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(Keynote speakers to be confirmed)

08:00 – 08:30 h
Arrival & registration 
08:30 – 09:00 hWelcome
09:00 – 09:30 hOpening conference
The contribution of research to global tobacco control
09:30 – 11:00 hSession 1
Where do we stand after 20 years of the WHO FCTC and what’s next?

– Status: Achievements of the WHO FCTC: local and global perspectives
– Old and new global challenges to tobacco industry strategies
– What’s next: Room for improvement: the role of international treaties
– Tobacco-free Europe by 2040: time for decisive action
11:00 – 12:30 hSession 2
New scientific evidence for the regulation of nicotine and tobacco products

– Synthetic nicotine: science, global regulatory landscape and regulatory considerations
– Nicotine pouches: characteristics, use, harms, regulatory considerations
– E-cigarettes (call for action) or flavourings (challenges and regulatory recommendations) or HTPs
12:30 – 13:30 hFinger Lunch & Networking Break (and Photo Group)
13:30 – 14:30 hSession 3
What is the next step in the expansion of smoke and aerosol free environments?

– Current legislation and challenges in implementing smoke-free policies
– New evidence for SFE (indoor/outdoor)
– Smoke and aerosol free private places (homes/vehicles)
– Smoke-free homes
14:30 – 15:30 hSession 4
Quitting tobacco and nicotine products

– WHO clinical treatment guidelines for tobacco cessation.
– Using implementation science to transfer smoking cessation guidelines into practice.
15:30 – 16:30 hSession 5
Early career researchers’ commitment for tobacco control
16:30 – 17:00 hClosing remarks