2026 Agenda

Listed speakers are confirmed

Innovation Product Showcase

April 20

13:00

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14:30

Innovation Product Showcase

Moderator:

Ryan Selby

Managing Director

Emerald Innovations Ltd.

Presenters:

Panelists:

Tadas Lisauskas

President and Co-founder

Greenbutts

Michael Fisher

Senior Director, Regulatory Strategy

JUUL Labs

Dr. Willie McKinney

Founder & CEO

McKinney Specialty Labs

Innovation in Science: Harnessing AI & Creating New Approaches to Advance Product Research & Applications

April 20

14:30

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15:45

Innovation in Science: Harnessing AI & Creating New Approaches to Advance Product Research & Applications

Moderator:

Dr. Stan Gilliland

Managing Partner

Sapphire Sciences

Presenters:

Panelists:

Dr. Jessica Zdinak

Founder and Chief Research Officer

Applied Research and Analysis Company

Dr. Ian Jones

Behavioral Science Manager

JTI LIGGETT

Dr. Elsa Larson

Vice President Account Management, Health & Well-Being

M/A/R/C Research

Nick Kadysh

Founder & CEO

PharmAla Biotech

Gavin O'Dowd

CEO

Haypp Group

OWNIT Panel: Women Redefining Legal Leadership in Tobacco & Nicotine

April 20

16:00

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17:00

OWNIT Panel: Women Redefining Legal Leadership in Tobacco & Nicotine

Moderator:

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From Pilot to Progress in Product Authorizations: What did We Learn from FDA’s Pilot Program on Nicotine Pouch Authorizations

April 21

10:00

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11:00

From Pilot to Progress in Product Authorizations: What did We Learn from FDA’s Pilot Program on Nicotine Pouch Authorizations

Moderator:

Dr. Roxana Weil

Chief Regulatory Science Officer

McKinney Specialty Labs

Presenters:

Panelists:

Brittani Cushman

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Turning Point Brands

Dr. Carolina Garcia-Canton

Vice President Scientific and Regulatory Affairs

Reynolds American

Building Lasting Regulatory Reforms: Solutions for a Better PMTA Pathway

April 21

11:30

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12:30

Building Lasting Regulatory Reforms: Solutions for a Better PMTA Pathway

Moderator:

Issa Abuaita

Head of Legal (US)

Haypp Group

Presenters:

Panelists:

Paige Magness

Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs

Altria Client Services

Kellsi Booth

Chief Legal Officer

Black Buffalo Inc.

Piotr Kozarewicz

Global Head of Regulatory Affairs for Smoke-free Products

PMI

State & Local Policy Impacts on Harm Reduction

April 21

13:45

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14:45

State & Local Policy Impacts on Harm Reduction

Moderator:

Beth Oliva

Partner

Fox Rothschild

Presenters:

Panelists:

Jeff Willett

Executive Director, Founder

Network for Principled Nicotine Policy

Sarah McQuillan

Legislative Affairs Manager

JTI LIGGETT

Nick Milledge

Vice President of Product Marketing and Strategy

IGEN

Keynote: Dr. Jonathan Foulds

April 21

15:00

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15:20

Keynote: Dr. Jonathan Foulds

Moderator:

Dr. Jonathan Foulds

Professor of Public Health

Penn State University

Presenters:

Panelists:

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From “You Can’t Be Here” to “We Need to Talk” – An Advocate’s Evolution to Advance THR

April 21

15:20

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16:20

From “You Can’t Be Here” to “We Need to Talk” – An Advocate’s Evolution to Advance THR

Moderator:

Joe Gitchell

CEO

PinneyAssociates

Presenters:

Panelists:

Dave Dobbins

Principal Consultant

Dobbins Consulting

Dr. Jonathan Foulds

Professor of Public Health

Penn State University

Dr. Mark Tyndall

Physician, Author, Vaping Advocate

Keynote: A Tale of Two COP's: Comparing Tobacco/Nicotine and Agribusiness/Sustainability Conferences of the Parties

April 21

16:20

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16:35

Keynote: A Tale of Two COP's: Comparing Tobacco/Nicotine and Agribusiness/Sustainability Conferences of the Parties

Moderator:

Ben Dessart

Vice President of External Affairs

Universal Corporation

Presenters:

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Keynote: Illicit Trade

April 22

9:00

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9:15

Keynote: Illicit Trade

Moderator:

John Verbeten

Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement

FDA CTP

Presenters:

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Securing the Marketplace: Strengthening Enforcement to Protect Harm Reduction

April 22

9:15

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10:15

Securing the Marketplace: Strengthening Enforcement to Protect Harm Reduction

Moderator:

Lillian Ortega

Owner and Chief Regulatory Strategist

WOW Solutions

Presenters:

Panelists:

Brian Weinhaus

Director Illicit Trade Prevention U.S.

