Yael Ossowski Deputy Director , Consumer Choice Center
Yaël Ossowski is an international consumer choice activist and writer . Since 2010 , he has worked as a journalist and grassroots organizer with activists around the world . He was previously Watchdog . org ’ s Florida Bureau Chief , chief Spanish translator , and national investigative reporter from 2012- 2015 . Yaël has also worked as a multimedia journalist around the world , writing for outlets including The Washington Examiner , The Huffington Post , South African Business Day and FoxNews . Com .
Nigel Quine CEO , Cuts Ice
Nigel has worked across a number of different industries including music , tech and business services . He set up Cuts Ice in 2012 , and invested his time in developing the business into an e-liquid market leader by improving product quality , striving for better public education , supporting credible research , and shaping sensible regulation to give smokers the best chance of quitting tobacco altogether .
Nick Orlando Vice President , Florida Smoke Free Association
Nick decided long ago that if vapor products could help him quit his 35-year habit , he could help others take the same journey . He currently has four stores in Pinellas and Manatee County Florida . Coming from a law enforcement background , Nick is committed to keeping products around for adult smokers to transition while working with lawmakers to design legislation to control youth access . Nick was instrumental is the orchestration of SB-810 ( Flavor Ban Bill ) being vetoed and continues to work with legislators regularly .
John Dunne Director General , UKVIA
John is a founding member of the UK Vaping Industry Association ( UKVIA ), the largest vape trade association in the country . Since the organization ’ s founding in 2016 , John has been responsible for the day-to-day running of the association as well as formulating its long term strategy . A recognizable face at vape events and in the media , John is regularly called upon to represent the industry in newspapers and on TV and was also called upon to give evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Group ( APPG ) on Vaping and the Science and Technology Committee on Vaping .
Clive Bates Director , Counterfactual
Clive has a long and illustrious career as a strategist , advocator and communicator in a multitude of industries , including the private sector , the third sector and the government . As well as the likes of the Transform Drug Policy Foundation , Clive is a former director of leading anti-smoking charity , Action on Smoking and Health ( ASH ). Clive has continued to carry the torch for tobacco harm reduction for Counterfactual , and regularly critiques vaping research through his popular blog .
Lee Bryant Co-Founder & Managing Director , Arcus Compliance
Lee set up Arcus Compliance to push to blend software development and the knowledge of EU regulatory compliance within the vape sector . Along with co-director , John Walker , Lee created a selection of compliance software tools that are available independently , as part of a system or outsourced through Arcus ’ retained services program . Arcus allows the smaller vape brand to build a robust compliance department without spending hundreds of thousands in the process .
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