12 JUNE 2024
Pre-conference meetings, Wednesday
11:00 - 12:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Fiona Patten
14:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
13 JUNE 2024
Day 1, Thursday
TV Studio
09:00 - 09:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
- What does the current evidence tell us about the potential health and economic benefits of safer nicotine products?
- How should we weight this evidence?
- What more do we need to know, what is the prognosis for the future and what are the short and long-term costs of different policy alternatives?
- How might legislators and regulators balance health and economic imperatives to achieve positive outcomes?
- What factors might make for an effective legislative and regulatory framework?
- How should future progress be monitored, and policies adjusted in response?
Host
Grzegorz Król
Speaker
Andrzej Fal
Respondent
Michelle Minton
Foyer
11:00 - 11:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
11:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
Russian language session with simultaneous English translation
It is widely recognized that smoking rates among key and vulnerable populations surpass those of other groups. However, across much of the globe, support services often overlook this issue. Consequently, many will face mortality not due to their substance use or mental health conditions, but rather as a result of smoking-related diseases. This session aims to discuss the reasons for this oversight, with a particular emphasis on Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and to generate ideas for effective interventions to address this critical issue.
Ballroom DEF
11:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Martin Cullip
Kometa
11:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Ian Jones
11:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Emmanuel Mwape
Foyer
13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
TV Studio
13:30 - 14:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
Ballroom ABC
14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Marewa Glover
Ballroom DEF
14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Martin Cullip
Kometa
14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Summer Hanna
Wisła
14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Emmanuel Mwape
Foyer
15:30 - 16:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
16:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
An examination of the health, social and economic costs of prohibition, with a panel reflecting on parallel experiences with illicit drugs and alcohol. The panel comprises politicians, thought leaders from the drug and alcohol fields and a consumer/vape trader perspective.
Host
Ethan Nadelmann
Panellist
Fiona Patten
Panellist
Lindsey Stroud
Panellist
Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh
Foyer
17:15 - 18:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
TV Studio
17:30 - 18:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
18:00 - 19:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Gerry Stimson
Speaker
Cliff Douglas
Sphinx Restaurant
19:30 - 23:59 (Europe/Warsaw)
14 JUNE 2024
Day 2, Friday
TV Studio
09:00 - 09:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
Whilst no activity has a total absence of risk, science has to embrace risks and challenges to evolve. The over/misinterpretation of the precautionary principle is often an impediment to progress. Drawing on his experience of working with dependence in other fields, Dr McGovern will examine, in relation to nicotine use:
- How should we categorise/quantify risk?
- Is there a hierarchy of risk(s)?
- What are the consequences of avoiding all risks?
- How can equivalence assist in assessing risk?
- Who should determine the limits of risk – for the individual and communities?
Are there lost opportunities for tobacco harm reduction to have a significant impact on personal and societal health improvement, due to the inappropriate application of the precautionary principle?
Host
Sarah Cooney
Speaker
Garrett McGovern
Respondent
Alex Wodak
11:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Ian Fearon
Speaker
Marewa Glover
Speaker
Sarah Cooney
Wisła
11:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Emmanuel Mwape
Kometa
11:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Karin Jacobson
Ballroom DEF
11:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Nancy Loucas
Host
Heneage Mitchell
Panellist
Samuel Lundell
Speaker
Lindsey Stroud
Foyer
13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
TV Studio
13:30 - 14:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
Spanish language session with simultaneous English translation
This workshop will explore the horizontal relationship of physicians, consumer advocates, and regulators to promote science-based communication and harm reduction alternatives to advance public health.
Host
Jeffrey Zamora
Host
Carmen Escrig
Speaker
Jorge Palma
Speaker
Diego Verrastro
Speaker
Tomás O'Gorman
Speaker
Fernando Bueno
Speaker
Angeles Lafita
WARS+SAWA
14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Summer Hanna
Kometa
14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Emmanuel Mwape
Ballroom DEF
14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Barnaby Page
Speaker
Michael Landl
Speaker
Peter Becket
16:00 - 17:15 (Europe/Warsaw)
An examination of the health and economic impact of tobacco control measures and the role for proportionate regulation and risk management for alternative nicotine products.
Host
Clive Bates
Panellist
Dave Sweanor
Panellist
Stefanie Miller
Panellist
Konstantinos Farsalinos
Panellist
Joe Thompson
Ballroom
17:30 - 18:30 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Emmanuel Mwape
15 JUNE 2024
Day 3, Saturday
09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
Vivien is a nicotine market specialist, and until recently, the Managing Director & Senior Analyst, Global Beverages, Tobacco and Cannabis, at TD Cowen, in New York City.
In her keynote she will address a number of themes, among them:
- What factors prompted and drove initial investment in this field?
- What is the state of the current market?
- Who are the major investors/stakeholders?
- What might be the impact of regulation – and possible prohibition – on future investment and the development of the next generation of safer nicotine products?
- Are there lessons to be learnt from other emerging markets, for example the market for medicinal and recreational cannabis?
Host
Dave Sweanor
Speaker
Vivien Azer
Respondent
Jonathan Fell
11:15 - 12:45 (Europe/Warsaw)
The hosts, together with a panel representing scientists, consumers and other stakeholders will review a selection of scientific papers, published in the past 12 months, on nicotine and THR-related issues, identifying the best and worst examples.
Host
Clive Bates
Host
Arielle Selya
Panellist
Gizelle Baker
Panellist
Roberto Sussman
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
Panellist
Marewa Glover
Panellist
Rohan Sequeira
Panellist
Maria Papaioannoy-Duic
Panellist
Christopher Snowdon
Ballroom
14:45 - 15:00 (Europe/Warsaw)
Host
Jessica Harding