Booking now open for #GFN25: Challenging perceptions - effective communication for THR

The 12th edition of the Global Forum on Nicotine takes place in Warsaw, Poland, from Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 June 2025. The day before the conference, Wednesday 18 June, will be devoted to side and satellite meetings, many open to anyone registered for the in person event.

As we approach the end of the quarter century, safer nicotine products are beginning to challenge the dominance of the combustible cigarette - with huge potential impacts for global public health.



But this headway is being slowed by a paradox. Each year, the scientific basis for tobacco harm reduction continues to grow. Yet each year, popular opinion about it appears to worsen.

#GFN25’s conference theme, Challenging perceptions - effective communication for tobacco harm reduction will focus on finding solutions for the misunderstandings, misconceptions and mischaracterisations that are putting the brakes on progress. Reducing smoking-related harms is urgent. How can we make the case for harm reduction more effectively?

Global Forum on Nicotine 2025 programme

Each day will feature key-note presentations from thought leaders in tobacco harm reduction, followed by the thoughts of a respondent and the opportunity for Q&A from the audience, both in the room and online. Moderated panel discussions will have similar opportunities for audience engagement. Parallel sessions will comprise the ScienceLab, participatory workshops, sessions in Russian and Spanish, and the GFN Film Festival. Selected sessions will be streamed live for free and simultaneously translated in Russian and Spanish.

Get your short films ready for GFN Fives, Science Lab and #GFN25 Film Festival

GFN works at its very best with the ever-impressive contributions of you, the GFN community. So GFN Fives will be returning to GFN25 alongside our innovative GFN Science Lab and Film Festival. Visit our GFN Film pages for more information - what will you submit?

Revisit your favourite GFN24 sessions on the GFN Youtube Channel

Get into the GFN spirit by rewatching past GFN sessions for free on the GFN website and Youtube channel!

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