Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum 2026

The Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum (GTNF) is an annual tobacco industry-funded event.

GTNF 2026 was a hybrid event that took place in Lisbon, Portugal from 9 to 11th September 2026.¹²³

The following speakers, panellists and moderators were listed on the GTNF 2026 website:⁴⁵

• Abel Vecino – Philip Morris International (PMI)
• Alastair Mackay – PMI
• Alexandra Wich – PMI
• Alexander Holthuizen – The Snus Brothers Distribution
• Anna Franzén – Emplicure Consumer AB
• Aylen Van Isseldyk – THR, Ethics and Sustainability
• Ben Dessart – Universal Corporation (previously at Altria)
• Beth G. Oliva – Fox Rothschild LLP/Nicotine Resource Consortium (formerly Tobacco Merchants Association)
• Bret Koplow – FDA Center for Tobacco Products
• Brian Erkkila – PMI
• Chad Jones – snubie.com
• Chris Allen – Broughton
• Chris Gemmell – Greentank Technologies
• Christopher Greer – Stryk Brands (former president of Nicotine Resource Consortium)
• Clio Boura – British American Tobacco (BAT)
• Clive Bates – Counterfactual
• Dave Dobbins – Dobbins Consulting
• David Hooker – New Zealand Association of Convenience Stores
• Davide Campagna – University of Catania (see Centre of Excellence for the Acceleration of Harm Reduction (CoEHAR)
• Dean Cirotta – EAS Consulting Group
• Eve Wang – Smoore International
• Eveline Van Keymeulen – Latham & Watkins Brussels & Paris
• Fredrik Laurell – Nicoccino
• Greg Conley – ITG Brands (See Imperial Brands)
• Helen Redmond – NYU Silver School of Social Work
• Jasjit Ahluwalia – Brown University School of Public Health and Alpert School of Medicine
• Jeff Stier – Taxpayers Protection Alliance
• Jessica Zdinak – Applied Research and Analysis Company
• Joe Williams – Client Services
• Joseph Magero – Campaign for Safer Alternatives (see World Vapers’ Alliance)
• Kellsi Booth – Black Buffalo Inc.
• Kgosi Letlape – Africa Harm Reduction Alliance (see Health Diplomats)
• Kingsley Wheaton – BAT
• Konstantinos Farsalinos – Universities of Patras and West Attica
• Laura Leigh Oyler – Haypp Group
• Libby Clarke – Imperial Brands
• Lillian Ortega – WOW Solutions
• Maria Gogova – Altria Client Services
• Maria Papaionnoy – Rights 4 Vapers Canada (see World Vapers Alliance)
• Marina Murphy – Haypp group
• Markus Lindblad – Haypp Group
• Martin Miller – IKE
• Massimo Caruso – CoEHAR
• Michael Horowitz – Reynolds American Inc Services Company
• Miranda Kinney – Pyxus
• Mohamadi Sarkar – Altria Client Services
• Nathalie Darge – Tobacco Europe
• Nicole Austin – PMI
• Peter Beckett – Clearing The Air (see Consumer Choice Center)
• Przemysław Pitura – Chemnovatic
• Rahul Mathew – Leaf N Beyond
• Rishabh Gupta – ITC IndiVision Limited
• Roberto Sussman – Institute of Nuclear Sciences of the National University of Mexico (see Global Action to End Smoking Research Database, formerly FSFW)
• Ronan Barry – AIR (previously at BAT)
• Ross Kirsh – Dymapak
• Ryan Selby – Emerald Innovations
• Sairah Salim-Sartoni – Salim-Sartoni Associates
• Sarah Marking – Sanova
• Stevan Vranes – Imperial Brands
• Sudhanshu Patwardhan – Centre for Health Research and Education (CHRE)
• Suely Castro – Quit like Sweden
• Sydney Hiller – Inter Scientific (see Global Institute for Novel Nicotine (GINN))
• Tadas Lisauskas – Greenbutts (see Filters)
• Theo Foukkare – Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS)
• Tim Phillips – Tamarind Intelligence
• Timothy Vermillion – Paradise Institute
• Tracy Berry – Laudisi Enterprises
• Valerie Briggs Solomon – Reynolds American
• Yu Kang – Hangsen International

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