Welcome & introductions from the Summit chair (AM)
Chair
Prof Thomas J. Glynn, PhD Adjunct Lecturer - Stanford Prevention Research Centre, Stanford University School of Medicine
May 8 2026 Seminars
8:15 am - 8:20 am
8:20 am - 8:50 am
OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS WITH Q&A
Speaker
Speaker TBC FDA Invited Speaker
8:50 am - 9:05 am
Pharmacology and toxicology of nicotine, implications for public health
Speaker
Prof Neal L. Benowitz MD Professor of Medicine Emeritus (Active) - University of California, San Franciso
9:05 am - 9:20 am
Capturing total nicotine exposure in a multi-product landscape using Nicotine Product Days (NPDs)
Speaker
Dr Ruoyan Sun Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy & Organization - School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham
9:20 am - 9:35 am
The harmfulness and the addictiveness of nicotine products: Two separate but related constructs
Speaker
Prof Jonathan Foulds Professor Department of Public Health Sciences Division of Health Services and Behavioral Research - Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health
9:35 am - 9:50 am
A clash between two absolutist narratives: How to define success and set priorities for research and health outcomes
Speaker
Prof Robin Mermelstein Distinguished Professor of Psychology and IHRP Director - University of Illinois, Chicago
9:50 am - 10:15 am
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Chair
- Prof Thomas J. Glynn, PhD Adjunct Lecturer - Stanford Prevention Research Centre, Stanford University School of Medicine
Speakers
- Speaker TBC FDA Invited Speaker
- Prof Neal L. Benowitz MD Professor of Medicine Emeritus (Active) - University of California, San Franciso
- Dr Ruoyan Sun Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy & Organization - School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Prof Jonathan Foulds Professor Department of Public Health Sciences Division of Health Services and Behavioral Research - Penn State Center for Research on Tobacco and Health
- Prof Robin Mermelstein Distinguished Professor of Psychology and IHRP Director - University of Illinois, Chicago
Guest Panelist
Tim Phillips Managing Director - ECigIntelligence/TobaccoIntelligence
10:15 am - 10:35 am
AM REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:35 am - 10:50 am
Comprehensive is key: Considerations for an optimally regulated tobacco market in the United States
Speaker
Dr Brian King Executive Vice President, U.S. Tobacco Control - Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
10:50 am - 11:05 am
New Zealand, an inconvenient success story
Speaker
Ben Youdan Director - ASH New Zealand
11:05 am - 11:20 am
How can embracing smoking harm reduction accelerate an increase in smoking cessation in the population?
Speaker
Prof K. Michael Cummings Professor, Department Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences - Medical University of South Carolina
11:20 am - 11:35 am
Title & Speaker TBC
Speaker
11:35 am - 11:50 am
The tobacco/nicotine continuum of risk – e-cigarette harm perceptions and communication considerations
Speaker
Dr Olivia Wackowski, PhD, MPH Associate Professor, Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy - Rutgers University
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Characterising researchers’ relationships with nicotine, tobacco and vaping organisations
Speaker
Dr Sharon Cox Principal Research Fellow, Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group, University College London (UCL) - Deputy Director, Behavioural Research UK
12:05 pm - 12:35 pm
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Chair
- Prof Thomas J. Glynn, PhD Adjunct Lecturer - Stanford Prevention Research Centre, Stanford University School of Medicine
Speakers
- Dr Brian King Executive Vice President, U.S. Tobacco Control - Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
- Ben Youdan Director - ASH New Zealand
- Prof K. Michael Cummings Professor, Department Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences - Medical University of South Carolina
- Dr Olivia Wackowski, PhD, MPH Associate Professor, Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy - Rutgers University
- Dr Sharon Cox Principal Research Fellow, Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group, University College London (UCL) - Deputy Director, Behavioural Research UK
12:35 pm - 1:35 pm
LUNCH BREAK
1:35 pm - 1:40 pm
Welcome & introductions from the Summit chair (PM)
Chair
- Prof Robin Mermelstein Distinguished Professor of Psychology and IHRP Director - University of Illinois, Chicago
1:40 pm - 1:55 pm
Title TBC
Speaker
Kathy Crosby CEO and President - Truth Initiative
1:55 pm - 2:05 pm
Older adults who smoke, the forgotten population
Speaker
Dr Jaqueline Avila Assistant Professor in the Department of Gerontology - University of Massachusetts Boston
2:05 pm - 2:15 pm
Lung cancer screening: A window of opportunity to offer treatment proactively to older adults who smoke
Speaker
Dr. Nancy A. Rigotti, MD Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School - Director, Tobacco Research & Treatment Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Marginalized smokers who don’t count (Literally). Targeting high-smoking groups for cessation
Speaker
Prof Ken Warner Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus - School of Public Health, University of Michigan
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Understanding the nicotine use trends in England – policy responses in an evolving landscape
Speaker
Prof Sarah Jackson Professorial Research Fellow, Alcohol and Tobacco Research Group - University College London (UCL)
2:45 pm - 3:10 pm
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Chair
- Prof Robin Mermelstein Distinguished Professor of Psychology and IHRP Director - University of Illinois, Chicago
Session Responder
Speakers
- Kathy Crosby CEO and President - Truth Initiative
- Dr Jaqueline Avila Assistant Professor in the Department of Gerontology - University of Massachusetts Boston
- Dr. Nancy A. Rigotti, MD Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School - Director, Tobacco Research & Treatment Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Prof Ken Warner Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus - School of Public Health, University of Michigan
- Prof Sarah Jackson Professorial Research Fellow, Alcohol and Tobacco Research Group - University College London (UCL)
3:10 pm - 3:30 pm
PM REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Seeing clearly with regulatory stances: What would the world look like under different regulatory stances, and what are the different ways of getting there?
Speaker
Dr. Alex C. Liber Public Health Researcher - Center for Innovation in Health Policy & Practice, RTI International
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Title & Speaker TBC
Speaker
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Nicotine pouches: Will they make a difference?
Speaker
Prof Peter Hajek Professor of Clinical Psychology & Director of the Tobacco Dependence Research Unit - Wolfson Institute of Public Health, Queen Mary University of London
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Title & Speaker TBC
4:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Is this what success looks like? 50 years of smoking in a society where cigarettes have competed with snus and, more recently, nicotine pouches
Speaker
Tord Finne Vedøy Senior Researcher, Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs - Norwegian Institute of Public Health
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
CLOSING KEYNOTE: Big questions, missing data and end goals
Speaker
Prof Dorothy K. Hatsukami Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - University of Minnesota
5:00 pm - 5:25 pm
Panel Discussion and Q&A
Chair
- Prof Robin Mermelstein Distinguished Professor of Psychology and IHRP Director - University of Illinois, Chicago
Speakers
- Dr. Alex C. Liber Public Health Researcher - Center for Innovation in Health Policy & Practice, RTI International
- Prof Peter Hajek Professor of Clinical Psychology & Director of the Tobacco Dependence Research Unit - Wolfson Institute of Public Health, Queen Mary University of London
Speaker TBC - Tord Finne Vedøy Senior Researcher, Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs - Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- Prof Dorothy K. Hatsukami Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - University of Minnesota
5:25 pm - 5:30 pm
Summit Closing Thoughts
Chair
- Prof Robin Mermelstein Distinguished Professor of Psychology and IHRP Director - University of Illinois, Chicago
