E-cigarettes and the future of the tobacco industry: Competition or capture? Obsolescence or renewal?

Alongside debates about the comparative safety of e-cigarettes, understanding the strategic significance of such new products to the tobacco industry is of critical importance to the future of tobacco control and public health policy more broadly.

This lecture will examine how tobacco companies have sought to respond to such threats, and highlights the opportunities associated with e-cigarettes and the harm reduction agenda. It appraises key acquisitions and initiatives and examines their roles within wider industry efforts to undermine tobacco control, including by promoting alliance with parts of the public health community, exploiting subsequent divisions, and advancing the core strategic objectives of rehabilitation from pariah status and increased engagement in policymaking.

To book a free place please visit www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/public-lectures/summer-2016/e-cigarettes/.