ENDS is Europe’s leading ENDS conference to look at scientific, commercial and regulatory aspects; covering everything from the latest regulations (including TPD3) and the latest research to testing methods, concerns and standards, products design, potential harm reduction and much more.
Previous delegates attended from testing companies, Big Tobacco, ENDS/ELiquid manufacturers, ingredients manufactures, regulatory and legislatory bodies, law firms and more were in attendance. So this conference was truly a must attend for the industry. Just some of the attendee's included representatives from British American Tobacco, Philip Morris International, Japan Tobacco International, Nicopure Labs, CORESTA, FDA MHRA, UKVIA, Totally Wicked, INNCO, Imperial Brands, IBVTA and more.
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Christopher Snowdon is the head of lifestyle economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs. He is a regular contributor to the Spectator, Telegraph and Spiked, and is the author of ‘Polemics’ (2020), ‘Killjoys’ (2017), ‘Selfishness, Greed and Capitalism’ (2015), ‘The Art of Suppression' (2011), ‘The Spirit Level Delusion’ (2010) and ‘Velvet Glove, Iron Fist’ (2009). He is the editor of the Nanny State Index.
Ciprian is both a serial entrepreneur with over 12 years’ experience in the vaping industry, and a founder and board member of the only Pan-European vaping organisation, the Independent European Vape Alliance (IEVA).
Enthusiastic proponent of nicotine-based alternatives as a way to combat smoking, he is committed to making harm-reduction a reality.
As a board executive, Ciprian has been highly involved in IEVA’s communication activities and led recruitment and membership management during the last 5 years, against the background of an ever more complex EU regulatory landscape. This has given him an unparalleled level of interaction with main sector players from all over the world, and a deep understanding of what makes the industry tick.
Sébastien is working at ingésciences since 2015. He developed a vaping machine named U-SAV in 2015-2016 and is an expert on AFNOR, CEN and ISO committees on vaping products since 2016 where he leads the development of a document related to a vaping regime suitable for direct-lung devices. He defended with success a PhD in January 2021 titled "Thermodynamics contribution to the understanding of the electronic cigarette functioning" and published many papers including two critical review about emission analysis in collaboration with Roberto A Sussman [ORCID: 0000-0002-7802-7233].
An experienced legal, regulatory & compliance department leader, Patricia I. Kovacevic’s career comprises leading senior legal & regulatory positions with tobacco & cannabis corporations, including Philip Morris International & Lorillard, as well as partner roles with premier global law firms. Her expertise includes senior management roles & leading multinational, cross-disciplinary teams, with focus on corporate law, FDA & EU regulatory, compliance, M&A, US & global food, drug, nicotine & consumer goods regulation, cannabis/CBD regulation, external affairs & the legal framework applicable to marketing, media communications, investigations, FCPA, trade sanctions, privacy, intellectual property, product development & launch. She also led cross-disciplinary teams engaged in scientific research efforts. Kovacevic served on various trade association bodies & conference advisory boards. She authored several articles on nicotine regulation, co-authored an academic treatise, “The Regulation of E-Cigarettes” & is often invited as a keynote speaker or panelist before global conferences & government agencies public hearings. Kovacevic is an attorney admitted to practice in New York, before the U.S. Tax Court, before the U.S. Court of International Trade & before the Supreme Court of the United States. She holds a Juris Doctor (doctor of law) degree from Columbia Law School in New York & completed the Harvard Business School “Corporate Leader” executive education program.
Marija is an international regulatory specialist. She has worked in Spain and Serbia on a broad range of national and cross-border policy issues, dispute resolution and rule of law. She holds an LLB degree in law from the University of Belgrade and a Master’s in International Security from Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals.
Marija drives legal analysis for ECigIntelligence globally. She has developed a number of data products and policy tracking tools such as our daily alerts, Regulatory Burden Index, and the Compliance Calendar, among others.
Flora Okereke is Head of Regulatory Insights and Foresights at BAT, responsible for the analysis and forecasting of international regulatory developments on behalf of BAT’s 180-plus global markets. Flora also coordinates BAT’s policy responses to global institutions. She has previously held several senior country, regional and global roles at BAT, including legal, corporate and regulatory affairs director for West Africa; head of regulatory affairs for Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe; global head of regulatory strategy and engagement; and senior director of government affairs and international policy at Reynolds American Incorporated Services, a subsidiary of RJR Tobacco based in Washington, D.C. Flora was called to the Bar of England and Wales (Middle Temple) and later admitted as a solicitor by the Law Society.
