DementiaHack Toronto 2015

47 million people live with dementia worldwide – 750,000 in Canada alone – with global numbers expected to reach 75 million by 2030. Much effort goes towards the search for a cure that may be decades away, but millions today face overwhelming, heartbreaking challenges daily. The point of DementiaHack is to create products that improve lives today. DementiaHack Toronto 2015 is presented by Facebook; supported by the UK government, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care; hosted at George Brown College's Waterfront Campus; and produced by HackerNest.   ******** EPIC SPONSORS Platinum Challenge Set ChampionsAirbnb & AIMIAGold Industry ChampionsTelus, Gluskin Sheff, Scout Logistics, Goodmans, Effort Trust, Canadian Centre for Aging & Brain Health Innovation, RBC, Sid Lee, Ontario Brain Institute, & Association of Directors of Adult Social Services Media PartnersNational Post & St Joseph CommunicationsSpecial ThanksAlzheimer Society of Canada, Alzheimer Society of Ontario, Alzheimer Society of Toronto, Alzheimer's Society UK, Baycrest, Heart & Stroke Foundation, University of Waterloo Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program, Mount Sinai Hospital, OMERS Ventures, University of Toronto Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, UK Science & Innovation Network, Purple Elephant, & Mavencare   ********  FINALS JUDGES John Biggs - TechCrunch East Coast Editor Jordan Banks - Facebook Canada Managing Director Aaron Zifkin - Airbnb Country Manager - Canada Dr. Zahra Moussavi - University of Manitoba Director, Biomedical Engineering John Ruffolo - OMERS Ventures Chief Executive Officer Bianca Stern - Baycrest Executive Director, Innovation, Arts, & Design Phyllis Fehr - Ontario Dementia Advisory Group Board Member Robin Toop - HackerNest Chief Technical Officer        

Nov. 7, 2015 - Nov. 8, 2015

51 Dockside Dr, Toronto, ON M5A 1B6, Canada

$177,600