AGENDA 2024
We are delighted that the E-Cigarette Summit is coming back to Washington D.C. on May 14, 2024. Below is the final program and schedule for the 2024 Summit.
We would like to thank speakers, both past and present, who offer their valuable time and insights to help develop a thought-provoking and informative program. I hope you can join us in May.
If you are unable to join us in Washington but joining us virtually, the Summit will be live-streamed as per the agenda (US EST). Individual videos of speaker presentations and panel discussions will be added to the Summit app within 48 hours of the live event so delegates can watch/re-watch on-demand later. The app will be live for 3 months after the event for all registered delegates.
NICOTINE, TOBACCO & GOVERNMENT POLICY
8:15 am - 8:20 am
Welcome from the Chairs
Speakers
- Prof Robin Mermelstein Distinguished Professor of Psychology and IHRP Director - University of Illinois, Chicago
- Prof Thomas J. Glynn, PhD Adjunct Lecturer - Stanford Prevention Research Centre, Stanford University School of Medicine
8:20 am - 8:35 am
Opening Keynote: Trends in cigarette and e-cigarette use and transitions. A tale of two (or more) populations
Speaker
- Dr Rafael Meza Distinguished Senior Scientist - Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute
8:35 am - 8:50 am
A Personal Take on the Harm Reduction Debate
Speaker
- Mitch Zeller J.D Retired Director, Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) - The Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
8:50 am - 9:05 am
What is the UK’s policy on smoking and vaping in 2024
Speaker
- Deborah Arnott Chief Executive - Action on Smoking and Health (UK)
9:05 am - 9:20 am
Pathways to Smokefree New Zealand and Australia
Speaker
- Ben Youdan Director - ASH New Zealand
9:20 am - 9:50 am
The Center for Tobacco Products comprehensive 5-year strategic plan
Speaker
- Dr Brian King Director, Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) - Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
9:50 am - 10:15 am
Panel Discussion and Q&A: Nicotine, Tobacco & Government Policy
- Has generic language on “tobacco” products undermined understanding and public communication on the "nicotine harm continuum"?
- How can high-risk adolescents be considered in the drive to reduce youth?
- Has a more liberal approach to vaping in other countries reduced smoking?
- Will there be enough PMTA-approved products to meet adult demand?
- Are the voices of people who smoke being heard and considered in health equity discussions?
Chair
- Prof Robin Mermelstein Distinguished Professor of Psychology and IHRP Director - University of Illinois, Chicago
Session Responder
- Alex Clark Chief Executive Officer - CASAA
Speakers
- Mitch Zeller J.D Retired Director, Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) - The Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- Deborah Arnott Chief Executive - Action on Smoking and Health (UK)
- Ben Youdan Director - ASH New Zealand
- Dr Rafael Meza Distinguished Senior Scientist - Integrative Oncology, BC Cancer Research Institute
10:15 am - 10:35 am
AM REFRESHMENT BREAK
INDUSTRY, NICOTINE & SOCIETY
10:35 am - 10:50 am
Cannabis and public health: informing a future role of nicotine in society
Speaker
- Prof Neal L. Benowitz MD Professor of Medicine Emeritus (Active) - University of California, San Franciso
10:50 am - 11:05 am
Recent trends in US nicotine delivery product markets
Speaker
- Prof David Levy Professor of Oncology - Lombardl Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University
11:05 am - 11:20 am
Modern Nicotine and Tobacco Policy: Where is the Public Health Frontier?
Speaker
- Associate Prof Abigail Friedman Associate Professor - Dept of Health Policy & Management, Yale School of Public Health
11:20 am - 11:35 am
Taming the Nicotine Industrial Complex – Tobacco Control 2.0
Speaker
- Clive Bates Director - Counterfactual Consulting Ltd
11:35 am - 11:50 am
Keeping up with the science on vaping: lessons from Surgeon General Reports on smoking and health
Speaker
- Prof Mike Cummings Professor, Dep't Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences - Medical University of South Carolina
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
The FDA’s legal choices and the federal court’s response
Speaker
- Dr. Brian Yagi, M.D.,J.D. Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine - Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
12:05 pm - 12:35 pm
Panel Discussion and Q&A: Industry, Society & Nicotine
- Is THR a public health principle or an industry strategy?
- Is nicotine use in society inevitable and if so, should it ever be acceptable?
- How can the U.S. regulatory and policy process adapt to such a fast-evolving nicotine market?
- What are the costs of pursuing a policy for a smoke-free and nicotine-free future?
Chair
- Prof Robin Mermelstein Distinguished Professor of Psychology and IHRP Director - University of Illinois, Chicago
Speakers
- Prof Mike Cummings Professor, Dep't Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences - Medical University of South Carolina
- Clive Bates Director - Counterfactual Consulting Ltd
- Associate Prof Abigail Friedman Associate Professor - Dept of Health Policy & Management, Yale School of Public Health
- Dr. Brian Yagi, M.D.,J.D. Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine - Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
- Prof David Levy Professor of Oncology - Lombardl Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University
- Prof Neal L. Benowitz MD Professor of Medicine Emeritus (Active) - University of California, San Franciso
12:35 pm - 1:25 pm
LUNCH
THR, CESSATION & HEALTH
1:25 pm - 1:40 pm
As e-cigarettes become the dominant form of tobacco use, how can we help e-cigarette users who want to quit?
