Speaker: Ellen Kullman, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, DuPont Presider: Alan S. Murray, Editor, Fortune Magazine December 18, 2014 Council on Foreign Relations <\/p>\n
MURRAY: Thank you all for coming. This is going to be a very interesting discussion this morning. I can -- I can tell you already, I think you've all been told to turn off your cell phones. I think would add to that the warning that if -- if you -- if you're thinking of writing any e-mails, assume they will be hacked someday and shown on the Jumbotron at Times Square. So, be careful -- be careful what you put in electronic communications. <\/p>\n
Ellen Kullman has been CEO of DuPont since 2009. <\/p>\n
KULLMAN: Yes. <\/p>\n
MURRAY: DuPont has been around for 212 years. <\/p>\n
KULLMAN: Correct. <\/p>\n
MURRAY: You had a long and distinguished career at the company, serving as president, executive vice president. You started a life sciences -- Industrial Biosciences. And also the Sustainability Solutions. So, you know the company inside out. We used to think of DuPont as a chemical company. You refer to it as an innovation company. Tell us what you mean. <\/p>\n
KULLMAN: Well, we call it a science company, and so, innovation, I think, another company has the corner on that, but... <\/p>\n
MURRAY: Oh, really? Can you -- can you trademark something like that? <\/p>\n
KULLMAN: I don't know, I don't know... <\/p>\n
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