GFN•TV will bring the conference's platform for rational and inclusive debate on the future role of safer nicotine products and tobacco harm reduction to an audience all year round. GFN•TV will also be broadcasting live from Warsaw in June. Tune in to hear world-leading experts, tobacco harm reduction advocates and nicotine consumers discuss the latest scientific, regulatory and policy developments. From our unique annual event, to year-round reporting of the issues that matter in tobacco harm reduction, GFN has got it covered.
GFN Voices 2025 #6 | Can Flavours Help People Switch from Smoking?
Flavors can play a key role in helping smokers switch. Many start with tobacco flavor but move to others over time — distancing themselves from the reminder of smoking. As adults, we enjoy sweets, drinks, and treats — why should quitting be any different?
📅 8 Aug 2025
GFN Voices 2025 #5 | TOP Harm Reduction figures reflect on the #GFN25 Conference
The #GFN25 conference brought together some of the leading THR advocates from across the world, and in this episode of GFN Voices several of these prominent figures share their key gains and findings from this year's conference!
📅 6 Aug 2025
GFN Voices 2025 #4 | TACKLING MISINFORMATION IN NICOTINE POLICY
In this episode of GFN Voices we're joined by Dorrie Heemskerk to bring you some expert insight into efforts to counter misinformation in public policy.
📅 4 Aug 2025
#GFN25 Panel Discussion | Nicotine pouches - what's the real story?
In Sweden, the combination of snus and the emergence and uptake of pouches were likely key to its unparalleled achievement of smoke-free status, in November 2024. Despite these positive signs, regulators are circling, particularly in Europe, with bans either in force or planned in several member states. The panel will explore the science and evidence for pouches and discuss what steps need to be implemented to ensure proportionate and effective regulation.
📅 1 Aug 2025
#GFN25 Panel Discussion | Evaluating WHO tobacco harm reduction science
In social media posts, official speeches, press releases and memorandums, WHO has repeatedly made claims which appear to contradict the evidence available, and which conflict with statements made by reputable public health institutions. Simply condemning the WHO’s science on tobacco harm reduction is not going to shift the dial. The panel will investigate the WHO’s science on THR, and address the organisation’s concerns, bringing objectivity and evidence to bear.
📅 29 Jul 2025
#GFN25 Commentary Team #1 | How to Talk About Tobacco Harm Reduction? | Hosted by Harry Shapiro
Watch a candid panel from GFN 2025 Warsaw: How to Talk About Tobacco Harm Reduction exploring how to communicate evidence-based tobacco harm reduction to the public, clinicians, policymakers, and media.
📅 25 Jul 2025
GFN Voices 2025 #3 | Exploring the LATAM Perspective
In this GFN Voices episode, advocates from across Latin America and the Spanish-speaking world joined us at #GFN25 to highlight the regional complexities that need to be overcome, and the ways the THR community is coming together to do just that.
📅 22 Jul 2025
#GFN25 Panel Discussion | Reflections on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control at 20
Despite its aim to reduce global consumption of cigarettes, the impact of the WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) on tobacco use has been heavily contested, particularly in relation to low-income countries. The panel will assess the effectiveness of the convention as it reaches its 20th anniversary, and highlight areas that need drastic change, if it is to have any future relevance in reducing smoking.
📅 18 Jul 2025
#GFN25 | Mark Tyndall's book launch with Harry Shapiro
There are more than one billion smokers in the world and the vast majority will die prematurely because of their nicotine addiction. What most people don't know is that there is a cure: vaping. Vaping is a non-toxic way to deliver the nicotine that people need without the disease-producing byproducts of burning tobacco. Compared with cigarettes, any health risks associated with vaping are very small. Yet incredibly, most tobacco control officials, public health organizations, and politicians view vaping as a threat, advocating for restrictions or outright bans. They have diverted public attention away from the benefits of vaping by greatly exaggerating the fears around youth vaping, creating unfounded concerns around nicotine, and blaming the tobacco industry for global deception. All this while neglecting cigarette smokers who have an incredible opportunity to improve their health. This anti-vaping crusade has been supported by well-funded disinformation campaigns that have left the public confused and smokers holding on to their cigarettes. Vaping must be recognized for what it is-a public health breakthrough that is urgently needed to save millions of lives.
#GFN25 Keynote #3 | Battling misinformation from the newsroom to the Facebook comment section
GFN 2025 Keynote #3 - delivered by Maria Papaioannoy-Duic, hosted by Jagannath Sarangapani, response from Konstantinos Farsalinos.
A consumer advocates’ approach, cutting through the noise to deliver factually accurate information about safer nicotine products is a constant struggle. Maria will present a ‘real-world how-to guide’, drawn from the lived experience of consumer advocates, identifying some useful tools to counter vaping and THR misinformation.
