Mary Sano, PhD 
Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 
Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center 
Keynote Speaker 

Mary Sano, PhD, is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, and the 2025 recipient of the life time achievement award from the Alzheimer Association and the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) Service Achievement award. 

As a neuropsychologist she has designed and conducted many clinical trials for the treatment and prevention of ADRD and cognitive decline in the elderly. She is the co-chair of the collaboration between IPA and Industry to define, detect, treat and manage Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in (NPS) in neurodegenerative cognitive disorders including dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment. She is the lead author of several hundred publications, has trained many young investigators and consulted for multiple pharmaceutical companies on design and interpretation of clinical trials.