AGENDA 2024
We are delighted to publish the 2024 speakers and agenda for the E-Cigarette Summit, UK 2024. All speakers will be presenting in-person at the Royal College of Physicians. The Summit is hybrid and offers a virtual attendance option for delegates that cannot join us in London.
REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 8.15 AM
SESSION 1: Context, Evidence & Government Challenges
08:55 - 09:00
Welcome from the Chair
Speaker
- Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London
09:00 - 09:15
Opening Keynote: Conceptualising THR and balancing clinical and population considerations
Speaker
- Prof Peter Selby Giblon Professor and Vice Chair of Research - Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto
09:15 - 09:30
The Tobacco & Vapes Bill
Speaker
- Richard Boden Deputy Director Tobacco and Vaping Policy and Legislation - Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care
09:30 - 09:45
Situating e-cigarettes for harm reduction in the wider context
Speaker
- Prof Jamie Brown Professor of Behavioural Science and Health - University College London (UCL)
09:45 - 10:00
Cochrane Review evidence: Updates on e-cigarettes for quitting smoking and emerging evidence on ways to quit vaping
Speaker
- Dr. Nicola Lindson Associate Professor in the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine - University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
10:00 - 10:15
Effective public health protection needs sound scientific evidence: The avoidance of unintended consequences:
Speaker
- Prof Alan Boobis, OBE Emeritus Professor of Toxicology & Chair - UK Committee on Toxicity - Imperial College London
10:15 - 10:30
Part 2: Complex problems, clumsy solutions and the court of public opinion
Speaker
- 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
10:30 - 10:50
Panel Discussion with Q&A:
Chair
- Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London
Speakers
- 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
- Prof Jamie Brown Professor of Behavioural Science and Health - University College London (UCL)
- 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
- Prof Alan Boobis, OBE Emeritus Professor of Toxicology & Chair - UK Committee on Toxicity - Imperial College London
- Dr. Nicola Lindson Associate Professor in the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine - University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
10:50 - 11:10
MORNING REFRESHMENT BREAK
SESSION 2: Research Informing Public Health Policy
11:10 - 11:25
Maximising benefits. Minimising unintended consequences
- Reducing affordability (tax, minimum pack size)
- Restricting appeal (flavours, packaging)
- Reducing accessibility (Age of sale, licensing)
Speakers
- Dr Jasmine Khouja Senior Research Associate - University of Bristol
- Martin Dockrell Tobacco Control Programme Lead - Office of Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID)
11:25 - 11:40
Vaping & illicit drugs: Promises and pitfalls
Speaker
- Dr Tom Freeman Director, Addiction and Mental Health Group - University of Bath
11:40 - 11:55
E-cigarettes for smoking cessation among people experiencing homelessness (Project SCeTCH)
Speaker
- Dr Sharon Cox Principal Research Fellow, Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group - University College London (UCL)
11:55 - 12:10
Understanding & addressing harm perceptions
Speaker
- Dr Katie East Research Fellow, Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) Griffith Edwards Academic Fellow - Nicotine Research Group, King's College London
12:10 - 12:25
Packaging, flavours and nicotine descriptions on nicotine and tobacco products
Speaker
- Dr Eve Taylor Research Associate - Nicotine Research Group - King's College London (KCL)
12:25 - 12:40
Funding research to inform evidence-based policymaking
Speaker
- Alizée Froguel Policy Manager - Cancer Research UK
12:40 - 13:00
Panel Discussion with Q&A:
Chair
- Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London
Speakers
- Dr Jasmine Khouja Senior Research Associate - University of Bristol
- Martin Dockrell Tobacco Control Programme Lead - Office of Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID)
- Dr Tom Freeman Director, Addiction and Mental Health Group - University of Bath
- 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
- Dr Eve Taylor Research Associate - Nicotine Research Group - King's College London (KCL)
- Alizée Froguel Policy Manager - Cancer Research UK
13:00 - 13:45
LUNCH
SESSION 3: Regulatory Challenges & Potential Solutions
13:45 - 14:00
What next for vaping in the UK?
