2026 Agenda

Listed speakers are confirmed
Conference begins Monday, April 20th at 1:00 PM
and concludes on Wednesday, April 22nd at 4:30 PM

Conference Day 1

April 20

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Conference Day 1

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Conference Check In

April 20

12:30

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16:00

Conference Check In

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Innovation Product Showcase

April 20

13:00

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14:15

Innovation Product Showcase

Moderator:

Ryan Selby

Managing Director

Emerald Innovations Ltd.

Presenters:

Panelists:

Tadas Lisauskas

President and Co-founder

Greenbutts

Dr. Willie McKinney

Founder & CEO

McKinney Specialty Labs

Dr. Anna Franzén

Clinical & Regulatory Business Development Officer

Emplicure Consumer AB

Amber Sandrock

Chief of Staff

Shelf Partners (JOEY)

Coffee & Networking Break

April 20

14:15

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14:30

Coffee & Networking Break

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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

Coffee & Networking Break

April 20

15:45

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16:00

Coffee & Networking Break

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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:

Beth Oliva

Partner

Fox Rothschild

Presenters:

Panelists:

Stacy Ehrlich

Partner

Kleinfeld Kaplan and Becker LLP

Carole Folmar

Sr. Director, Regulatory and Compliance, Associate General Counsel

ITG Brands

Kym Wellons

Co-Founder, COO & General Counsel

Sanova

Angela Ho-Chen

Managing Counsel

RAI Services

Welcome Reception

April 20

17:00

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19:00

Welcome Reception

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Conference Day 2

April 21

1:00

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11:32

Conference Day 2

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Breakfast

April 21

7:45

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9:00

Breakfast

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Conference Check In

April 21

7:45

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16:00

Conference Check In

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Opening Remarks

April 21

8:45

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9:00

Opening Remarks

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Christopher (Chris) B. Greer

President and CEO

Nicotine Resource Consortium

John “Jack” L. Marshall

Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs , Chairman of the Board NRC

Altria Client Services

Fireside Chat with CTP Acting Director Dr. Bret Koplow

April 21

9:00

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9:45

Fireside Chat with CTP Acting Director Dr. Bret Koplow

Moderator:

Christopher (Chris) B. Greer

President and CEO

Nicotine Resource Consortium

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Dr. Bret Koplow

Acing Director

FDA Centr for Tobacco Products

Coffee Break & Networking

April 21

9:45

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10:00

Coffee Break & Networking

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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

Dr. Sydana Rogers Hollins

Managing Director of PMTA and Marketing Compliance

Altria Client Services

Coffee Break & Networking

April 21

11:00

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11:15

Coffee Break & Networking

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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

Clive Bates

Director

Counterfactual

Lunch

April 21

12:30

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13:30

Lunch

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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

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Dr. Jeff Willett

Director

Progressive Policy Institute’s Project to End Smoking

Sarah McQuillan

Government Affairs Manager

JTI LIGGETT

Andrew Nunes

Partner

PwC

Laura Leigh Oyler

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs

Haypp Group

Coffee Break & Networking

April 21

14:45

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15:00

Coffee Break & Networking

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Keynote: Dr. Jonathan Foulds

April 21

15:00

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15:20

Keynote: Dr. Jonathan Foulds

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Dr. Jonathan Foulds

Professor of Public Health

Penn State University

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From “You Can’t Be Here” to “We Need to Talk”

April 21

15:20

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16:20

From “You Can’t Be Here” to “We Need to Talk”

Moderator:

Joe Gitchell

CEO

PinneyAssociates

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Dave Dobbins

Principal Consultant

Dobbins Consulting

Dr. Jonathan Foulds

Professor of Public Health

Penn State University

Dr. Mark Tyndall

Physician, Author, Vaping Advocate

Dr. Jeff Willett

Director

Progressive Policy Institute’s Project to End Smoking

Keynote: Dr. Elaine Round

April 21

16:20

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16:35

Keynote: Dr. Elaine Round

Moderator:

Dr. Elaine Round

Senior Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs

RAI Services Company

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Closing Remarks - Tribute to Scott Ballin

April 21

16:35

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16:45

Closing Remarks - Tribute to Scott Ballin

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Evening Reception

April 21

17:30

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19:30

Evening Reception

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Conference Day 3

April 22

1:00

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18:00

Conference Day 3

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Conference Check In

April 22

7:45

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12:00

Conference Check In

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Breakfast

April 22

7:45

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9:00

Breakfast

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Welcome

April 22

8:45

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9:00

Welcome

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Christopher (Chris) B. Greer

President and CEO

Nicotine Resource Consortium

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

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Brian Weinhaus

Director Illicit Trade Prevention U.S.

PMI

Becky Powell

Attorney-Advisor

CBP Office of Trade, Regulations & Rulings

Josh Smith

Sergeant

Virginia State Police

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:

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Dr. Mohamadi Sarkar

Fellow, Scientific Strategy and Analysis in Regulatory Affairs

Altria Client Services

Alex Clark

Consumer Advocate

Dr. Julie Gunther

Board-Certified Family Physician

Keynote: A Tale of Two Treaties: Comparing the Framework Conventions on Tobacco Control and Climate Change

April 22

11:30

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11:45

Keynote: A Tale of Two Treaties: Comparing the Framework Conventions on Tobacco Control and Climate Change

Moderator:

Ben Dessart

Vice President of External Affairs

Universal Corporation

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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

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Andrew Joyce

Co-Founder and CEO

Sanova

Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar

Director, Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute

University of Louisville

Rachael Schmidt

Senior Consultant

ALINC

Lunch

April 22

12:45

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13:45

Lunch

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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

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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:

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Kim "Skip" Murray

Consumer Advocate

Skip's Corner

Phillip Kirschberg

Harm Reduction Educator

Consumer Advocate

Alex Clark

Consumer Advocate

Elizabeth Hayes

Head of External Affairs

Consumer Choice Center

Coffee Break & Networking

April 22

15:00

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15:15

Coffee Break & Networking

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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

Senior Vice President & General Counsel

ITG Brands

Ryan Watson

Partner

Jones Day

Ben Haas

Partner

Latham & Watkins

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Conference Day 1

April 20

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Conference Day 1

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Conference Check In

April 20

12:30

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16:00

Conference Check In

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Innovation Product Showcase

April 20

13:00

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14:15

Innovation Product Showcase

Moderator:

Ryan Selby

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Tadas Lisauskas

Dr. Willie McKinney

Dr. Anna Franzén

Amber Sandrock

Coffee & Networking Break

April 20

14:15

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14:30

Coffee & Networking Break

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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

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Dr. Jessica Zdinak

Dr. Ian Jones

Dr. Elsa Larson

Nick Kadysh

Gavin O'Dowd

Coffee & Networking Break

April 20

15:45

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16:00

Coffee & Networking Break

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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:

Beth Oliva

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