You can watch live coverage of the G8 dementia summit on the homepage of the Dementia Challenge site on 11 December and follow #G8dementia on Twitter as shown in the panel opposite.

The event will be facilitated by Vivienne Parry, science writer and broadcaster.

Speakers include:

• Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health
• Peter Dunlop, who is living with dementia
• Dr Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO)
• Yves Leterme, Deputy Secretary General, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

G8 Ministers and the European Commission will deliver prepared statements as part of the opening session.

The topics for discussion during the day include:

• improving life and care for people affected by dementia and their carers
• preventing and delaying dementia
• social adaptation to global ageing and dementia

The press conference will take place at 3pm.