AGENDA 2025
This is the draft agenda for the E-Cigarette Summit 2025. We are regularly updating this page, and a full agenda will be published in early autumn. Again, we would like to thank all of our past and present speakers for helping develop a thoughtful and exciting programme. Please check back soon.
If you cannot join us in London but want to participate virtually, the Summit is live-streamed according to the agenda (GMT). Individual videos of speaker presentations and panel discussions will be added to the Summit app within 48 hours of the live event, allowing delegates to watch or re-watch on demand later. The app will be available to all registered delegates for 3 months following the event.
SESSION 1: Nicotine, Science & Tobacco Policy
09:00 - 09:05
CHAIR – Welcome & Introductions 2025
Chair
Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London
09:05 - 09:15
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Current status and progress update on behalf of the DHSC
Speaker
Martin Dockrell Former Tobacco Control Programme Lead - (Retired) Office of Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID)
09:15 - 09:35
OPENING KEYNOTE: From polemics to policy – are we following the best evidence for vaping regulation?
Speaker
Prof Lion Shahab Professor of Health Psychology, University College London - Co-Director of the UCL Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group
09:35 - 09:50
Differential effects: When well-intended policies contribute to health inequities
Speaker
Prof Abigail S. Friedman Associate Professor of Health Policy & Faculty Director of Online and Non-Degree Programming - Yale School of Public Health
09:50 - 10:05
Risk communication in tobacco harm reduction
Speaker
Prof Hayden McRobbie Professor of Population Health - Wolfson Institute of Public Health, Queen Mary University of London
10:05 - 10:20
Product substitutability in the nicotine market – from plug tobacco to bio-ceramic nicotine pouches
Speaker
Dr Karl E. Lund Senior Researcher - Norwegian Institute of Public Health
10:20 - 10:35
How can we most usefully characterise nicotine and tobacco addiction?
Speaker
Prof Robert West Professor Emeritus of Health Psychology - University College London
10:35 - 10:55
PANEL: Discussion and Open floor Q&A
- How can we ensure that vaping and nicotine policies do not widen inequalities?
- What actions are needed to correct misinformation on smoking and vaping?
- Is societal nicotine use inevitable?
- Will nicotine pouches be less controversial than vape products?
Chair
Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London
Speakers
Prof Lion Shahab Professor of Health Psychology, University College London - Co-Director of the UCL Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group
Dr Karl E. Lund Senior Researcher - Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Prof Hayden McRobbie Professor of Population Health - Wolfson Institute of Public Health, Queen Mary University of London
Prof Abigail S. Friedman Associate Professor of Health Policy & Faculty Director of Online and Non-Degree Programming - Yale School of Public Health
Prof Robert West Professor Emeritus of Health Psychology - University College London
10:55 - 11:15
MORNING REFRESHMENT BREAK
SESSION 2: Industry, Nicotine & Regulation
11:15 - 11:25
Regulatory & environmental compliance in the vaping industry – challenges, opportunities and public perception
Speaker
Bubbly Sandhu Senior regulatory Compliance Lead (WEEE & Battery) - Department for Business and Trade, The Office for Product Safety & Standards (DBT/OPSS)
11:25 - 11:40
Product & consumer trends: Legislating for the future
Speaker
David Hunt CTSI lead officer Tobacco Vapes and Nicotine - Senior Trading Standards Officer London Borough of Hackney
11:40 - 11:50
Regulated Industry, enforcement and criminality
Speaker
Kate Pike Lead Officer for Tobacco,Vapes and Nicotine - Chartered Trading Standards Institute
11:50 - 12:05
How might e-cigarette product standards be appropriate for the protection of public health?
Speaker
Prof Jonathan Foulds Professor of Public Health Sciences & Psychiatry - Penn State University, College of Medicine
12:05 - 12:20
Equity considerations for the UK Vaping Products Duty
Speaker
Assoc Prof Tessa Langley Associate Professor in Public Health Economics and Evaluation - University of Nottingham
12:20 - 12:35
Implications for rising nicotine pouch use in Great Britain
Speaker
Dr Harry Tattan-Birch Research Fellow - University College London (UCL)
12:35 - 12:55
PANEL: Discussion and Open floor Q&A
- How important are consumer product preferences when designing regulatory legislation?
- Does prohibition make enforcement easier?
- What are the critical considerations when choosing between different regulatory approaches?
- What regulatory opportunities have we missed?
