Joe Thompson is Group Science & Regulatory Affairs Director at Imperial Brands. He is responsible for the science that substantiates Imperial Brands' next generation products as potentially reduced harm relative to continued smoking and the stewardship of Imperials products. He leads a large multi-disciplined team of 200 people, and a laboratory network spread over several countries. Joe has 24 years experience in the science of tobacco & nicotine, risk assessment and regulatory affairs. Joe is also the President of CORESTA (Cooperation Centre for Scientific Research Relative to Tobacco), a global organisation with over 170 company, institute, and laboratory members. CORESTA is an authoritative source of publicly available, credible science and best practices related to tobacco products. Joe is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a European Registered Toxicologist (ERT) with degrees in Toxicology and Physiology.