ACS organizes a session about tobacco control for the media on Tuesday November 10

The session "Media Summit Event Program" will take place at the White Sands Hotel according to the ACS blog.

Day 1 (Monday Nov. 9)

• Journalist Registration and Welcome Reception (6:00 – 8:00pm)


Day 2 (Tuesday Nov. 10)

• Continental Breakfast (7:30 – 8:55am)

• Welcome Remarks – Dr. Otis Brawley, The American Cancer Society (9:00 – 9:10am)

Africa’s Emerging Tobacco Threat

• Thomas Glynn, Director, International Cancer Control, the American Cancer Society
(9:10 – 9:25am)

• Tosin Orogun, Programme Manager, African Tobacco Control Regional Initiative (ATCRI)
(9:25 – 9:40am)

• Sverre Berg Lutnæs, Senior Adviser, International Affairs, Norwegian Cancer Society
(9:40 – 9:55am)


BREAK (9:55 – 10:10am)

• Evan Blecher, Researcher, American Cancer Society (10:10– 10:30am)

• Lutgard Kagaruki, Tanzania Tobacco Control Forum, (10:30 - 10:50am)

Q & A: Moderator Olayinka Oyegbile, Senior Health Reporter, Nigeria (10:50 am – 11:15am)


Tobacco Myths (11:15 – 12:00 noon)

• Facilitators: Tosin Orogun, Tom Glynn


LUNCH (12:00 – 1:15pm)