AGENDA 2022 - coming soon
The E-Cigarette Summit UK, 2021 was held virtually on 7-8 December. We would like to thank our Chairs and Speakers for their continued support in creating this programme.
We are currently making plans for an in-person meeting in London 2022 for the UK Summit. Further details will be added later this year.
Below is the full showcase of the 2021 UK Summit including speaker presentations and panel discussions.
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2021 PRESENTATIONS & PANELS
DAY 1 – TUESDAY 7TH DECEMBER
SESSION 1: Science & Evidence
10:00 - 10:10
Welcome from the Chair
Chair
Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience,, Kings College London
10:10 - 10:25
OPENING KEYNOTE: What will success look like?
Speaker
Prof Robert Beaglehole Emeritus Professor - University of Auckland, New Zealand & Chair ASH - Action for Smokefree 2025, NZ
10:25 - 10:40
Depolarizing E-Cigarette Research: The need for epistemic humility
Speaker
Professor Marcus Munafò Professor of Biological Psychology and MRC Investigator - School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol
10:40 - 10:55
Do e-cigarettes help people quit smoking? A plea to focus on the evidence
Speaker
Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce Managing Editor, Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group & Senior Research Fellow - University of Oxford
10:55 - 11:10
The need to unbias the application of competing interest principles in e-cigarette research
Speaker
Professor Robert West Professor Emeritus of Health Psychology - University College London
11:10 - 11:25
AM BREAK
11:25 - 11:40
Could e-cigarettes contribute to harm reduction for children as well as adults?
Speaker
Prof Martin Jarvis Emeritus Professor of Health Psychology, Department of Behavioural Science & Health - University College London
11:40 - 12:10
Panel discussion and live Q&A
Chair
Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience,, Kings College London
Speakers
Prof Robert Beaglehole Emeritus Professor - University of Auckland, New Zealand & Chair ASH - Action for Smokefree 2025, NZ
Professor Marcus Munafò Professor of Biological Psychology and MRC Investigator - School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol
Professor Robert West Professor Emeritus of Health Psychology - University College London
Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce Managing Editor, Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group & Senior Research Fellow - University of Oxford
Prof Martin Jarvis Emeritus Professor of Health Psychology, Department of Behavioural Science & Health - University College London
12:10 - 12:50
LUNCH
SESSION 2: THR & Tobacco Control
12:50 - 12:55
Introduction from the Chair
Chair
Prof Thomas J. Glynn, PhD Adjunct Lecturer - Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine
12:55 - 13:10
Is there a place for low-risk nicotine ‘alternatives’ on the market when smoking is about to disappear?
Speaker
Dr Karl E. Lund Senior Researcher - Norwegian Institute of Public Health
13:10 - 13:25
The tobacco control climate in Germany
Speaker
Prof Daniel Kotz Professor in addiction research and clinical epidemiology, Institute of General Practice - Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany
13:25 - 13:40
Reconsidering the meaning of tobacco harm reduction
Speaker
Dr Debbie Robson RMN, PhD Senior Lecturer in Tobacco Harm Reduction - National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London
13:40 - 13:55
Australia doubles down on its e-cigarette sales ban
Speaker
Prof Wayne Hall Professor Emeritus, National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research - The University of Queensland
13:55 - 14:10
The new tobacco wars
Speaker
Clive Bates Director - Counterfactual Consulting Ltd
14:10 - 14:45
Panel discussion and live Q&A
Chair
Prof Thomas J. Glynn, PhD Adjunct Lecturer - Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine
Speakers
Dr Karl E. Lund Senior Researcher - Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Prof Daniel Kotz Professor in addiction research and clinical epidemiology, Institute of General Practice - Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Germany
Prof Wayne Hall Professor Emeritus, National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research - The University of Queensland
Dr Debbie Robson RMN, PhD Senior Lecturer in Tobacco Harm Reduction - National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London
Clive Bates Director - Counterfactual Consulting Ltd
14:45 - 15:00
PM BREAK
SESSION 3: Tobacco control, regulation and enforcement
15:00 - 15:05
Introduction from the Chair
Chair
