Dr. Peter St George-Hyslop is Professor of Experimental Neuroscience in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge, and University Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, and the Director of the Center for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases at the University of Toronto. He received a D.Sc. from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, and an M.D. in internal medicine and in neurology from the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. He conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Toronto and at Harvard Medical School. Dr. St George-Hyslop was appointed as Instructor in Neurology at the Harvard Department of Neurology and Genetics and then assumed his current position in the University of Toronto Department of Medicine and later at the Center for Research in Neurodegenerative Disease. His honors include the Francis A. McNaughton Prize from the Canadian Neurologic Society and an Award for Medical Research from the Metropolitan Life Foundation. He was selected as a Medical Research Council of Canada Scholar in 1991, and he received the Gold Medal in Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians of Canada in 1994 and shared the 2001 Neuroscience Research Excellence Award from the Japan Neuroscience Society. In 1995 he became a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and he is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Chris Wynn is a director, editor, writer, and producer. After receiving a diploma in Photography at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Chris began his film career working as a Production Assistant on commercials and music videos in Toronto. He quickly decided to move into post-production and became an Assistant Editor. After moving to Montreal in 2002, he began working as an Assistant Editor on “Be The Creature”, an animal documentary show for the National Geographic channel. Currently Chris works as a freelance editor working on short documentaries, public service announcements, and music videos. “Forgetful Not Forgotten” is his first feature documentary. It tells the story of his father who is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. Over several years, Chris captures his Dad’s progression through the disease, and explores his own fears of suffering the same fate.

Dr. Tiffany Chow is a Clinician-Scientist at the Rotman Research Institute, staff Behavioural Neurologist at Baycrest's Brain Health Centre Memory Disorders Clinic, and holds a dual appointment as Assistant Professor of Neurology and Geriatric Psychiatry with the University of Toronto. She earned her dual Bachelor’s of the Arts and Sciences in German Studies and Biology, and a Master’s degree in Marine Biology at Stanford before attending Rush Medical College in Chicago. She did Neurology residency training at UC San Diego, followed by a Fellowship in Dementia and Behavioral Neuroscience at UCLA. She went on to join the faculty at the UCLA School of Medicine, then became Clinical Core Director at the University of Southern California Alzheimer’s Research Center with a research program for frontotemporal dementia. She has also researched the role of culture in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, particularly in the Asian population. Dr. Chow serves patients with early onset dementias in her Baycrest clinic. Her research focuses on behavioural disturbances brought on by dementia, as well as their apparent opposite, apathy, and how these symptoms relate to brain chemistry as seen with functional neuroimaging. She has authored more than 25 peer-reviewed papers and 8 book chapters. At an international level, she chairs the Education Committee for the Medical Advisory Committee of the Association for Frontotemporal Dementias. Dr. Chow’s commitment to caregiver issues in dementia motivates her active participation as a Board member of the Alzheimer’s Society of Toronto. She also serves on the Board and as the Head of the Medical Advisory Committee for Dancing with Parkinson’s, a non-profit organization based in Toronto.

Prior to joining the Alzheimer Society of Ontario in the fall of 2008, Joan spent six years as Executive Director of the Alzheimer Society of Durham Region. It’s one of 39 member chapters providing support services and education to people affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Before embarking on a career in non-profit administration, Joan worked at the Ontario Legislature for several years in the 1980s, first for Norah Stoner, MPP for Durham West, and then for Vince Kerrio, Minister of Natural Resources. As a volunteer in her community, Joan served as President of the Rotary Club of Oshawa, and worked on the Boards of numerous non-profit agencies.