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World Tobacco Middle East 2026

WT Middle East 2026 is the world’s leading B2B global tobacco event, taking place in Dubai and co-located with the World Cigar Show and World Vape Show Dubai. Attendees will experience an unrivalled gathering for the global tobacco and nicotine industry, bringing together the full industry spectrum, including tobacco processing, next-generation products, and…

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24Speakers
73Sponsors
30Exhibitors
22On the bill · sessions
124Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at World, in alphabetical order.
Alexandra Molokova
Senior Research Analyst, Middle East · Euromonitor
Alice Jaussaud
Product Manager, Evolute® filtering media solutions · SWM International
Anthony Paliouras
General Manager for Track and Trace · Honeywell
Aron Byrne-Carter
Managing Director · NGP Trends
Azran Ashraf
Technical Sales Engineer · Beckhoff Automation FZE
Dr. Pete Gibbons
Business Development Director · Labstat International
Elizabeth Staab
Global Packaging Sustainability Manager · HB Fuller
Hugo Azinheira
Executive Director, Global Research & Innovation · Filtrona
Ivan Genov
Manager of Tobacco Industry Analysis · International Tobacco Growers Association (ITGA)
Jana Siouzou
Senior Vice President EMEA · Körber Technologies
Kimberly Foley
Executive Director · Tobacco Associates, Inc.
Maaran Nadarajah
Innovation Director · Filtrona
Mahmoud Badr
Senior Customer Success Manager · Honeywell
Mike Ridgway
Director · The Consumer Packaging Manufacturers Alliance
Mohammad H. Agrabawi
Managing Director · Al Majlis Group
Nathalie Darge
Director General · Tobacco Europe AISBL
Organiser
Paul Varakas
Director General · European Cigar Manufacturers Association (ECMA)
Peter Gawley
Director · McAirlaids Vliesstoffe GmbH
Richa Rustagi
Managing Director, Lower Gulf & Iraq · Phillip Morris Management Services (Middle East) Ltd
Rishi Sundaram
Manager · Indirect Tax, Andersen Tax LLC
Rodolfo Maria Salvi
Salvarat, Italy
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Astra Industries FZ LLCexhibitor
Atlas Agri Global FZCOexhibitor
Atlas Tobaccoexhibitor
Aventis Tobaccoexhibitor
Awards 2025exhibitor
Boeglicustom
Book a Standexhibitor
Caidi Creative Ard (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.exhibitor
Canadian Virginia Tobacco Ltd.exhibitor
Capital Tobacco Ltd.exhibitor
China Tobacco International (HK) Co., Ltdexhibitor
Cixi Fujing Plasticexhibitor
CSSC Kunming Shipbuilding Equipment Co., Ltd.exhibitor
Dharampal Satyapal Limitedexhibitor
DJARUMexhibitor
Dongguan Yongfeng Packaging Technology Co., Ltd.exhibitor
Dynamic Toolsexhibitor
Eastern Industriesexhibitor
EVERGROWING TRADING FZCOexhibitor
Filpak Filters Pakistanexhibitor
Filtrona PTEexhibitor
FUJIAN QISHENGRONG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTDexhibitor
Gallery 2024exhibitor
Gallery 2025exhibitor
Guizhou Landerlee Extraction Technology Co.,Ltdexhibitor
Gulbahar Tobaccocustom
Hainan Jinchengda Industrial Co., Ltdexhibitor
Hololens Technology Co., Ltd.exhibitor
HUIZHOU APEX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDexhibitor
IDK Corpexhibitor
Jiangsu Weixing New Materials Co., Ltdexhibitor
Judgesexhibitor
JY Cigarettesexhibitor
Lex Tobaccocustom
LUKOWA TOBACCO COMPANYexhibitor
Max Schlatterer GmbH & Co.,, KG / ESBandexhibitor
Media Libraryexhibitor
NEMUNO BANGA UABexhibitor
Park Industries Limitedexhibitor
PCMK Industries FZ-LLCcustom
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Agenda

Selected from 22 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:20 | 10:30

    Opening remarks from the organiser

    Main Stage
  • 10:30 | 10:40

    Welcome and opening remarks from the organiser

    Main Stage
  • 10:30 | 11:00

    Regulatory and market insights from the MENA region and Central Asia

    Alexandra is a MEA specialist on Tobacco at Euromonitor International. Based in Dubai, she has more than six year of international experience in research and more than two years of…

    Main Stage
  • 10:35 | 11:00

    All you need to know: Europe, TPD and TED

    Main Stage
  • 11:00 | 11:25

    Resilient by nature: How U.S. tobacco can lead in a changing political landscape

    Kimberly Foley is the Executive Director of Tobacco Associates, Inc., where she leads efforts to promote U.S. flue-cured tobacco in international markets. With a background spannin…

    Main Stage
  • 11:00 | 11:25

    Tax Focus – Excise Tax

    Rishi is a seasoned Indirect Tax professional with over 5 years of multi-industry experience, specializing in Excise Tax, VAT, and Customs across the GCC region. As a Manager with …

    Main Stage
  • 11:25 | 11:50

    Regulatory Outlook for HTP and Alternative Products in the Middle East & North Africa

    Main Stage
  • 11:25 | 11:50

    Shaping the future of leaf tobacco

    Ivan Genov is experienced in producing in-depth briefings and analysis on the global tobacco industry. He is in charge of content creation at ITGA, including the popular Tobacco Mo…

    Main Stage
  • 11:50 | 12:15

    Market and regulatory landscape for the novel nicotine category: why should supply chain companies not miss this opportunity?

    Tim Phillips is the Managing Director of Tamarind Intelligence, a global independent market and regulatory intelligence service providing data for businesses operating in a number …

    Main Stage
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 124 companies, parsed from the program.

124 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
73Sponsoringsponsor only
30Exhibitingexhibitor only
21Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

58% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite14%
  • VP-level14%
  • Director / Head of1250%
  • Manager / Lead521%
  • Product14%
  • Engineer · IC14%
  • Research / Science14%
  • Other roles28%

Of 24 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 012024Sp·E
  2. 02Astra Industries FZ LLCSp·E
  3. 03Atlas Agri Global FZCOSp·E
  4. 04Atlas TobaccoSp·E
  5. 05Aventis TobaccoSp·E
  6. 06Awards 2025Sp·E
  7. 07BoegliSp·C
  8. 08Book a StandSp·E
  9. 09Caidi Creative Ard (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.Sp·E
  10. 10Canadian Virginia Tobacco Ltd.Sp·E
  11. 11Capital Tobacco Ltd.Sp·E
  12. 12China Tobacco International (HK) Co., LtdSp·E
  13. 13Cixi Fujing PlasticSp·E
  14. 14CSSC Kunming Shipbuilding Equipment Co., Ltd.Sp·E
Sponsors by tier
custom7
10% of 73
exhibitor66
90% of 73