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

Wednesday Oct. 12
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1:00–1:15 PM
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State of the Movement – George Vradenburg

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Fireside Chat
Wednesday Oct. 12
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4:15–4:45 PM
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Fireside Chat with U.S. Representative Anna G. Eshoo and George Vradenburg

The creation of the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, or ARPA-H, is a huge victory in the fight against Alzheimer’s and other diseases affecting millions of people nationwide. We ask one of its champions what needs to happen from a legislative and regulatory perspective to ensure the agency hits the ground running in 2023 and to maximize its potential to achieve a breakthrough in ending Alzheimer’s.

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Wednesday Oct. 13
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1:00-1:30 pm
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State of the Movement – George Vradenburg

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Wednesday Oct. 21
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4:45 PM
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Chairman's Closing Remarks

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