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Meet the speakers at WNC Brussels 2026

Alessia Centioni

Alessia Centioni

Co-founder and President, European Women Alliance (EWA)

Anthony Paliouras

Anthony Paliouras

General Manager, Honeywell’s Connected Logistics; Managing Director, Movilizer GmbH

Axel Klein

Axel Klein

Director, People and Psychoactive Drugs

Beatrice Timgren MEP

Beatrice Timgren MEP

Member of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Brady Brim-DeForest

Brady Brim-DeForest

CEO & Co-Founder, Secundo

Brett O'Donnell

Brett O'Donnell

President, O'Donnell and Associates, Ltd.

Brindusa Taranu

Brindusa Taranu

Head Product Safety Surveillance, PMI

Carolyn Beaumont

Carolyn Beaumont

General Practitioner & THR educator, NicotineFacts

Charlie Weimers MEP

Charlie Weimers MEP

Vice Chairman, ECR Group

Cheryl K. Olson

Cheryl K. Olson

Regulatory Scientist, Womble Bond Dickinson

Chris Gemmell

Chris Gemmell

Chief Product & Innovation Officer, Greentank Technologies

Chris Junker

Chris Junker

Group Head of Life Sciences, BAT

Christa Pelsers

Christa Pelsers

EU Head of Fiscal Affairs and International Trade, British American Tobacco

Christopher Snowdon

Christopher Snowdon

Head of Lifestyle Economics, Institute of Economic Affairs

Clarisse Yvette P. Virgino

Clarisse Yvette P. Virgino

Philippine Representative, Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA)

Clive Bates

Clive Bates

Director, Counterfactual

Colin Brazier

Colin Brazier

Broadcaster and Journalist

Danielle Tower

Danielle Tower

Group Head of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, BAT

David Bass

David Bass

Master of Ceremonies

David Bertram

David Bertram

Managing Director, EUK Consulting

David Duncan

David Duncan

Director, Silver Dene Consulting

Delon Human

Delon Human

Specialist Family Physician; President, Health Diplomats

Derek Yach

Derek Yach

Global Health Advocate and Independent Consultant

Donato Raponi

Donato Raponi

Owner, D.Raponi Consulting

Douglas Ming Deng

Douglas Ming Deng

Professor, Yunnan University

Ehsan Latif

Ehsan Latif

Director, Centre for Integrative Public Health Management

Elaine Round

Elaine Round

Senior Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Reynolds American

Ermelinda Hajdari

Ermelinda Hajdari

Founder & Managing Director, ALBAN Global

Eve Wang

Eve Wang

Executive Director, Smoore International; VP, Shenzhen Smoore Technology Co. Ltd

Flora Okereke

Flora Okereke

Group Head of Global Policy, Insights & Foresights, BAT

Francesco Gaglioppa

Francesco Gaglioppa

EU Affairs Director, JTI

George Adams

George Adams

Associate Professor of Medicine

Giovanni Li Volti

Giovanni Li Volti

Director of the Center of Excellence for the Acceleration of Harm Reduction (CoEHAR)

Grant Churchill

Grant Churchill

Professor of Pharmacology and Tutorial Fellow in Medicine, University of Oxford

Haley XU

Haley XU

Vice President, Zinwi Bio-tech Co., Ltd

Hayley Van Loon

Hayley Van Loon

CEO, Crime Stoppers International

Helena Digard

Helena Digard

Head of Analytical Services, BAT; President, CORESTA

Howard Pugh

Howard Pugh

International Crime and Anti-Illicit Trade Consultant, Howard Pugh Consulting

Hugo Azinheira

Hugo Azinheira

Executive Director, Global Research & Innovation, Filtrona

Jana Siouzou

Jana Siouzou

Senior Vice President EMEA, Körber Technologies

Jasjit S. Ahluwalia

Jasjit S. Ahluwalia

Professor, Brown University School of Public Health

Jason Carignan

Jason Carignan

Chief Commercial Officer, Chemular

Jeffrey Zamora

Jeffrey Zamora

Creative Producer & Communications Strategist, Asovape Costa Rica

John Clayton

John Clayton

External Affairs Vice President, JTI

Jonathan Fell

Jonathan Fell

Head of Research & Engagement, Hexis Capital Management

Jon Nash

Jon Nash

Co-founder, Prime Radiant

Joseph Thompson

Joseph Thompson

Group Science & Regulatory Affairs Director, Imperial Brands

Karina McQuillan

Karina McQuillan

Global Head of Toxicology, BAT

Karin Jacobson

Karin Jacobson

Science Advocacy & Engagement Director, Japan Tobacco International (JTI)

Kellsi Booth

Kellsi Booth

Chief Legal Officer, Black Buffalo Inc.

