In partnership with Health Education England, we held a conference focusing on dementia care. The evidence shows that dementia is now one of the leading causes of death, having overtaken heart disease (Public Health England, 2017), and the number of those experiencing the condition is projected to rise rapidly over the next decades. The conference hosted a range of speakers dedicated to improving the lives of those living with dementia, who covered best practice in care, raising awareness and lived experiences from a carer’s perspective.