PMI

John Verbeten

Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement

FDA CTP

Tobacco Harm Reduction: Communicating to Adults Who Smoke

April 22

10:15

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11:15

Tobacco Harm Reduction: Communicating to Adults Who Smoke

Moderator:

Cliff Douglas

President

Tobacco Control Law & Policy Consulting

Presenters:

Panelists:

Dr. Mohamadi Sarkar

Fellow, Scientific Strategy and Analysis in Regulatory Affairs

Altria Client Services

Alex Clark

Consumer Advocate

Keynote: Dr. Elaine Round

April 22

11:30

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11:45

Keynote: Dr. Elaine Round

Moderator:

Dr. Elaine Round

Senior Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs

RAI Services Company

Presenters:

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Streamlining Product Reviews Through Smokefree Product Standards

April 22

11:45

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12:45

Streamlining Product Reviews Through Smokefree Product Standards

Moderator:

Dean Cirotta

President

EAS Consulting Group

Presenters:

Panelists:

Andrew Joyce

Co-Founder and CEO

Sanova

Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar

Director, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute

University of Louisville

Rachael Schmidt

Senior Consultant

ALINC

Keynote: Consumer Perspective

April 22

13:45

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14:00

Keynote: Consumer Perspective

Moderator:

Kim "Skip" Murray

Consumer Advocate

Skip's Corner

Presenters:

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Adults Who Smoke: The Beneficiaries of Harm Reduction Reform

April 22

14:00

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15:00

Adults Who Smoke: The Beneficiaries of Harm Reduction Reform

Moderator:

Dr. Jasjit Ahluwalia

Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Professor of Medicine

Brown University School of Public Health and Alpert School of Medicine

Presenters:

Panelists:

Kim "Skip" Murray

Consumer Advocate

Skip's Corner

Phillip Kirschberg

Harm Reduction Educator

Consumer Advocate

Alex Clark

Consumer Advocate

Litigation in Focus: Implications for Smoke-Free Products

April 22

15:15

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16:15

Litigation in Focus: Implications for Smoke-Free Products

Moderator:

Agustin Rodriguez

Partner

Troutman Pepper Locke

Presenters:

Panelists:

Carrie Freed

General Counsel

ITG Brands

Ryan Watson

Partner

Jones Day

Ben Haas

Partner

Latham & Watkins

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2026 Agenda

Innovation Product Showcase

April 20

13:00

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14:30

Innovation Product Showcase

Moderator:

Ryan Selby

Presenters:

Panelists:

Panelists:

Tadas Lisauskas

Michael Fisher

Dr. Willie McKinney

Innovation in Science: Harnessing AI & Creating New Approaches to Advance Product Research & Applications

April 20

14:30

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15:45

Innovation in Science: Harnessing AI & Creating New Approaches to Advance Product Research & Applications

Moderator:

Dr. Stan Gilliland

Presenters:

Panelists:

Panelists:

Dr. Jessica Zdinak

Dr. Ian Jones

Dr. Elsa Larson

Nick Kadysh

Gavin O'Dowd

OWNIT Panel: Women Redefining Legal Leadership in Tobacco & Nicotine

April 20

16:00

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17:00

OWNIT Panel: Women Redefining Legal Leadership in Tobacco & Nicotine

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From Pilot to Progress in Product Authorizations: What did We Learn from FDA’s Pilot Program on Nicotine Pouch Authorizations

April 21

10:00

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11:00

From Pilot to Progress in Product Authorizations: What did We Learn from FDA’s Pilot Program on Nicotine Pouch Authorizations

Moderator:

Dr. Roxana Weil

Presenters:

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Panelists:

Brittani Cushman

Dr. Carolina Garcia-Canton

Building Lasting Regulatory Reforms: Solutions for a Better PMTA Pathway

April 21

11:30

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12:30

Building Lasting Regulatory Reforms: Solutions for a Better PMTA Pathway

Moderator:

Issa Abuaita

Presenters:

Panelists:

Panelists:

Paige Magness

Kellsi Booth

Piotr Kozarewicz

State & Local Policy Impacts on Harm Reduction

April 21

13:45

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14:45

State & Local Policy Impacts on Harm Reduction

Moderator:

Beth Oliva

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