Konstantinos Farsalinos

Konstantinos Farsalinos

Senior Researcher, School of Public Health at the Universities of Patras and West Attica

Marco Falcone MEP

Marco Falcone MEP

Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Marco Vadagnini

Marco Vadagnini

Director

Maria Papaioannoy-Duic

Maria Papaioannoy-Duic

Founder, R4V (Rights4Vapers)

Marina Murphy

Marina Murphy

Senior Director, Scientific Affairs, HAYPP GROUP

Mark Burton

Mark Burton

California Capital Partners, Partner

Mark Tyndall

Mark Tyndall

Public Health Expert, Author and Independent Consultant

Martin Cullip

Martin Cullip

International Fellow, Taxpayers Protection Alliance

Michiel Reerink

Michiel Reerink

International Corporate Affairs Director & Managing Director, Alliance One International

Mihaela Raescu

Mihaela Raescu

Faculty of Dental Medicine, Titu Maiorescu University, Titu Maiorescu University Bucharest

Miranda Kinney

Miranda Kinney

SVP, Global Head of Corporate Affairs & Impact, Pyxus International, Inc.

Nancy Loucas

Nancy Loucas

Executive Coordinator, CAPHRA

Nathalie Darge

Nathalie Darge

Director General, Tobacco Europe

Nermeen Varawalla

Nermeen Varawalla

Business Leader in the Healthcare & Life Sciences

Niccolò Balzini

Niccolò Balzini

Regional Corporate Affairs Director for Europe, Imperial Brands

Paola Pocci

Paola Pocci

Chief Consumer Officer, Imperial Brands

Patricia Kovacevic

Patricia Kovacevic

General Counsel, Global Regulatory Expert, RegulationStrategy / CryoMass Technologies Inc

Peter Beckett

Peter Beckett

Co-founder, Clearing the Air

Pietro Fiocchi MEP

Pietro Fiocchi MEP

Vice-Chair, Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety

Rhodri James

Rhodri James

Chief Sales Officer, Yoti

Roger Bate

Roger Bate

President of the Center for Global Health Accountability and a Fellow at the International Center for Law & Economics

Rohan Andrade de Sequeira

Rohan Andrade de Sequeira

Consultant in Cardio-Endocrinology, The Revival Clinic

Rupert Wilson

Rupert Wilson

Owner and Managing Director, Strategic Business Consulting

Ryan Selby

Ryan Selby

Inventor & Entrepreneur, Emerald Innovations Ltd.

Shaun Murray

Shaun Murray

Head of Scientific Regulatory Affairs, Imperial Brands

Simon Clark

Simon Clark

Director, FOREST

Sinclair Davidson

Sinclair Davidson

Economist

Steffy Thevar

Steffy Thevar

Journalist, Times of India

Sudhanshu Patwardhan

Sudhanshu Patwardhan

Director, Centre for Health Research and Education

Summer Hanna

Summer Hanna

Global Head of Scientific Regulation, BAT

Tadas Lisauskas

Tadas Lisauskas

Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Greenbutts

Tikki Pang

Tikki Pang

Former Director of Research Policy and Co-operation, World Health Organization

Tim Phillips

Tim Phillips

Founder, Tamarind Intelligence

Tom Hirons

Tom Hirons

External Affairs Director, JTI

Vincent Byrne

Vincent Byrne

Global Anti-Illicit Trade Operations (AITO) Director, JTI

Vincent Keaveny

Vincent Keaveny

Senior Adviser, DLA Piper; Lord Mayor of London 2021/22, DLA Piper

Waqas Khan

Waqas Khan

Chief Executive Officer, CLEW

Willie McKinney

Willie McKinney

Founder and CEO, McKinney Regulatory Science Advisors, LLC.; CEO of McKinney Specialty Labs, LLC

Xavier Kris

Xavier Kris

Growth Capitalist, IMX Funds Limited (Abu Dhabi)

Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi

Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi

Director of Research and Thought Leadership, Global Health Focus