Speaker
- Prof Benjamin A. Toll Professor of Public Health Sciences & Psychiatry - Medical University of South Carolina
1:40 pm - 1:55 pm
Cigarette smoking relapse among recent former smokers who switched to e-cigarettes or other tobacco products
Speaker
- Ruoyan Sun Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy & Organization - School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham
1:55 pm - 2:10 pm
Vaping-smoking transitions: a focus on the evidence
Speaker
- Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce Assistant Professor in Health Promotion and Policy - University of Massachusetts Amherst
2:10 pm - 2:25 pm
England’s national “Swap to Stop” program
Speaker
- Martin Dockrell Tobacco Control Programme Lead - The Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), UK
2:25 pm - 2:40 pm
Getting e-cigarettes into the tobacco treatment toolkit: Moving the medical community from “Should we?” to “How do we and for whom?”
Speaker
- Dr. Nancy A. Rigotti, MD Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School - Director, Tobacco Research & Treatment Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
2:40 pm - 2:55 pm
E-cigarettes for harm reduction: Starting with priority populations
Speaker
- Prof Scott Sherman Professor of Population Health, Medicine and Psychiatry - NYU Grossman School of Medicine
2:55 pm - 3:25 pm
Panel Discussion and Q&A: THR, Cessation & Health
- Has the controversy over e-cigarettes been a roadblock to advising current smokers about their choices? and, if so, how could this be corrected?
- Does long-term e-cigarette use pose more of a public health challenge than a potential relapse to combustible products?
- Who is responsible for communicating the evidence on the harms of smoking and vaping to clinicians?
- How can e-cigarettes be promoted to optimize smoking cessation in disadvantaged communities?
- Why is harm reduction a recognized tool for many societal issues, but so controversial in tobacco control?
- Are we targeting the right people with the right message?
Chair
- Prof Thomas J. Glynn, PhD Adjunct Lecturer - Stanford Prevention Research Centre, Stanford University School of Medicine
Speakers
- Prof Benjamin A. Toll Professor of Public Health Sciences & Psychiatry - Medical University of South Carolina
- Ruoyan Sun Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy & Organization - School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Martin Dockrell Tobacco Control Programme Lead - The Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), UK
- Dr. Nancy A. Rigotti, MD Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School - Director, Tobacco Research & Treatment Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce Assistant Professor in Health Promotion and Policy - University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Prof Scott Sherman Professor of Population Health, Medicine and Psychiatry - NYU Grossman School of Medicine
3:25 pm - 3:45 pm
PM REFRESHMENT BREAK
TOBACCO, NICOTINE & PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
The future mortality implications of vaping for adolescents
Speaker
- Prof Kenneth E. Warner Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus - School of Public Health, University of Michigan
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Is the transition to harm-reduced nicotine products inevitable?
Speaker
- Prof Ron Borland Professor of Psychology - Health Behaviour - School of Psychology, Deakin University
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Effectiveness of a vaping cessation text message program among a diverse and high risk sample of adolescent e-cigarette users
Speaker
- Dr Amanda L. Graham Chief Health Officer - Truth Initiative
4:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Changing Nicotine Beliefs: Key to Changing Tobacco and Nicotine Use Behaviors?
Speaker
- Assoc Prof Andrea Villanti Associate professor in the Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy - Rutgers School of Public Health
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Panel Discussion and Q&A: Tobacco, Nicotine & Public Health
- Is ending smoking and nicotine use at the same time a realistic public health goal at the population level?
- How can THR be successfully incorporated into tobacco control?
- What are the influencing factors that impact public risk perceptions on both smoking and nicotine use and how can messages to promote vaping cessation encourage quitting without relapse to smoking?
- What does the future look like for youth who currently vape?
Chair
- Prof Thomas J. Glynn, PhD Adjunct Lecturer - Stanford Prevention Research Centre, Stanford University School of Medicine
Speakers
- Prof Kenneth E. Warner Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus - School of Public Health, University of Michigan
- Prof Ron Borland Professor of Psychology - Health Behaviour - School of Psychology, Deakin University
- Dr Amanda L. Graham Chief Health Officer - Truth Initiative
- Assoc Prof Andrea Villanti Associate professor in the Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy - Rutgers School of Public Health
5:00 pm - 5:25 pm
The Conversation: A Tale of Two Cities
Chair
- Prof Thomas J. Glynn, PhD Adjunct Lecturer - Stanford Prevention Research Centre, Stanford University School of Medicine
Speakers
- Professor Ann McNeill Professor of Tobacco Addiction - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, Kings College London
- Prof Robin Mermelstein Distinguished Professor of Psychology and IHRP Director - University of Illinois, Chicago
5:25 pm - 5:30 pm
Closing Thoughts & Summit Close
Speaker
- Prof Thomas J. Glynn, PhD Adjunct Lecturer - Stanford Prevention Research Centre, Stanford University School of Medicine
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm