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.

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EPIC SPONSORS

Platinum Challenge Set Champions
Airbnb & AIMIA

Gold Industry Champions
Telus, 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 Partners
National Post & St Joseph Communications

Special Thanks
Alzheimer 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

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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