Lillian Ortega
Owner and Chief Regulatory Strategist
WOW Solutions

Lillian Ortega is the Owner and Chief Regulatory Strategist at WOW Solutions LLC, a consulting firm dedicated to guiding businesses through the complexities of FDA regulatory processes. With over a decade of distinguished service at the Food and Drug Administration, Lillian has extensive experience leading strategic and complex compliance and regulatory projects. Her expertise spans a broad range of sectors, including tobacco products, biologics, and FDA-regulated clinical research.

Before founding WOW Solutions, Lillian served as the Director of Enforcement and Manufacturing at the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products. In this pivotal role, she led manufacturer compliance and enforcement programs, directed inspection activities, oversaw compliance actions, coordinated tobacco recall operations, and managed import activities. Lillian’s academic background in Microbiology and Public Health Policy complements her professional experience, enabling her to deliver invaluable insights to her clients.

Sessions with Lillian Ortega

10:10 - 11:10
The accelerating growth in unlawful and unregulated e-vapor and nicotine pouch products as well as emerging nicotine analogues is a significant problem that threatens the long-term success of federal tobacco regulation. This panel would include perspectives from stakeholders in the supply chain, including manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers sharing their experiences in trying to comply with FDA regulations while competing against the huge illicit market in e-vapor products; and share learnings about other growing illicit markets, including pouches and nicotine analogues, and offer solutions at the federal and state levels.

Moderators

Speakers

  • Anna Blom

    Director, Government Relations, NACS

  • Steve Callahan

    Vice President, Enforcement and Brand Integrity, Altria Client Services

  • Ernest Legier

    Commissioner, Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control