KPMG Sydney Commits to Ongoing Support for The Dementia Momentum

from CHeBA Annual Report 2021

Appendix G: Publications

The Dementia Momentum celebrated its anniversary with KPMG Sydney hosting an exclusive lunch for major donors and corporate partners of the initiative at their Barangaroo offices on Wednesday, 2 June 2021, with KPMG announcing its commitment to continued partnership of the initiative KPMG Sydney has been In-kind partner of The Dementia Momentum since 2015.

The event, sponsored by private markets finance and investment house Wingate featured speeches by Dr Richard Grellman AM, Professor Henry Brodaty AO, Professor Perminder Sachdev AM and Mr Edward Caser. Guests included senior executives involved in the Wipeout Dementia corporate surf fundraiser, which raises money for The Dementia Momentum initiative.

Senior Partner at KPMG Eileen Hoggett, opened the anniversary event with a dire warning.

“Globally and in Australia, the population is ageing. Currently about 15% of the Australian population are over 65 years of age and this is projected to increase to 25% by the middle of the century.

Spokesman for the initiative Dr Richard Grellman AM – who spent 32 years working at KPMG and whose wife Suellen has very advanced young onset Alzheimer’s disease - addressed the global pandemic and reminded all guests that although it feels Australia may be getting on top of COVID-19 that the dementia curve remains unabated.

“Our only hope is research to unlock the cause, treatment and thereby prevent or cure this disease.” Dr Richard Grellman AM

Guest speaker Edward Caser, boutique investment platform co-founder whose mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016, called upon the corporate sector to further support The Dementia Momentum.

“From my experience in trying to find information, work out who is actively doing something about this disease, my feeling is the group at CHeBA truly are leaders in dementia research not just in Australia, but globally,” he said.

Ms Hoggett paid special tribute to key donors for their significant contribution to The Dementia Momentum, and extended collective condolences to the family of John Holden, who passed away last week. The J Holden Family Foundation was a major donor of The Dementia Momentum.