Lausanne, Switzerland:
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) today announced its participation in a series of events over the course of the United Nations General Assembly. Senior executives, including PMI’s CEO André Calantzopoulos and COO Jacek Olczak, will address international forums to talk about the critical role that science can play in driving innovation, progress and policy to tackle the most pressing global issues.
Virtual events include:
September 21: PMI COO Jacek Olczak is joining the Diplomatic Courier’s “The SDG’s in Action Forum”discussing “Industry, Infrastructure and Innovation”
September 23: Silke Muenster, Chief Diversity Officer, will address The Hill’s “Work Defined” virtual event
September 24:PMI CEOAndré Calantzopoulos will present high-level remarks during the 2020 Concordia Annual Summitexploring “Leading Industry Transformation with Purpose”
September 29: André Calantzopoulos will be a panelist in a custom event with Dow Jones’ The Trust on “Multilateral Approaches to Improve Population Health”
September 29: Dr. Moira Gilchrist, Vice President of Strategic and Scientific Communications, will join the Dow Jones’ The Trust in a custom event panel on “Public Private Collaborative Strategies for Information Sharing”
September 30: Marian Salzman, Senior Vice President, Global Communications, will address The Hill’s “Century of the Woman” event
October 1: Marian Salzman and Silke Muenster will participate in the Financial Times’ event “Accelerating Equality,” to mark the 25th Anniversary of the UN Conference on Women
The speeches and panel participation follow the launch of PMI’s latest white paper, “In Support of the Primacy of Science,” presenting findings from an independent survey, conducted by Povaddo for PMI, of over 19,000 adults across 19 countries and territories. The results show that citizens around the world want governments, public authorities, and private businesses to prioritize science and facts when tackling critical global issues.
