GINN Panel
GINN Panel I– Innovating the Oral Nicotine Segment: Product Development & Consumer Trends
Date/Time: 18 Sept 2025, 13:30–14:30
Location: Room “London,” Entrance North (InterTabac, Dortmund)
Chair — Dr Nveed Chaudhary
Chair, GINN Science & Standards Committee; Founder, NexCentra
Dr Chaudhary leads GINN’s scientific agenda, focusing on standards, testing, and evidence for non-combustible nicotine. He connects lab insights to product quality and regulatory readiness.
Panellist — Dr Sydney Hiller (Sanova)
Product development, Sanova
Dr Hiller brings a product-development lens to formulation choices, stability, and consumer-centric innovation across the oral nicotine segment.
Panellist — Paweł Woźnicki (Chemnovatic)
Investigating Nicotine / product science
Woźnicki focuses on nicotine quality, ingredient integrity, and lab methods that underpin consistent pouch performance at scale.
Panellist — Joel Rubenstein (GINN Focal Person)
GINN Focal Person
Rubenstein bridges industry, science, and policy stakeholders, highlighting market signals, terminology clarity, and adoption barriers for oral nicotine.
GINN Panel II
Chair — Robert Sidebottom
GINN Regulatory & Compliance Chair; Managing Director, Arcus Compliance Ltd
Robert Sidebottom brings over two decades of regulatory expertise, guiding businesses through evolving nicotine product compliance frameworks in Europe and beyond.
Panellist — Tim Phillips
Founder, Tamarind Intelligence
Tim Phillips leads Tamarind Intelligence, providing global data and regulatory analysis on reduced-risk products. He focuses on market trends and regulatory impact.
Panellist — Ciprian Boboi
Co-founder, Independent European Vape Alliance
Ciprian Boboi advocates for fair, science-based regulation in Europe, representing independent businesses committed to consumer access and harm reduction.
Panellist — Peter Schweinschwaller
President, CEDT
Peter Schweinschwaller represents Europe’s tobacco retailers, emphasizing how regulation and compliance are experienced at the retail level.