La Bey is a passionate and inspiring keynote speaker and the founder of Alzheimer’s Speaks, a Minnesota- based advocacy group and media outlet making an international impact by providing education and support for those dealing with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Her own mother struggled with dementia for 30 years. In 2011, Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio launched as the first program dedicated to dementia in the world and is still named the #1 Alzheimer’s podcast in 2022. “Dementia Chats™,” a webinar series, was created in 2011 with experts living with dementia. In 2020, she launched Dementia Quick Tips™, a video series she wished had been around when her mother had dementia. In 2020, a 37-year dream came true when Lori partnered with Dave Wiederrich to launch Dementia Map global resource directory, of which Lori is now the sole owner. In 2023, Lori and Lance Slatton launched the podcast Conscious Caregiving with L & L.

In 2013, La Bey ignited the fire behind the first Dementia Friendly Community in the U.S., in Watertown, WI. She launched what is believed to be the first Memory Café in the U.S. in Roseville, MN in 2011, and is a founding member of Roseville’s “Alzheimer’s and Dementia Community Action Team. Lori also launched Dementia and the Arts in 2021. In 2023, Lori turned her keynote into the book Betty the Bald Chicken – Lessons in How to Care. Throughout her journey, Lori continues to care for and support family, friends, her support groups, and audiences dealing with dementia.uest is Lori L