Dr. Mariapaola Barbato is a former Assistant Professor and PhD in Cognitive Psychology with extensive experience in large-scale multidisciplinary research. Using a variety of methodologies, her work has focused on exploring the link between cognitive function and mental health in both healthy and clinical populations. As the Scientific Lead of the Women’s Brain Foundation, Dr. Barbato contributes her expertise to research and advocacy, promoting a precision medicine approach and aiming to close the sex and gender gap in healthcare.
AGENDA
Welcome and Opening Remarks | Dr. Mariapaola Barbato – Scientific Lead, Women’s Brain Foundation
Panel 1: The Alzheimer’s Patient Journey – Evidence and Clinical Insight
Moderator: Dr. Antonella Santuccione Chadha, CEO-Women’s Brain Foundation
- Tunahan Kirabali, Charles River Associates; study co-author
- Methodology and key findings of the Alzheimer’s patient journey study, highlighting sex- and gender-specific differences.
- Dr. Antonella Santuccione Chadha, MD | CEO, Women’s Brain Foundation
- Clinical implications of sex- and gender-informed insights for diagnosis, treatment, and care.
- More Speakers coming soon………
Live Q&A
Panel 2: From Evidence to Policy: Building a Framework for Women’s Brain Health, MB to introduce the speakers
Moderator: Dr. Antonella Santuccione Chadha, CEO-Women’s Brain Foundation
- Anna Bode (Kearney Representative)
- Policy insights from Kearney’s research: key recommendations for advancing women’s brain health within broader health systems.
- Andrea Lucard, Policy Leader & Women’s Brain Foundation Advisory Board Member
- Strategic priorities and actionable policy levers to accelerate change for women’s al health.
- DY Suharya (Alzheimer’s Disease International)
- The global advocacy perspective: ensuring equitable access to diagnosis and care, embedding women’s brain health and caregiver voices in policy frameworks.
- More speakers coming soon…..
Live Q&A
Closing Remarks | Dr. Antonella Santuccione Chadha and Dr. Mariapaola Barbato
Speakers
Dr. Antonella Santuccione Chadha is a renowned medical doctor with expertise in neuroscience, psychiatry, and precision medicine. Her leadership spans roles in academia, pharmaceutical companies (e.g., Roche, Biogen), and start-ups (e.g., Altoida), where she guided broad multidisciplinary and multicultural teams. She fostered the careers of many junior colleagues, predominantly female and from different continents. Currently she is fully dedicated to scaling up Women’s Brain Foundation’s activities. She has been listed among the Top 100 Women in Business in Switzerland, and has received numerous accolades, including the World Sustainability Award, the Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Award, and the Women Empowering Award. In addition to these, in 2024 she has been honored with the “Katherinenturm” Project for her scientific contributions that shaped Swiss history. In 2025 she was listed among the Women leaders to watch.
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