Martin Dockrell Tobacco Control Programme Lead - Office of Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID)
15:05 - 15:20
MHRA Regulatory Update
Speaker
Craig Copland E-Cigarette Unit Manager - Vigilance and Risk Management of Medicines - MHRA - The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
15:20 - 15:35
The challenge of e-cigarette enforcement
Speaker
Kate Pike Co-ordinator - Trading Standards North West - Member of the Department of Health and Social Care National Tobacco Focus Group
15:35 - 15:50
A stitch in time: safeguarding UK market from youth uptake
Speaker
Hazel Cheeseman Deputy Chief Executive & Policy Director - ASH (Action on Smoking & Health)
15:50 - 16:05
Balancing regulation to achieve intended consequences
Speaker
Marcus Saxton Chairman - Independent British Vape Trade Association (IBVTA)
16:05 - 16:20
Unintended market consequences from the regulation of vape products in the US, and the prospects for future regulation in Europe
Speaker
Tim Phillips Managing Director - ECigIntelligence/TobaccoIntelligence
16:20 - 16:55
Panel discussion and live Q&A
Chair
Martin Dockrell Tobacco Control Programme Lead - Office of Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID)
Speakers
Craig Copland E-Cigarette Unit Manager - Vigilance and Risk Management of Medicines - MHRA - The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Kate Pike Co-ordinator - Trading Standards North West - Member of the Department of Health and Social Care National Tobacco Focus Group
Hazel Cheeseman Deputy Chief Executive & Policy Director - ASH (Action on Smoking & Health)
Marcus Saxton Chairman - Independent British Vape Trade Association (IBVTA)
Tim Phillips Managing Director - ECigIntelligence/TobaccoIntelligence
DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY 8TH DECEMBER
SESSION 4: THR & Public Health Policy
10:00 - 10:05
Welcome from the Chair
Chair
Martin Dockrell Tobacco Control Programme Lead - Office of Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID)
10:05 - 10:20
Nicotine policy in England: Recent developments and Future plans to make smoking obsolete
Speaker
Rosanna O’Connor Director, Addictions & Inclusion - Office for Health Improvement & Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care
10:20 - 10:35
England – the frontrunner on vaping, not the outlier
Speaker
Deborah Arnott Chief Executive - Action on Smoking and Health
10:35 - 10:50
The 2021 review of NICE’s tobacco guidelines
Speaker
Paul Lincoln OBE Chair - Tobacco: preventing uptake, promoting quitting and treating tobacco dependence - (NICE) National Institute of Clinical and Health Excellence -
10:50 - 11:05
Combustible Tobacco Age-of-Sale Laws: An Opportunity?
Speaker
Dr Michael Pesko Health Economist & Associate Professor - Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
11:05 - 11:20
AM BREAK
11:20 - 11:35
The potential role of the cigarette industry in the future of the e-cigarette market
Speaker
Prof David Levy Professor of Oncology - Lombardl Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University
11:35 - 12:10
Panel discussion and live Q&A
Session Responder
Louise Ross Interim Chair and Mental Health Lead for the New Nicotine Alliance - Business Development Manager - Smoke Free - Quit Smoking Now
Chair
Martin Dockrell Tobacco Control Programme Lead - Office of Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID)
Speakers
Rosanna O’Connor Director, Addictions & Inclusion - Office for Health Improvement & Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care
Deborah Arnott Chief Executive - Action on Smoking and Health
Dr Michael Pesko Health Economist & Associate Professor - Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
Prof David Levy Professor of Oncology - Lombardl Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University
12:10 - 12:50
LUNCH
SESSION 5: Research & Public Health Policy
12:50 - 12:55
Introduction from the Chair
Chair
Professor Robert West Professor Emeritus of Health Psychology - University College London
12:55 - 13:10
E-cigarette research: Misinterpretation and selective use of evidence guiding regulatory decisions
Speaker
Dr Konstantinos Farsalinos M.D External Research Associate - University of Patras, Department of Public and Community Health, University of West Attica, Greece
13:10 - 13:25
Absolute and relative risks of electronic cigarettes
Speaker
Prof Alan Boobis, OBE Emeritus Professor of Toxicology & Chair - UK Committee on Toxicity - Imperial College London
13:25 - 13:40
Nicotine and pregnant smokers:
Speaker
Prof Peter Hajek Professor of Clinical Psychology - Wolfson Institute of Public Health, Queen Mary University of London
13:40 - 13:55
Depression causes vaping!
