Tackling rogue vape traders, preventing underage access to e-cigarettes and creating a sustainable vaping industry will be amongst the hot topics of debate at the Vaping Industry Forum and Exhibition at the QEII Centre in Westminster, London on Friday 9 September.
Organised by the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA), the event follows the Government commissioned independent Review into tobacco control policies – the Khan Review – which has recommended that vaping plays a front and centre role in meeting England’s smokefree target by 2030.
The conference entitled: Vaping for a Better Future will also look at how the sector can maximise its public health, economic and social impact.
The industry’s first ever economic impact report, conducted by the Centre for Economics & Business Research (CEBR), will be unveiled at the event.
Speakers and panellists to date confirmed include:
- Mark Pawsey, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vaping
- Adam Afriyie MP for Windsor, Vice-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vaping
- Dr Colin Mendelsohn, Tobacco Treatment Expert & Author
- Rachel Murkett, Project Director (Life Sciences), Biocromix
- Alexander Kvitashvili, Public Health Adviser, Consumer Choice Centre
- Dr Sudhanshu Patwardhan, Director, Centre for Health Research and Education, University of Southampton Science Park
- David Cartridge, a tobacco addiction specialist, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Azim Chowdhury, US Vaping Regulation Attorney
- Andrew Chevis, Chief Executive, Citizen Card
- John Dunne, Director General, UKVIA
- Andrew Chevis, Chief Executive, CitizenCard
- Damian Stevens, Business Development Manager, 1account
- Mike Sawyer, Head of Product Enforcement, Office for Product Safety & Standards
- David Hunt, Senior Trading Standards Officer, Hackney Council
- James Lowman, Chief Executive, Association of Convenience Stores
- Doug Mutter, Manufacturing & Compliance Director, VPZ
- Dan Marchant. Founder and Joint Owner, Vape Club
- Owen Good, Head of Economic Advisory, CEBR
- Shushill Suglani, Senior Economist, CEBR
- Dr Pippa Bailey, Head of Climate Change & Sustainability Practice, IPSOS Mori
- Siyang Yu, Global Marketing Manager, SMOK
The event, expected to attract some 300 delegates including vaping executives, parliamentarians, healthcare practitioners, smoking cessation experts and academics, will also feature a major exhibition alongside the conference for vape brands and industry ancillary providers to showcase their devices, e-liquids, services and product solutions.
John Dunne, Director-General of the UKVIA, said: “This year’s Vaping Industry Forum is set to be the biggest yet. The conference and exhibition come at a hugely exciting time for the vaping industry following the extremely positive Khan Review which has presented vaping as having a pivotal role in making smoking obsolete. It also comes ahead of the highly anticipated publication of the new Tobacco Control Plan.
“Whilst vaping presents a huge public health, economic and social opportunity for the nation there are a number of challenges that the industry has to face up to. The Khan Review is placing its trust in the vaping industry to play a critical role in its harm reduction strategy and we’ve got to show that we are a highly responsible industry that can live up to the government’s high expectations.”
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