Chair
Prof Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London
Speakers
Bubbly Sandhu Senior regulatory Compliance Lead (WEEE & Battery) - Department for Business and Trade, The Office for Product Safety & Standards (DBT/OPSS)
Kate Pike Lead Officer for Tobacco,Vapes and Nicotine - Chartered Trading Standards Institute
David Hunt CTSI lead officer Tobacco Vapes and Nicotine - Senior Trading Standards Officer London Borough of Hackney
Prof Jonathan Foulds Professor of Public Health Sciences & Psychiatry - Penn State University, College of Medicine
Dr Harry Tattan-Birch Research Fellow - University College London (UCL)
Assoc Prof Tessa Langley Associate Professor in Public Health Economics and Evaluation - University of Nottingham
12:55 - 13:55
LUNCH BREAK
SESSION 3: THR, Cessation & Health
13:55 - 14:00
PM Chair -Welcome & Introductions
Chair
Prof Robert West Professor Emeritus of Health Psychology - University College London
14:00 - 14:15
E-cigarette use prevalence and the need to develop treatments: What we know and how treatments may help public health
Speaker
Prof Benjamin A. Toll Professor of Public Health Sciences & Psychiatry - Medical University of South Carolina
14:15 - 14:30
No one left behind: tobacco dependency treatment in a group with multiple and complex needs
Speakers
Dr Ruth Sharrock Clinical Lead for Tobacco Dependency for the North East & North Cumbria ICS - Respiratory Consultant, Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Gateshead
Caitlin Robinson Programme Manager ‘HIVE Team’ (Health Inequalities) - Gateshead Health NHS Trust
14:30 - 14:50
Tobacco harm reduction for ‘priority’ groups: misaligned, misperceived or missing?
Speakers
Dr Debbie Robson RMN, PhD Reader in Tobacco Harm Reduction - Nicotine Research Group, King’s College London
Dr John Robins Research Associate - Nicotine Research Group, King's College London
14:50 - 15:05
Vaping in preventing return to smoking postpartum
Speaker
Prof Caitlin Notley Chair of Addiction Sciences - University of East Anglia
15:05 - 15:15
The race to prevent youth vaping and the unintended consequences on adult smoking.
Speakers
Dr Jasmine Khouja Lecturer in Psychology - University of Bath
Louise Ross Clinical Consultant - NCSCT
15:25 - 15:45
PANEL: Discussion and Open floor Q&A
- Will long-term nicotine use increase health inequalities?
- How can the needs of people who currently smoke be better served in health policy discussions?
- Can discussions on vaping cessation be beneficial to smoking cessation, or is it a distraction?
- Has vaping stigma replaced smoking stigma?
Chair
Prof Robert West Professor Emeritus of Health Psychology - University College London
Speakers
Prof Benjamin A. Toll Professor of Public Health Sciences & Psychiatry - Medical University of South Carolina
Dr Ruth Sharrock Clinical Lead for Tobacco Dependency for the North East & North Cumbria ICS - Respiratory Consultant, Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Gateshead
Dr Debbie Robson RMN, PhD Reader in Tobacco Harm Reduction - Nicotine Research Group, King’s College London
Dr John Robins Research Associate - Nicotine Research Group, King's College London
Prof Caitlin Notley Chair of Addiction Sciences - University of East Anglia
Dr Jasmine Khouja Lecturer in Psychology - University of Bath
15:45 - 16:05
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENT BREAK
SESSION 4: Tobacco, Nicotine & Public Health
16:05 - 16:15
Global regulatory developments & forecasting the novel nicotine sector
Speaker
Tim Phillips Managing Director - ECigIntelligence/TobaccoIntelligence
16:15 - 16:30
The changing face of nicotine use: generational shifts, older adults, and implications for policy
Speaker
Prof Sarah Jackson Professorial Research Fellow, Alcohol and Tobacco Research Group - University College London (UCL)
16:30 - 16:45
Fighting for science: the importance of incorporating evidence on pouches and e-cigarettes into policy
Speaker
Assistant Prof Jamie Hartmann-Boyce Assistant Professor in Health Promotion and Policy - University of Massachusetts Amherst
16:45 - 17:00
Lessons from New Zealand
Speaker
Ben Youdan Director - ASH New Zealand
17:00 - 17:15
CLOSING KEYNOTE: Priorities & purpose: the role of public health in reducing the harms from smoking
Speaker
Martin Dockrell Former Tobacco Control Programme Lead - (Retired) Office of Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID)
17:15 - 17:30
PANEL: Discussion and Open floor Q&A
- The UK and NZ approach to vaping has been controversial. Is there an alternative model that has worked better?
- What would the role of tobacco control be in a post-smoking era?
- How will we know when — or if — we get things right— what are the measures of success?
Chair
Prof Robert West Professor Emeritus of Health Psychology - University College London
Speakers
Tim Phillips Managing Director - ECigIntelligence/TobaccoIntelligence
Prof Sarah Jackson Professorial Research Fellow, Alcohol and Tobacco Research Group - University College London (UCL)
Assistant Prof Jamie Hartmann-Boyce Assistant Professor in Health Promotion and Policy - University of Massachusetts Amherst
Ben Youdan Director - ASH New Zealand
Martin Dockrell Former Tobacco Control Programme Lead - (Retired) Office of Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID)