Speaker
- Hazel Cheeseman Chief Executive - ASH (Action on Smoking & Health)
14:00 - 14:15
UK regulations & enforcement
Challenges of Enforcement: The UK Government is planning to introduce further legislation to reduce the attractiveness and availability of vaping products to children and protect the environment. Critics say there is no point in considering new regulations when the current ones are not enforced. Kate will discuss the challenges faced by the authorities in enforcing the current regulations and how new legislation may help or hinder attempts to prevent children from using vapes while maintaining their availability and attractiveness for smoking cessation.
Speakers
- Craig Copland Head of E-Cigarettes, Healthcare, Quality and Access Group - MHRA - The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
- Kate Pike Lead Officer for Tobacco and Vaping - Chartered Trading Standards Institute
14:15 - 14:30
Disruptor, disaster, or distraction? Vaping and smokefree New Zealand
Speaker
- Ben Youdan Director - ASH New Zealand
14:30 - 14:45
Australia’s unique nicotine regulatory framework – can light touch medicines regulation work?
Speaker
- Prof Coral Gartner Professor, School of Public Health - University of Queensland, Australia
14:45 - 15:00
EU Regulations: Vaping, pouches & flavours
Speaker
- Pablo Cano Trilla Head of Legal Analysis - ECigIntelligence
15:00 - 15:20
Panel Discussion with Q&A:
Chair
- Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London
Speakers
- Hazel Cheeseman Chief Executive - ASH (Action on Smoking & Health)
- Kate Pike Lead Officer for Tobacco and Vaping - Chartered Trading Standards Institute
- Craig Copland Head of E-Cigarettes, Healthcare, Quality and Access Group - MHRA - The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
- Prof Coral Gartner Professor, School of Public Health - University of Queensland, Australia
- Ben Youdan Director - ASH New Zealand
- Pablo Cano Trilla Head of Legal Analysis - ECigIntelligence
15:20 - 15:40
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENT BREAK
SESSION 4: Challenges for Ending Smoking
14:40 - 15:55
U.S kids no longer smoke. Why aren’t we celebrating?
Speaker
- Prof Ken Warner Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus - School of Public Health, University of Michigan
15:55 - 16:10
Influences on smoking & vaping transitions
Speaker
- Dr Alexandria Andrayas Senior Research Associate - Cancer Research UK - TARG, University of Bristol
16:10 - 16:25
When unintended consequences are the main consequence: Rethinking regulation
Speaker
- Clive Bates Director - Counterfactual Consulting Ltd
16:25 - 16:40
Where great opportunities met reality. Lessons from the U.S regulatory experience
Speaker
- Jeff Weiss Writer & Commentator - Former Chief Engagement Officer of NJOY
16:40 - 16:55
Accelerating the end of smoking
Speaker
- Prof Robert Beaglehole Emeritus Professor - University of Auckland, New Zealand & Chair ASH - Action for Smokefree 2025, NZ
16:55 - 17:10
CLOSING KEYNOTE: Real people living in real communities: Are we doing enough to make a smoke-free future a reality for everyone?
Speaker
- Ailsa Rutter OBE Director - Fresh and Balance
17:10 - 17:30
Panel Discussion with Q&A:
Chair
- Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London
Speakers
- Prof Ken Warner Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus - School of Public Health, University of Michigan
- Dr Alexandria Andrayas Senior Research Associate - Cancer Research UK - TARG, University of Bristol
- Clive Bates Director - Counterfactual Consulting Ltd
- Jeff Weiss Writer & Commentator - Former Chief Engagement Officer of NJOY
- Prof Robert Beaglehole Emeritus Professor - University of Auckland, New Zealand & Chair ASH - Action for Smokefree 2025, NZ
- Ailsa Rutter OBE Director - Fresh and Balance