WELCOME - SUMMIT UK 2026
We were delighted to welcome over 400 attendees to the 13th edition of the E-Cigarette Summit and thank our speakers and delegates for a thought-provoking and enjoyable day. Videos of speakers’ presentations are available via the link below.
We are excited to return to the Royal College of Physicians for the 14th annual Summit on 3 December 2026, under our new name, The Nicotine Summit – Science, Regulation & Public Health.
The Nicotine Summit will uphold our long-standing tradition of fostering respectful dialogue and rigorous analysis of independent scientific evidence on health, regulatory and policy issues that will shape future generations’ smoking and nicotine use.
The nicotine landscape has changed considerably over the last decade, and defining the appropriate role and regulatory framework for non-combustible nicotine products has created a once-in-a-generation challenge and opportunity. The Summit provides a unique forum to discuss these developments and analyse the latest science and evidence in a respectful, evidence-based environment.
There is still much work to create a smoke-free society for everyone. We hope you can join us at the Royal College of Physicians on 3 December 2026.
The speakers and agenda on this website currently relate to the 2025 event. We will update the site later this year.
WE ARE HYBRID
The Nicotine Summit is hybrid and offers a live and on-demand viewing option for those who cannot attend in person. We will “live stream” the Summit per the agenda (UK GMT). Individual videos of speaker presentations and the panel discussions will be added to the virtual platform within 48 hours of the live event for you to watch/re-watch later.
All Summit participants will have access to the event app, where they can view the Speaker slides, submit and answer questions, and participate in the active chat/discussion. The app will be live for 3 months after the event.
SUMMIT CHAIRS 2025
Prof Ann McNeill
Professor of Tobacco Addiction,
King’s College London
Prof Ann McNeill, Professor of Tobacco Addiction, King’s College London
Prof Robert West
Professor Emeritus of Health Psychology
University College London
Prof Robert West, Professor of Health Psychology (Emeritus),University College London
SUMMIT SPEAKERS 2025
Prof Ann McNeill
Professor of Tobacco Addiction
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London
Prof Lion Shahab
Professor of Health Psychology, University College London
Co-Director of the UCL Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group
Prof Hayden McRobbie
Professor of Population Health
Wolfson Institute of Public Health, Queen Mary University of London
Prof Abigail S. Friedman
Associate Professor of Health Policy & Faculty Director of Online and Non-Degree Programming
Yale School of Public Health
Bubbly Sandhu
Senior regulatory Compliance Lead (WEEE & Battery)
Department for Business and Trade, The Office for Product Safety & Standards (DBT/OPSS)
David Hunt
CTSI lead officer Tobacco Vapes and Nicotine
Senior Trading Standards Officer London Borough of Hackney
Prof Jonathan Foulds
Professor of Public Health Sciences & Psychiatry
Penn State University, College of Medicine
Assoc Prof Tessa Langley
Associate Professor in Public Health Economics and Evaluation
University of Nottingham
Prof Benjamin A. Toll
Professor of Public Health Sciences & Psychiatry
Medical University of South Carolina
Dr Ruth Sharrock
Clinical Lead for Tobacco Dependency for the North East & North Cumbria ICS
Respiratory Consultant, Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Gateshead
Dr Debbie Robson RMN, PhD
Reader in Tobacco Harm Reduction
Nicotine Research Group, King’s College London
Assistant Prof Jamie Hartmann-Boyce
Assistant Professor in Health Promotion and Policy
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Prof Sarah Jackson
Professorial Research Fellow, Alcohol and Tobacco Research Group
University College London (UCL)
Martin Dockrell
Former Tobacco Control Programme Lead
(Retired) Office of Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID)
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Regulators and policy/government advisors
- Scientific/academic research community
- Clinical Commissioning Groups/PCT’s
- Smoking cessation practitioners/services
- Health charities and health campaigners
- Public health and tobacco control professionals
- Medical/clinical health practitioners
- Industry and other stakeholders
The Summit independently provides hosted places for vapers and individuals without funding to attend. Please email info@smooth-events.com
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Regulators and policy/government advisors
- Scientific/research community
- Smoking cessation practitioners/services
- Health charities and health campaigners
- Public health professionals and academics
- Medical and health practitioners
- Industry and other stakeholders
The Summit independently provides hosted places for vapers and individuals without funding to attend. These places are discretionary and are considered on a case by case basis. If you would like to find out more please contact us by email on info@smooth-events.com
