Welcome to NTRG’s Tobacco Seminar!

We are delighted to invite you to our Tobacco Meeting on the 13th of June hosted at the same hotel as the Nordic Travel Retail Seminar, the Elite Hotel Marina Tower.

Registration: Sign up for the tobacco workshop by e-mail to the secretariat at info@nordictravelretailgroup.com

Deadline: A limited number of seats are available for the workshop. Sign up no later than 5 June. 

Detailed Seminar Agenda: Tobacco Sales in Duty Free – Challenges and Opportunities in the Nordic Region

Date: 13th of June
Time: 9:00–12:00
Location:  Elite Hotel Marina Tower, Stockholm

09:00 – 09:15
Welcome and Introduction

• Welcome by Haakon Dagestad, Deputy CEO at Travel Retail Norway
• Purpose of the seminar: Understand challenges and find new opportunities together. Quick outline of the morning

09:15 – 09:50
Keynote: Regulatory Landscape

• Speaker: Riccardo Oliveira
• Topics covered:
  • Overview of current regulations globally and Nordic countries
  • Upcoming or expected changes
  • Impact on duty free retailers and suppliers
  • Q&A (5–10 minutes)

09:50 – 10:30
Panel Discussion: Industry Perspectives

• Panel participants: mix of retailers and suppliers (3–4 participants)
• Moderator-led discussion with key questions:
  • What is the biggest regulatory challenge right now?
  • Where do you see opportunities despite restrictions?
  • How are consumer behaviors changing in your markets?
  • How important is collaboration within the industry?
• Short open floor for participant comments/questions

10:30 – 10:45
Coffee Break & Networking

10:45 – 11:45
Group Discussions: Challenges & Opportunities Workshop

• Participants divided into 4–5 small groups (mixed roles)
• Each group is assigned a discussion guide and a note-taker (either volunteer or assigned)
• Discussion topics:
  • Top 3 current challenges in tobacco duty free sales
  • Top 3 opportunities or ideas for growth
  • One big idea: What should the industry do together to succeed?
• Notes are captured on a provided template sheet (paper or digital)
• ➡ Collected notes will be summarized by the organizer and shared with all participants after the seminar.

11:45 – 12:00
Wrap-up and Closing Remarks

• Moderator thanks participants
• Brief summary of next steps:
  • When and how the collected insights will be shared
  • Possibility of setting up a follow-up meeting, working group, or report
• Farewell and contact information for further networking