By 2025 over 1 million people in the UK will be diagnosed with dementia. Recent research found that dementia tops the list of conditions that people over 55 fear in later life. How will we deal with this growing number and how can lives be improved?

Speakers

June Andrews, Director, Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling
Clive Ballard, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King's College London
Susie Hewer, Champion and carer, Alzheimer’s Research Trust
Fiona Phillips, TV broadcaster and journalist

This event is free.

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This event is part of a series exploring ageing. Other events are:

• Why Do You Want to Live For Ever? (21 January)
• Ageing Matters (11 February)
• Balloon Debate (18 February)