COPCast: Ignacio Leiva & Maria Papaioannoy-Duic
December 09, 2025 by youtube.com
COPCast: Ignacio Leiva & Maria Papaioannoy-Duic
Ignacio Leiva is a journalist specializing in informatics and multimedia platforms and a leading advocate for vaping in Chile. In 2010 he led a communication campaign that helped prevent a vaping ban and has since focused on educating and strengthening the vaping community. He is the founder and current president of the Association of Vaporizer Consumers of Chile ASOVAPE and serves as secretary of ARDT Iberoamerica. Ignacio organized the first pro vaping public demonstration in Latin America and actively promotes tobacco harm reduction initiatives in Chile and internationally. He also played a key role in the legislative process that led to the enactment of Chile’s vaping law which came into force this year.