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An overview of the challenges facing farmers and farming and what the industry and manufacturers are doing to help. Tobacco Asia talks with MERCEDES VAZQUEZ, the recently appointed c.e.o. of the International Tobacco Growers Association (ITGA), which, founded in 1984, is the global growers association whose core objectives focus on the sustainability of tobacco farmers and their communities.

Mark McQuillan, Managing Director of Nicobrand which is part of Contraf Nicotex Tobacco
"Synthetic Nicotine: Uses/Development and is it a tobacco product!

KAMEL JABBOUR, director of ESCA, European Shisha Community Alliance
“Shisha: Time to Clear the Air"

A talk with KAMEL JABBOUR on hookah/shisha, the highly sociable tobacco product category to clear up the air on the myths and misconceptions on its health aspects, consumer appeal, ingredients, labeling requirements, and unfair taxation.

ERIC PIRAS, a veteran cigar marketer and purveyor in Hong Kong and China
“Selling Cigars (and other Tobacco Products) into China"

A talk with Eric Piras, long time Asia cigar expert formerly with Pacific Cigar, and Altadis and now with cigar venues in Hong Kong and a consultancy in China on cigars.

An overview with a barebones structure on how — and if — this is possible and whether it is worth trying.

CECILIA KINDSTRAND ISAKSSON, director of public affairs, Swedish Match
"Let's talk about SNUS"

A talk with CECILIA KIRDSTRAND ISAKSSON, director, public affairs, Swedish Match on that company’s iconic and controversial snus products, which some call the original reduced risk tobacco product.

What is the product? And if it is reduced risk, why is it illegal in the EU and other markets? What is being done to clarify snus status as a reduced risk product globally?

HUGO AZINHEIRA, global innovation and marketing director at ESSENTRA
"Upcoming EU Plastic Packaging Requirements and the Tobacco Business"

A talk with HUGO AZINHEIRA, global innovation and marketing director at ESSENTRA, the leading global suppliers of specialty filters and scientific services for the tobacco industry.

Filling you in on the EU Plastic Packaging Requirements and how this effects cigarette manufacturing and other tobacco products industries.What kind of plastic replacement products can be used for tobacco product? What are the plastic contents in a tobacco product?

A talk with SIMON CLARK, director of the UK smoker’s lobby group FOREST (Freedom Organization for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco) founded in 1979.
We’ve seen indoor smoking bans adopted globally, then gory warnings reared their ugly heads and were adopted globally, then the plain packaging idea was planted in Australia and grew like fungus all over, and then taxes rising around the world trying to price cigarettes out of reach of many . . . one wonders what else besides just banning cigarettes can be done by the anti-tobacconists? What is the state-of-the-art of the anti-tobacco movement? What...