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UKVIA Forum 2022 New Date Set

The UKVIA Forum 2022 was postponed due to the death of Her Majesty the late Queen, but UKVIA has now announced a new date for the event

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The UKVIA Forum 2022 was postponed due to the death of Her Majesty the late Queen, but UKVIA has now announced a new date for the event - Friday 18 November. The Forum will offer around 300 participants the opportunity to explore ‘Vaping for a Better Future’.

UKVIA Forum 2022

Date:

  • Friday 18 November

Time:

  • Forum 9am to 5pm
  • Dinner 6:30pm to 11:30pm

Place:

  • The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London

Organisers say the UKVIA Forum 2022 is going to be the United Kingdom’s biggest B2B event.

We intend to make this rescheduled event even bigger than before and encourage everyone to share the details of this conference widely amongst personal networks, they say.

“With some 300 delegates expected to attend, this year’s theme is Vaping for a Better Future and will explore how vaping can maximise its public health, economic and social impact as well as how the industry can gain a reputation for responsibility, all critical at a time when so much is at stake from a regulatory perspective.”

Speakers and panellists:

  • Mark Pawsey, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vaping
  • Adam Afriyie, MP for Windsor, Vice-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vaping
  • Dr Colin Mendelsohn, Tobacco Treatment Expert & Author
  • Alexander Kvitashvili, Public Health Adviser, Consumer Choice Centre
  • Azim Chowdhury, US Vaping Regulation Attorney
  • Andrew Chevis, Chief Executive, CitizenCard
  • James Lowman, Chief Executive, Association of Convenience Stores
  • Owen Good, Head of Economic Advisory, CEBR
  • Shushill Suglani, Senior Economist, CEBR
  • Shane MacGuill, Global Lead - Nicotine and Cannabis, Euromonitor
  • Dr Sudhanshu Patwardhan, Director, Centre for Health Research and Education, University of Southampton Science Park
  • Adrian Simpson, Retail Product Policy Advisor, British Retail Consortium
  • Bridget Gildea, Consultant for Public Good, Jesus College Cambridge

The organisers add: “This year there will a dedicated exhibition theatre which will provide an opportunity for you to promote what you offer for as little as £1,500. There are also a wide range of sponsorship opportunities for businesses that want to showcase their brand at the vaping industry’s most prestigious and established event, run by the sector for the sector.”

Tickets for the UKVIA Forum 2022 are available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ukvia-forum-2022-tickets-420173569457?aff=erelexpmlt

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Dave is a freelance writer; with articles on music, motorbikes, football, pop-science, vaping and tobacco harm reduction in Sounds, Melody Maker, UBG, AWoL, Bike, When Saturday Comes, Vape News Magazine, and syndicated across the Johnston Press group. He was published in an anthology of “Greatest Football Writing”, but still believes this was a mistake. Dave contributes sketches to comedy shows and used to co-host a radio sketch show. He’s worked with numerous vape companies to develop content for their websites.

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