Day One: Setting the Stage of the Global Regulatory Environment
• Different Regulatory Approaches to Harm Reduction: Different countries and economic alliances have different approaches to harm reduction – all with differing focus and results.
• FCTC Conference of the Parties: It is the 20th anniversary of the FCTC and the Conference of the Parties will be meeting later this year. What role does the FCTC still have in the global discussion on harm reduction?
• European Union Tobacco Products Directive: The TPD has been in force for a decade – has it served to create coherence in European tobacco regulation or does the ability to allow individual country differences simply promote a patchwork of regulatory regimes?
• TED (EU tobacco excise directive): Would the imposition of TED promote or harm the race to reduce harm?
• Excise tax and Tariffs: How do different global excise tax regimes affect the ability to drive the race to harm reduction?
Day Two and Three: Chains of Change: The Interconnected Business Cycle
• Global Supply Chains and Environmental and Sustainability Concerns: How do companies produce reduced harm products while balancing environmental and sustainability issues and different global laws on these issues?
• Product Stewardship in a Global Regulatory Regime – Coherence or Impossibility?
• Sustainability at the Consumer Level: Many countries are looking at the long-term environmental effect of product use and disposal and consumers are similarly reacting to the concerns with product life. How do manufacturers comply with emerging environmental issues and laws relating to waste from filters, batteries, packaging and how are consumers responding to these changes.
• Global Chains of Illicit Trade – Industry and Regulators: Illicit trade is one of the most important global issues facing regulators and industry alike.
Challenges and Opportunities to Advance Tobacco Harm Reduction
• The Special Case of Low and Middle Income Countries: What are the unique challenges present in low versus middle income countries?
• Emerging Policies: Prohibitory measures vs risk reduction. What are the effect of different global policies such as nicotine ceilings, flavor bans, ingredient bans, product bans and generational bans.
• What is the State of Global Youth Usage and Access? What is the definition of success in youth access prevention?
• Philanthropy Impact on Global Tobacco Harm Reduction: How does the role of external philanthropic and donation sources shape harm reduction efforts?
Charting a Path Forward: Responsible Advancement to Achieve Adult Consumer Access
• The Consumer Experience – Where are We on the Race to Reduce Harm
• Global Chains of Illicit Trade - Consumers: It is documented that organized crime groups use and are involved in the global illicit nicotine trade. How does the illicit market affect adult consumer attitudes?
• Nicotine Misperceptions and Relative Risk Misperceptions – Who are the Stakeholders and what roles are they playing in perpetuating or correcting misperceptions