Speaker
Prof Caitlin Notley Chair of Addiction Sciences - University of East Anglia
13:55 - 14:10
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on e-cigarette and tobacco use in the UK
Speaker
Prof Lion Shahab Professor of Health Psychology - Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London
14:10 - 14:55
Panel discussion and live Q&A
Chair
Professor Robert West Professor Emeritus of Health Psychology - University College London
Speakers
Dr Konstantinos Farsalinos M.D External Research Associate - University of Patras, Department of Public and Community Health, University of West Attica, Greece
Prof Alan Boobis, OBE Emeritus Professor of Toxicology & Chair - UK Committee on Toxicity - Imperial College London
Prof Peter Hajek Professor of Clinical Psychology - Wolfson Institute of Public Health, Queen Mary University of London
Prof Caitlin Notley Chair of Addiction Sciences - University of East Anglia
Prof Lion Shahab Professor of Health Psychology - Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London
14:45 - 15:00
PM BREAK
SESSION 6: Nicotine Policy & Public Health
15:00 - 15:05
Introduction from the Chair
Chair
Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience,, Kings College London
15:05 - 15:20
Shifting the Paradigm: Tobacco Control and Tobacco Harm Reduction are Scientifically Complementary Approaches to Reducing Illness and Saving Lives
Speaker
Cliff Douglas JD Director, Tobacco Research Network, Adjunct Professor, Dep't of Health Management and Policy - University of Michigan School of Public Health
15:20 - 15:35
Parents: The Untapped Resource for Balancing Cessation and Prevention Needs:
Speaker
Prof Robin Mermelstein Distinguished Professor of Psychology & Director, Institute for Health Research and Policy - University of Illinois, Chicago
15:35 - 15:50
Greater Manchester is making smoking history: Meeting people where they are and not where we think they should be
Speaker
Andrea Crossfield MBE Independent Public Health Consultant and Population Health Policy Specialist - Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
15:50 - 16:05
The key role of vaping in medical practice. Time for doctors to get on board.
Speaker
Dr Colin Mendelsohn MB BS (Hons) General practitioner, Founding Chairman - Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Association
16:05 - 16:20
CLOSING KEYNOTE: Covid-19 and tobacco harm reduction: are there lessons from the pandemic for the way ahead?
Speaker
Prof Linda Bauld, OBE Bruce and John Usher Chair in Public Health in the Usher Institute - College of Medicine, University of Edinburgh
16:20 - 16:50
Panel discussion and live Q&A
Chair
Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience,, Kings College London
Speakers
Cliff Douglas JD Director, Tobacco Research Network, Adjunct Professor, Dep't of Health Management and Policy - University of Michigan School of Public Health
Prof Robin Mermelstein Distinguished Professor of Psychology & Director, Institute for Health Research and Policy - University of Illinois, Chicago
Andrea Crossfield MBE Independent Public Health Consultant and Population Health Policy Specialist - Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
Prof Linda Bauld, OBE Bruce and John Usher Chair in Public Health in the Usher Institute - College of Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Dr Colin Mendelsohn MB BS (Hons) General practitioner, Founding Chairman - Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Association
16:50 - 17:00
Closing Remarks from the Chair
Chair
Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience,, Kings College London