Global Forum on Nicotine 2025

The Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN), which typically takes place annually in Poland, focuses on new nicotine products and ‘tobacco harm reduction.’

The GFN is organised by Global Forum on Nicotine Limited,¹ which was known as KAC Communications until November 2024.² For more information, please see the main Global Forum on Nicotine page.

The GFN 2025 was a hybrid event that took place on June 19–21, 2025 in Warsaw, Poland.

Speakers from tobacco companies:³

• Cecilia Kindstrand‑Isaksson – Swedish Match (Philip Morris International, PMI)
• Chris Junker – British American Tobacco (BAT)
• Deborah Binks‑Moore – Imperial Brands
• Elizabeth Becker – Altria Client Services (ALCS)
• Gizelle Baker – Philip Morris International (PMI)
• Hugo Tan – BAT
• Karin Jacobson – Japan Tobacco International (JTI)
• Layla Malt – Imperial Brands
• Mohamadi Sarkar – Altria
• Piotr Kozarewicz – PMI
• Summer Hanna – BAT
• Thomas Nahde – Imperial Brands
• Tommaso Di Giovanni – PMI

Other speakers and panellists listed:³

• Adriana Curado – Grupo de Ativistas em Tratamentos (GAT)
• Akmal Aliev – Centre “Hayot”, NGO “Ishonch va Hayot”
• Alejandra Medina – Corporación Acción Técnica Social (ATS)
• Alexei Alexandrov – Minsk Regional Clinical Centre “Psychiatry‑Narcology”
• Andrew Urushadze – Independent consultant, former Minister of Health, Georgia
• Angélica Cabrera – Movimiento Pro‑Vecino A.C., Procurando Salud Sin Fronteras A.C.
• Anna Franzén – Emplicure
• Anna Masser – Swedish Match
• Arielle Selya – Pinney Associates, Center of Excellence for the Acceleration of Harm Reduction (CoEHAR)
• Arkadi Sharkov – Sofia University, the Higher School of Insurance and Finance
• Asa Saligupta – ENDs Cigarette Smoke Thailand (ECST)
• Asanda Gcoyi – Vapour Products Association of South Africa (VPASA)
• Autumn Bernal – Independent toxicologist
• Barnaby Page – Tamarind Intelligence
• Carolyn Beaumont – SmokerHealth
• Chloe Rose – Pratia
• Christopher Russell – Russell Burnett Research and Consultancy Ltd (RBRC)
• Christopher Snowdon – Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
• Clive Bates – The Counterfactual
• Cliff Douglas – Global Action to End Smoking (GAES)
• David Khayat – Clinic Bizet, University of Texas
• David Sweanor – University of Ottawa
• David Zaruk – Independent environmental-health analyst
• Derek Yach – GAES
• Diego Verrastro – RELDAT, Pan America Harm Reduction Alliance (PAHRA, see Delon Human)
• Dorrie Heemskerk – Esigbond
• Emmanuel Mwape – filmmaker, Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Program alumnus
• Fiona Patten – Independent advocate
• Francisco Ordóñez – Ibero-American Tobacco Harm Reduction Association (ARDT Iberoamerica)
• Gabriel Oke – THRJourno
• Garrett McGovern – Priority Medical Clinic, HSE Addiction Services, New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) Ireland
• Gennady Roshchupkin – Eurasian Coalition on Male Health (ECOM)
• Gerry Stimson
• Gina Reyes – ASOVAPE Colombia, ARDT Iberoamérica
• Giorgi Mzhavanadze – independent consultant
• Guzalkhon Zakhidova – City Psychoneurological Dispensary in Uzebekisatan
• Harry Shapiro – DrugWise, Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (produced by K-A-C)
• Heneage Mitchell – Factasia
• Ian Fearon – Qnovia, Advanced Inhalation Rituals (AIR)
• Ignacio Leiva – Association of Vaporizer Consumers (ASOVAPE) Chile, ARDT Iberoamerica
• Jacob Grier – Writer and Journalist
• Jagannath Sarangapani – Independent tobacco harm reduction advocate
• Jeannie Cameron – JCIC International
• Jeffrey Zamora – ASOVAPE Costa Rica, Network of Nicotine Consumer Organisations(INNCO), Veritas Study (ECLAT and CoEHAR)
• Jessica Harding – GFN Ltd
• Jon Derricott – former manager at Knowledge-Action-Change (K-A-C)
• Jonathan Fell – Consultant in tobacco and nicotine, Article 36
• Jorge Palma – ASOVAPE Peru, ARDT Iberoamerica
• Juan José Cirión Lee – UNAM
• Julia Anguiano – Instituto RIA
• Julian Quintero – Corporación Acción Técnica Social (ATS)
• Kateryna Parfeniuk – PlusUkrDe e.V.
• Kiran Sidhu – Filter
• Konstantinos Farsalinos – Universities of Patras and West Attica
• Lynne Dawkins – Dawkins Analytics Ltd
• Mara Marcik – Safe Store
• Marewa Glover – Centre of Research Excellence: Indigenous Sovereignty & Smoking (COREISS)
• Maria Papaioannoy‑Duic – Rights 4 Vapers
• Marina Murphy – Haypp Group
• Mark Oates – We Vape, the Snus Users Association
• Mark Tyndall – University of British Columbia
• Martin Cawley – Management consultant
• Martin Cullip
• Michael Stoney – HMP Barlinnie
• Miguel Ángel García – ARDT Iberoamerica
• Miguel Okumura – THR Brasil
• Nancy Loucas – Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy (AVCA), Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA)
• Olga Belugina – Belarusian State Medical University
• Paddy Costall – Director of GFN Ltd
• Pasquale Caponnetto – University of Catania
• Paweł Woźnicki – Chemnovatic
• Rajesh N. Sharan – North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU)
• Riccardo Polosa – CoEHAR
• Roberto Sussman – National University of Mexico
• Rohan Sequeira – Consultant Cardio‑Metabolic Physician
• Sam Tam – Canadian Vaping Association (CVA)
• Satenik Muradyan – BIL Armenia
• Sébastien Soulet – Ingésciences
• Sergei Bessonov – “Attika” Public Foundation
• Sergei Soshnikov – Central Michigan University
• Sergio Melgarejo Salum – ASOVAPE PARAGUAY, ARDT Iberoamérica
• Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh – Consultant, Malaysian Society of Harm Reduction
• Sud Patwardhan – Centre for Health Research and Education (CHRE)
• Tatsiana Pikirenia – K-A-C
• Tikki Pangestu – Senior academic
• Todd Prochnau – consulting pharmacist in tobacco harm reduction
• Uladzimir Pikirenia – Psychiatric Hospital in Poland
• Will Godfrey – Filter Magazine, The Influence Foundation
• William P. Jackson – Zanoprima
• Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi – Global Health Focus

Relevant Links

Global Forum on Nicotine website

Tobacco Tactics Resources

• Global Forum on Nicotine
• Harm Reduction
• Knowledge-Action-Change
• Global Action to End Smoking
• Foundation for a Smoke-Free World