WELCOME - SUMMIT UK 2025
We look forward to welcoming you to the 13th annual E-Cigarette Summit, which will take place at the Royal College of Physicians in London on December 5th, 2025.
The website currently refers to the 2024 Summit.
The 2024 Summit welcomed over 550 delegates and occurred as the UK government tabled the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which seeks additional powers to change how tobacco, e-cigarettes, and other nicotine products are supplied and regulated. While the public health goal is to reduce or eliminate smoking, the question of how e-cigarettes and other nicotine products fit within this aspiration remains a contentious global public health and policy debate.
The conversation in the UK mirrors those across the EU and in countries such as Canada, the US, Australia and New Zealand. While countries share the same challenges, the policy and regulatory responses differ. The 2024 Summit explored what lessons can be learned from each other and what the regulatory and policy priorities should be for a novel product category in the context of the existing public health smoking crisis.
The E-Cigarette Summit has a single aim of facilitating respectful dialogue and thoughtful analysis of the independent scientific evidence to help support policy and regulatory decisions. Much work remains to be done to achieve a smoke-free society for all. We hope you can join us at the Royal College of Physicians in London or online in December.
WE ARE HYBRID
The E-Cigarette Summit is hybrid and offers live and on-demand viewing option for those who are unable to join us in person. We aim to maximise the experience for everyone and all Summit participants will have access to the event app where they can view the Speaker slides, submit and answer questions and participate in the active chat/discussion.
We will “live stream” the Summit as per the agenda (UK GMT) Individual videos of speaker presentations and the panel discussions will be added to the virtual platform within 48 hours of the live event for you to watch/re-watch later. The app will be live for 3 months after the event.
SUMMIT CHAIR 2024
Prof Ann McNeill
Professor of Tobacco Addiction,
King’s College London
Prof Ann McNeill, Professor of Tobacco Addiction, King’s College London
SUMMIT SPEAKERS 2024
Prof Ann McNeill
Professor of Tobacco Addiction
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London
Prof Peter Selby
Giblon Professor and Vice Chair of Research
Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
Richard Boden
Deputy Director Tobacco and Vaping Policy and Legislation
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care
Dr. Nicola Lindson
Associate Professor in the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine
University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Prof Alan Boobis, OBE
Emeritus Professor of Toxicology & Chair - UK Committee on Toxicity
Imperial College London
Prof Sanjay Agrawal
Professor of Respiratory Science, Institute of Lung Health
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Special Advisor on Tobacco, Royal College of Physicians
Dr Sharon Cox
Principal Research Fellow, Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group
University College London (UCL)
Dr Katie East
Research Fellow, Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) Griffith Edwards Academic Fellow
Nicotine Research Group, King's College London
Craig Copland
Head of E-Cigarettes, Healthcare, Quality and Access Group
MHRA - The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Prof Ken Warner
Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus
School of Public Health, University of Michigan
Prof Robert Beaglehole
Emeritus Professor
University of Auckland, New Zealand & Chair ASH - Action for Smokefree 2025, NZ
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KEY THEMES TO BE EXPLORED
The E-Cigarette Summit provides an evidence based environment that encourages open and respectful dialogue on the key science and current public health topics. The format includes high level briefings from global experts followed by panel discussions and audience Q&A.
- Context, Evidence & Government Challenges
- Conceptualising THR and balancing clinical and population considerations:
- The Tobacco & Vapes Bill UK
- E-cigarettes for quitting smoking and emerging evidence on ways to quit vaping
- Concern about e-cigarettes, understanding the priorities – toxicology or behaviour?
- Complex problems, clumsy solutions and the court of public opinion
- Vaping policies: Maximising benefits and minimising unintended consequences:
- Vaping & Illicit Drugs – Promise and pitfalls
- E-cigarettes for smoking cessation among people experiencing homelessness
- Understanding & addressing harm perceptions
- Effect of flavour descriptors and packaging on adults and youth
- The role of vaping in creating a smokefree country – UK
- UK regulations & enforcement
- Disruptor, disaster, or distraction? Vaping and smokefree New Zealand:
- Australia’s unique nicotine regulatory framework – can light touch medicines regulation work?
- EU Regulations: Vaping, pouches & flavours:
- Influences on smoking & vaping transitions
- When unintended consequences are the main consequences – rethinking regulation
- Lessons from the U.S regulatory experience – where great opportunities met reality
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Regulators and policy/government advisors
- Scientific/academic research community
- Clinical Commissioning Groups/PCT’s
- Smoking cessation practitioners/services
- Health charities and health campaigners
- Public health and tobacco control professionals
- Medical/clinical health practitioners
- Industry and other stakeholders
The Summit independently provides hosted places for vapers and individuals without funding to attend. Please email info@smooth-events.com
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Regulators and policy/government advisors
- Scientific/research community
- Smoking cessation practitioners/services
- Health charities and health campaigners
- Public health professionals and academics
- Medical and health practitioners
- Industry and other stakeholders
The Summit independently provides hosted places for vapers and individuals without funding to attend. These places are discretionary and are considered on a case by case basis. If you would like to find out more please contact us by email on info@smooth-events.com
