Dortmund, 5 September 2024 – This year's twin shows InterTabac and InterSupply will be featuring not just the classic segment, but also the vaping market, with over 180 exhibitors from many different countries taking part in Dortmund. These include businesses like Vapour International from Croatia, Chinese manufacturers Voopoo and Uwell, The House of Smoke/La Fumé, CIRAK Electronics GmbH and NCS Vape GmbH from Germany, Airscream UK Ltd from Great Britain and VGOD from the US.

Trends, sustainability and more

Vaping products and NGPs will also be out in force at the twin shows' event and conference programme where experts and industry players will be convening in various settings to discuss key topics such as innovation, research and development, sustainability and harm reduction.

Maaran Nadarajah, Innovation Director at Filtrona, will address the topic of innovation and future opportunities in his contribution entitled 'From Disruption to Opportunity: The pivotal role of players in shaping the future of nicotine industry'. He has over 25 years of experience in the tobacco and nicotine industry and will be analysing the transformation of the nicotine industry in the London Room at 14:00 hrs on Day 1 of the shows, highlighting new product categories and changing consumer wishes as well as strategic innovations. This will be followed by the panel discussion 'Future of Nicotine Technologies: Innovations and Advances in NGP Products' chaired by Marc Reisner, editor-in-chief of trade journal DTZ. The panel will include Dr Carl Meinhart, Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Ramin William Warda, COO of Vont, Dustin Dahlmann, President of the Independent European Vaping Alliance and Chairman of the Alliance for Tobacco-Free Enjoyment (BfTG), and Dr Mark Forster, Scientific Services Manager at British American Tobacco.

Friday, on the other hand, will be all about sustainability and harm reduction. Also in the London Room, Alessandra Villa, Head of International Sales and Business Development at Vapour International, will be presenting the path to sustainability and greater environmental responsibility for the KIWI product portfolio starting at 13:30 hrs. Afterwards, David Yu from trade magazine 2FIRSTS will discuss the role of the media in a short presentation entitled 'The Role and Value of News Media in E-Cigs Harm Reduction' and will then guide the trade audience through further presentations.

Head to the website to view the full conference programme.

Firsts in the event line-up

There will also be a lot going on at the side events in terms of vaping and NGPs, with the final of Mission Mixologist – which has already thrilled the audience at EVO NXT – being held at the twin shows for the first time with six candidates competing against each other on stage in the North Entrance complex on Saturday at 13:30 hrs to create the best liquid flavour composition. Another first will be the 'InterTabac World Alternative Awards’, the first award ceremony exclusively for alternative nicotine products. All information on categories and voting arrangements can be found here.

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