International Dementia Conference 2026

4-5 June 2026 | Hilton, Sydney

Join your passionate and dedicated peers from across health and aged care, experts from around the globe and those with lived experience of dementia in Sydney on 4-5 June 2026 to listen, connect and transform care for people living with dementia – because that’s the whole point of everything we do.

• Hear from plenary and concurrent speakers who are the innovators, the boundary pushers, and the people dealing day by day with the realities of dementia.
• Make connections and build networks in-person at the Hilton, Sydney.
• Find out about the latest products and services at our interactive exhibits and stalls.
  
  

Please Note: Prior to registering, please ensure you have looked at our concurrent speaker options and have your selections ready as you will need this to complete your booking.

To begin, please indicate the number of people you are registering.

• If you register for a group, you will be the group contact. You will be required to make one joint payment by credit card to complete your registration. If this presents any difficulties, please contact the conference team to discuss a group invoice on conference@dementia.com.au. 
• If you are registering on behalf of someone else and wish to be included on all conference communications, please also include your address to the ‘Additional email address’ field on the next page
• There is no option to pay by invoice for individual registrations. You’ll be required to pay by credit card to complete your registration.

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Tuesday, 2 June 2026 12:30 - 15:30

Registration begins at 12:30pm at the Hilton for 1:00pm departure on Tuesday 2 June. Tour will commence at 1:45pm at HammondCare Darlinghurst and conclude at 3:00pm. returning to the Hilton by 3:30pm.

Experience Hammondcare’s small household model of care. Hosted by Hammond Innovations, this tour will take you to an operational cottage at our Darlinghurst site. The tour will include:

• A presentation covering why design matters, what makes a homelike model work and principles of dementia design.
• A tour of the grounds, communal amenities and the cottage.
• Q & A session.
• Transport to and from the Hilton Sydney plus afternoon tea is provided.

Wednesday, 3 June 2026 8:30 - 12:30

Registration begins at 8:30am at the Hilton for 9:00am departure. Tour will commence at 10:00am at HammondCare Wahroonga and conclude at 11:30am, returning to the Hilton by 12.30pm.

Experience Hammondcare’s small household model of care. Hosted by our Hammond Innovations, this tour will take you to an operational cottage at our Wahroonga site. The tour will include:

• A presentation covering why design matters, what makes a homelike model work and principles of dementia design.
• A tour of the grounds, communal amenities and the cottage.
• Q & A session.
• Transport to and from the Hilton Sydney plus morning tea is provided.

Wednesday, 3 June 2026 13:30 - 16:30

Location: Hilton Sydney
Registration opens from 1pm for 1.30pm start, afternoon tea will be provided.

Join us on Wednesday 3 June for an exclusive masterclass with Dr Kathryn Mannix and Dr Allen Power, where these highly regarded dementia and palliative care advocates will expand on their thinking for a limited number of lucky delegates.

Thursday, 4 June 2026

A highlight of #IDC2026 will be an evening networking event for all delegates, which includes an exclusive screening of the award-winning Dutch documentary Human Forever. Dementia activist Teun Toebes and filmmaker Jonathan de Jong will be on hand to answer questions after the screening. Their book, The Housemates, told of Teun’s three years living in what the Dutch call a ‘closed dementia ward’. Human Forever followed, exploring global attitudes to people living with dementia and their care. Teun will also speak at a plenary session and contribute to the panel discussion on diversity.

Networking

Location: Exhibition Area, Levels 3 & 4
Time: 5:00pm – 6:00pm

Documentary screening

Thursday, 4 June 2026 13:25 - 14:55

Please select the concurrent session you wish to attend. Spaces are limited per session.

Friday, 5 June 2026 13:35 - 15:05

Please select the concurrent session you wish to attend. Spaces are limited per session.

Thank you for registering for the International Dementia Conference 2026.

A confirmation email and tax receipt/invoice will be sent to you shortly.

If you need any assistance please contact the Conference Team at conference@dementia.com.au