[2FIRSTS summary report]
Since its inauguration in Rio de Janeiro in 2008, the Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum (GTNF) has been successfully held for 12 times. So far, GTNF has became the global exchange for views between public health experts, government representatives, the industry and investors.
The GTNF 2022 will be held as scheduled on September 27-29 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., USA. The forum this year will attract international leading tobacco companies, such as Philip Morris Companies Inc. (PMI) and British American Tobacco (BAT); policy-makers and regulatory agencies, such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Chinese e-cigarette industry leading companies, such as Smoore and ZINWI Bio-Tech and consultants from global consulting firms, pharmaceutical and health experts, etc.
The agenda of the conference will be centered on "INNOVATION. REGULATION. TRANSFORMATION", with more than 20 keynote speeches, panels and round-tables on related topics. 2FIRSTS will provide on-site coverage throughout the event, while simultaneous interpretation and live streaming of 2important speeches will be conducted on September 28.
The schedule of GTNF is as follows.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 27
Registration Day, Women in Tobacco and Welcome Reception
11:00 – 16:00 – Registration (at Four Seasons Hotel)
14:00–14:30 – Women in Tobacco Networking (networking and breaks sponsored by PMI)
14:30–15:30 – Panel: Clearing the Air: Policy That Better Serves Society
15:45–16:45 – Panel: Product Stewardship (with directors of Juul, PMI, Altria, etc. participating)
18:30–22:30 – GTNF 2022 Welcome Reception (Hay-Adams) (sponsored by PMI)
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28, Day One of GTNF
09:00–09:15 – Welcome/Open Event/Introductions with Elise Rasmussen, founder of the GTNF and executive director of The GTNF Trust
09:15–09:30 – Keynote: Deepak Mishra, president of the Americas region at PMI
09:35–09:55 – Keynote: Philip Evans, senior advisor at the Boston Consulting Group
10:00–11:10 – Panel: Science, Technology and Innovation Driving Transformation (with participants from BAT, BCG, etc)
11:35–11:55 – Keynote: Kingsley Wheaton, chief growth officer at BAT
12:00–13:00 – Panel: The Evolution of the Sustainability Landscape
14:15–14:45 – Keynote: Brian A. King, director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products
14:50–15:50 – Panel: Forgotten Smokers
16:15–16:25 – Keynote: Brad Rodu, professor of medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine
16:30–17:30 – Panel: The Perception of Nicotine
19:00–23:00 – GLA Dinner (Seasons Restaurant) (hosted by BMJ)
THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, Day Two of GTNF
08:45–08:50 – Welcome/Opening Remarks
08:50–09:05 – Keynote: Adam Afriyie, Member of Parliament for Windsor, U.K.
09:30–10:30 – Panel: Global Regulatory Panel (with Gizelle Baker, vice president of global scientific engagement at PMI, Sharon Goodall, group head of regulatory science at BAT, etc. participating)
11:00–11:15 – Keynote: K.C. Crosthwaite, chairman and CEO of Juul Labs Inc.
11:20–11:35 – Keynote: Jonathan H. Adler, Johan Verheij Memorial professor of law and founding director of the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law
11:40–12:55 – Panel: U.S. Regulatory Landscape
14:15–15:15 – Panel: Products: Innovating for Tomorrow
18:00–18:10 – Last Words and Event Close
18:10 –22:30 Closing Networking Reception (George Washington Terrace and Courtyard at the Four Seasons Hotel) (sponsored by Altria)
2FIRSTS correspondents will be on-site for the whole event. Please stay tuned. For more information, click on the picture below.
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