George Vradenburg

Chairman and Co-Founder, UsAgainstAlzheimer's

George Vradenburg is Chairman of UsAgainstAlzheimer’s, which he co-founded in October 2010 with his late wife, Trish (1946-2017). He was named by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to serve as a founding member of the Advisory Council on Research, Care, and Services established by the National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA Council) and has testified before Congress about the global Alzheimer’s pandemic. Under his leadership, UsAgainstAlzheimer's co-convenes both the Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer's Disease (LEAD) Coalition and the Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer's Disease. In 2021, again under his leadership, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s launched a Swiss and U.S.-based global initiative to prevent Alzheimer’s called the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative, where Mr. Vradenburg serves as Founding Chairman. He is also a founding member of the World Dementia Council. He has long been a dedicated member of Washington's civic and philanthropic community, serving as Chairman of the Phillips Collection for 13 years. Mr. Vradenburg is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Economic Club of Washington. He has served in senior executive and legal positions at CBS, FOX, and AOL/Time Warner.

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This Speaker's Sessions

KICKOFF
Wednesday Oct. 18
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1:00-1:25 PM
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Day 2 Kickoff

Learn how one action-oriented family is making an impact on preventing Alzheimer’s. David Dolby, of the Dolby Foundation and Dolby Investments, shares his insights on advancements in the field and how families experiencing the disease can be the moral force of change.

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FIRESIDE CHAT
Wednesday Oct. 18
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3:30-3:45 PM
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Fireside Chat with Senator Shelley Moore Capito and George Vradenburg

We talk with a distinguished champion of the Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act about its progress and ramifications. Hear what Sen. Capito thinks needs to happen from a government perspective to equip providers with the tools they need to accurately detect and diagnose Alzheimer’s at its earliest stages.

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Tuesday Oct. 17
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1:15–1:30 PM ET
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Welcome and State of the Movement – George Vradenburg

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Fireside Chat
Thursday Oct. 13
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3:15–3:45 PM
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Fireside Chat with U.S. Senator Susan Collins and George Vradenburg

As we mark the 10th anniversary of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s disease with the passage of the National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA), we reflect on what’s been accomplished: increased funding for research, care, and services; improved cross-government coordination; and global adoption of the goal of stopping the disease by 2025. Even more important, we discuss what NAPA can accomplish in the next decade.

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