Ballroom
Panel Discussion #4 - The global culture war over THR
13:30 - 14:45 (Europe/Warsaw)
An examination of the challenges faced by tobacco harm reduction and the obstacles faced by advocates.
Host
Will Godfrey
Will Godfrey
- Host
- United States of America
Will is the founding editor-in-chief of Filter, an online magazine that launched in 2018 to cover drug use, drug policy and human rights through a harm reduction lens. He's also the executive director of The Influence Foundation, the New York nonprofit behind Filter. His past work in the drugs and human rights spaces has included founding and/or editing a number of other publications, and consulting for various organizations. Originally from England, he now lives in Vermont.
Panellist
Marewa Glover
Marewa Glover
- Panellist
- New Zealand
Professor Marewa Glover is one of New Zealand’s leading tobacco control researchers. She has worked on reducing smoking-related harm for 31 years. She is recognized internationally for her advocacy on tobacco harm reduction; and locally was a Finalist in the New Zealander of the Year Supreme Award in 2019 recognising her contribution to reducing smoking in NZ. In 2018, Dr Glover was appointed Tobacco Section Editor for the Harm Reduction Journal. In that year she also established the Centre of Research Excellence: Indigenous Sovereignty & Smoking an international program of research aimed at reducing smoking-related harms among Indigenous peoples globally. The Centre’s research was funded with grants from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, Inc. (“FSFW”), a US nonprofit 501(c)(3) private foundation.
Panellist
Rohan Sequeira
Panellist
Maria Papaioannoy-Duic
Panellist
Christopher Snowdon
Christopher Snowdon
- Panellist
- United Kingdom
Christopher Snowdon is the head of lifestyle economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs. He is a regular contributor to the Spectator, The Critic and Spiked and often appears on TV and radio discussing lifestyle regulation, prohibition and policy-based evidence. He is the editor of the Nanny State Index and the author of six books: ‘Polemics’ (2020), ‘Killjoys’ (2017), ‘Selfishness, Greed and Capitalism’ (2015), ‘The Art of Suppression' (2011), ‘The Spirit Level Delusion’ (2010) and ‘Velvet Glove, Iron Fist’ (2009). Snowdon has also written more than a twenty reports for the Institute of Economic Affairs including ‘Drinking, Fast and Slow’, ‘Joint Venture’, ‘Cheap as Chips’, ‘Sock Puppets’ and ‘Death and Taxes’. He is also co-host of the Last Orders podcast.