Miia Kivipelto is Professor of Clinical Geriatrics at the Karolinska Institutet Center for Alzheimer Research, and Senior Geriatrician and Director for Research & Development of Theme Aging at Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden. She is also Chair in Neuroepidemiology and Director of the Ageing Epidemiology Research Unit, Imperial College London, UK. Prof. Kivipelto established and leads the Nordic-UK Brain Network, which includes five sites in Finland, Sweden, and the UK. Her frontline research findings have been published in leading journals (330+ publications, H-index 75), and she has received numerous prestigious awards, including the 2020 Ryman Prize, recognizing more than 20 years of research into Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, presented by the Right Honorable Jacinda Arden, Prime Minister of New Zealand. Prof. Kivipelto’s translational research focuses on the prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of cognitive impairment, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease. Through epidemiological studies, Prof. Kivipelto has identified various lifestyle and vascular risk factors for dementia, interactions with genetic factors, and clarified underlying mechanisms. She is the principal investigator of the landmark FINGER trial and founder and scientific leader of the World-Wide FINGERS network. Prof. Kivipelto is often invited to leading global dementia conferences and task forces.