DO

We are millennials from clinical, academic, care, advocacy and commercial backgrounds who have united to improve the lives of people with dementia across the globe.

SUPPORTING THE WORLD DEMENTIA COUNCIL

We support the work of the World Dementia Council as an associate member, contributing one young leader to each of their five Global Teams. Find out more here.

WYLD WORKSHOPS

We convene regular workshops alongside international dementia conferences to brainstorm dementia solutions across the spectrum of research, care and advocacy. Find out more here.

PARTNERSHIPS WITH DEMENTIA ORGANISATIONS

We work in partnership with existing dementia organisations to contribute novel perspectives and broaden the global reach of their projects.

DELIVER COMMISSIONED PROJECTS

We deliver commissioned projects that draw on our unique network of global connections and communication channels.

NETWORK MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

We are developing a membership directory of emerging young leaders in dementia across the world to facilitate new collaborations, both within and outside of the network.

OUR CORE ACTIVITIES

Find out what WYLD does and what we stand for. Download our translated Core Activities document here.

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Interested in using the translated core document to help lead and grow the World Young Leaders in Dementia (WYLD) Network in your local community? Reach out to find out how you can get involved here.

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Members represent the network with Publications and Presentations.

Florentina Morello-Garcia, Nicolas Corvalan, Jorge Llibre-Guerra, Micaela Arruabarrena, María Florencia Clarens, Greta Keller, Loana De Los Santos, Maria Eugenia Martin, Cristiano Schaffer Aguzzoli, Ricardo Allegri, Livia Amaral, Carolina Ardohain Cristalli, Bruna Bellaver, Merci Ngozi Best, Madeleine Bloomquist, Kevin Chen, Neha Dubey, Cynthia Felix, Diego Fernandez Slezak, Igor Camargo Fontana, Indira Garcia-Cordero, Micaela Anahi Hernandez, Ozama Ismail, Florence Johnson, Arshia Khan, Suelyn Koerich, Maria Celeste Lopez Moreno, Pamela Lukasewicz Ferreira, Nahuel Magrath Guimet, Markley Oliveira Junior, Tharick A. Pascoal, Guilherme Povala, Andreia Rocha, Matheus Scarpatto Rodrigues, Marina Scop Medeiros, Emma Patrice Ruppert, Kaitlin Seibert, Claire Sexton, Carolina Soares, Ezequiel Surace, Hannah Wilks, Eduardo Zimmer, Lucia Crivelli.(2025). Capacity building in dementia research: insights from the World Young Leaders in Dementia. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 21(12), e70667. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.70667

Morello-García, F. (2025). Understanding the challenges faced by dementia researchers: Findings from a global survey on capacity building. Poster presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2025, Toronto, Canada, July 2025. This work, representing World Young Leaders in Dementia (WYLD), received the Health Policy PIA 2025 Postdoctoral Best Poster Award, recognizing its contribution to strengthening global capacity in dementia research. Co-authors include Tharick Pascoal, Eduardo Zimmer, and Kaitlin Seibert.

Churchyard, R. (2016). World Young Leaders in Dementia: Activities and Goals & Toronto Seniors Strategy: Age-Friendly Policy. Presentation at the 3rd Alzheimer’s Disease International African Regional Conference. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria, September, 2016

Walton, Booi, Newman and Hu (2016) A Review of Global Dementia Friendly Symbols. Report published by World Young Leaders in Dementia, May 2016.

Newman, K., & Booi, L. (2015). Critical reflections from the millennials on the global action against dementia legacy events. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 16(3), 177–182.

Booi, L., Hu, W., L., Kano, M., Leist, A., Newman, K., Ziberna, L. (2015) Global Young Leader Recommendations, presentation to World Dementia Council at the first WHO Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, July 2015.

PROJECTS

WYLD members work together on projects that support our mission.

Explore some of our current projects below.

If you have a project that you would like WYLD to support or an idea for us to consider, please contact us at info@wyldementia.org

WYLD WORKSHOPS

WYLD convene regular workshops alongside international dementia conferences to brainstorm dementia solutions across the spectrum of research, care and advocacy.