So please welcome, first of all, and to think theyre coming in from the side, dr. Jenny colombo, the Vice President global patients and Scientific Affairs at takeda pharmaceuticals. Michele oshman, the director, federal advocacy and Alliance Development at eli lilly. Dr. Gwen nichols, the chief medical officer at the leukemia and lymphoma society. Doctor erin oshea, president of the Howard Hughes medical institute. Doctor peggy hamburg, the foreign secretary of the National Academy of medicine and former commissioner of the fda. And doctor janine clayton, director of the nih office of research on womens health. Our moderator this morning is lucinda maine, ceo of the American Association of colleges of pharmacy, and the pride to say boardmember of research america. Thank you all leaders. We look forward to this. My thanks really to organizers of the forum this year for giving us an opportunity to talk about some things we dont talk about so much, and we have an exemplary panel that brin
These products, that can reduce the risk. What is important to understand is first of all people know that welcome to hardtalk. Cigarettes cause disease im stephen sackur. And are addictive. Today im inside the Swiss Research laboratories of an International Business which makes billions lets be very blunt, of dollars every year making you are the boss of the biggest and selling a highly addictive, International Cigarette manufacturer in the world. Potentially lethal product. Cigarettes kill people. These laboratories belong cigarettes kill hundreds to Philip Morris international, of thousands, millions of people. The makers of marlboro and a host yes. Of other cigarette brands. You sit at the top of a company that my guest today is ceo makes and sells cigarettes. Of the company, first of all, people andre calantzopoulos. Also buy cigarettes and somebody has to supply them. Now, he says he is leading Philip Morris into but the key question is what do a smoke free future 00 01 45,476 21
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Today im inside the Swiss Research laboratories of an International Business which makes billions of dollars every year making and selling a highly addictive, potentially lethal product. These laboratories belong to Philip Morris international, the makers of marlboro and a host of other cigarette brands. My guest today is ceo of the company, andre calantzopoulos. Now, he says he is leading Philip Morris into a smoke free future is that clever strategy or the most outrageous corporate hypocrisy . Andre calantzopoulos, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me. I want to begin with a little bit of history you have been with the Philip Morris organisation for more than 30 years. You lived through that period in the late 80s, 1990s, when it became clear that Philip Morris and the other Big Tobacco Companies had systematically lied, deceived and manipulated the public about the nature of cigarettes, the dangers of cigare
Its a special privilege, and this feels really good to be kicking off our first panel. Up panel of Women Leaders are starting us off today. Nothing could be better. I know we are going to hear inside , suggestions, and evidence could be very energized. Please welcome first of all, i think theyre coming in from the side. Dr. Jenny columbo, the director of federal accuracy and alliance , dr. Glenn nichols, dr. Peggy hamburg thank you all. We look forward to this. And thank you to our moderator mary wooley. I like to thank the organizers of the form for giving us an opportunity to talk about topics we dont talk about very much. We have an exemplary panel that brings experience from the public and private sectors. And i look forward to moderating the conversation. By way of the background. 50 of the phds that have been awarded in biology have gone to women. Yet it goes without saying that in some respects that you are an exception to the rule of women rising to important positions of leade
Now on bbc news its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Today im inside the Swiss Research laboratories of an International Business which makes billions of dollars every year making and selling a highly addictive, potentially lethal product. These laboratories belong to Philip Morris international, the makers of marlborough and a host of other cigarette brands. My guest today is ceo of the company, andre calantzopoulos. Now, he says he is leading Philip Morris into a smoke free future is that clever Business Strategy or the most outrageous corporate hypocrisy . Andre calantzopoulos, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me. I want to begin with a little bit of history you have been with the Philip Morris organisation for more than 30 years. You lived through that period in the late 80s, 1990s, when it became clear that Philip Morris and the other Big Tobacco Companies had systematically lied, deceived and manipulated the public about the nature of cigarettes, t