Global Forum on Nicotine 2026
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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 2026 was a hybrid event that took place on June 3-5, in Warsaw, Poland.
Speakers from tobacco companies:34
- Philip Morris International (PMI) – Adam Lenart, Christelle Chrea, Gizelle Baker, Leonie Price, Maximilian Jell, Trevor McGaughey
- British American Tobacco (BAT) – Carrie Wade, Helen Cowie, Nathan Jones
- Imperial Brands – Jesus Olivares-Guerrero, Joe Thompson, Libby Clarke, Thomas Nahde
- Swedish Match – Anna Masser
- Altria – Evan Winiger
Other speakers and panellists listed:34
- Adriana Curado – Grupo de Ativistas em Tratamentos (GAT)
- Aldo Contro – Ethnohistorian
- Alejandra Medina – Rizoma NGO, NicotinaRRD
- Alex Gogoana – ACPAN Romania
- Alex Wodak – Former president of Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation (see also Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Association (ATHRA)
- Alexei Lakhov – EuroNPUD
- Alla Bessonova – “Attika” Public Foundation
- Aman Shukla – YOUNITE Global, Stop TB Partnership
- Anna Balconi – Alchem NicSelect
- Anna Franzén – Emplicure
- Arielle Selya – Pinney Associates
- Asa Saligupta – ENDS Cigarette Smoke Thailand
- Asanda Gcoyi – Vapour Products Association of South Africa (VPASA) (See E-cigarette Trade Associations With Tobacco Company Members)
- Aylèn Van Isseldyk – THR Ethics and Sustainability
- Barnaby Page – Tamarind Intelligence
- Carissa Düring – Considerate Pouchers (see Consumer Choice Center)
- Christopher Snowden – Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA)
- Clive Bates – The Counterfactual
- David MacKintosh – Knowledge-Action-Change (K-A-C)
- David Sweanor – University of Ottawa
- Dee Cunniffe – London Joint Working Group on Substance Use and Hepatitis
- Diego Verrastro – RELDAT, Pan America Harm Reduction Alliance (PAHRA, see Health Diplomats)
- Dorrie Heemskerk – Esigbond
- Emilie Clerc – PMP S.A
- Ethan Nadelmann – Former director of Drug Policy Alliance
- Evgeniya Korotkova – Activist and researcher
- Ewelina Woike-Reguła – Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak
- Fernando Briseño – Universidad de la Libertad
- Fernando Bueno – University of Alcalá de Henares, Platform for Smoking Harm Reduction, Military Health Corps
- Fiona Patten – Independent Advocate
- Francisco Ordóñez – Ibero-American Tobacco Harm Reduction Association (ARDT Iberoamerica)
- Gabriel Oke – THRJourno
- Garrett McGovern – New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) Ireland, HSE Addiction Services, Priority Medical Clinic, International Doctors for Healthy Drug Policies
- Gerry Stimson
- Harry Shapiro – DrugWise, Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (produced by K-A-C)
- Ian Fearon – Qnovia, Advanced Inhalation Rituals (AIR), Vape Verify
- Ignacio Leiva – Association of Vaporizer Consumers (ASOVAPE) Chile, ARDT Iberoamerica
- Ingmar Kurg – NNA Smoke Free Estonia
- Jacob Grier – Writer and journalist
- Jagannath Sarangapani – Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocate
- Jean-François Etter – University of Geneva
- Jeannie Cameron – JCIC International, Chief Minister of Alderney
- Jeffrey Zamora – ASOVAPE Costa Rica
- Joe Kosterich – Healthcare professional, Little Green Pharma, Medical Forum Magazine, Health Cert Education
- Jonathan Fell – Hexis Capital Management
- Jorge Palma – ASOVAPE Peru, ARDT Iberoamerica
- Juan José Cirión Lee – La Salle University, UNAM
- Katarzyna Jarus-Dziedzic – BioResearch Group (BRG)
- Konstantinos Farsalinos – International Association on Smoking Control and Harm Reduction (SCOHRE), University of Patras, University of West Attica
- Krystyna Rivera – TBpeople Group
- Lindsay Reese – Haypp Group
- Lynne Dawkins – Dawkins Analytics Ltd, Pinney Associates
- Lyubov Vorontsova – Advocacy and research professional
- Magdalena Bartnik – PREKURSOR Foundation, Steering Committee of the Eurasian Harm Reduction Association
- Maria Papaioannoy-Duic – Contributor to Safer Nicotine initiative
- Mariana Hoyo – Healthcare professional and consultant
- Mariana Iwulska – PoliNPUD, PREKURSOR
- Marina Murphy – Haypp Group
- Mark Tyndall – Healthcare professional
- Martin Cawley – Consultant
- Martin Cullip
- Michael Ellis – International advisor on Illicit trade
- Miguel Okumara – THR Brasil
- Oscar Balderas – Journalist
- Paddy Costall –GFN Ltd.
- Patrik Stromer – Swedish Snus Manufacturers Association
- Peter Beckett – Clearing the Air (see Consumer Choice Center)
- Reem Ibrahim – Reason Foundation
- Robert Boneczko – Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak
- Rohan Pike – Tobacco Strike Team, Australian Border Force
- Ryan Seltzer – Safety in Numbers
- Sarah Cooney – Science engagement specialist
- Shane MacGuill – Euromonitor International
- Sudhanshu Patwardhan – Healthcare professional (see Centre for Health Research and Education, CHRE)
- Tatsiana Pikirenia – K-A-C
- Tim Andrews – Prohibition Does Not Work, Americans for Tax Reform, Tholos Foundation (see Think Tanks)
- Timur Abdullaev – TBpeople, Stop TB Partnership
- Todd Prochnau – Consulting pharmacist in tobacco harm reduction, Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP)
- Tom Gleeson – NNA Ireland
Relevant Links
Global Forum on Nicotine website