WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN CONCEIVED OF
THEM SO A LOT OF THINGS ARE
HAPPENING.
THANK YOU, GREAT JOB YOU'VE DONE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MR. PRESIDENT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THE HONOR.
I'M CEO OF NOVARTIS WE'RE ONE OF
THE LARGEST HEALTHCARE COMPANIES
IN THE WORLD WE FOCUS ON
INNOVATIVE MEDICINES GENERICS AS
EMPLOYEES IN THE U.S. ACROSS 21
SITES.
WE INVEST ABOUT $14 BILLION
EVERY YEAR INTO THE UNITED
STATES INCLUDING 3.5 BILLION IN
RESEARCH.
IT'S ONE OF OUR KEY MARKETS BUT
ALSO KEY PLACES WHERE WE DRIVE
INNOVATION AND WE'RE REALLY
PLEASED WITH THE TAX REFORM BUT
ALSO VERY PLEASED WITH THE GREAT
PROGRESS BEING MADE AT FDA.
WE BELIEVE WE HAVE A GREAT
LEADERSHIP TEAM THERE AND
THEY'RE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS
AND ALEX IS GREAT.
ALEX IS JUST STARTING AND HE'S
HIGHLY RESPECTED SO THAT'S
FANTASTIC.
SCOTT GOTLEY, AS YOU KNOW, IS A
STAR.
>> HE IS A STAR AND I THINK HIS
VISION FOR TOBACCO AND TRYING TO
IMPROVE AND REDUCE THE USE OF
TOBACCO AROUND THE WORLD IS VERY
GOOD THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MR. PRESIDENT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT.
I SERVE THE PEOPLE OF ABB.
WE HAVE BUSINESS IN MORE THAN A
HUNDRED COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
BUT HAVE MADE THE LAST EIGHT
YEARS THE U.S. AN INVESTMENT
FOLKS AND WE HAVE DEPLOYED
13 BILLION OF CAPITAL AND BOUGHT
SOME ICONIC BRANDS IN THE U.S.
AND MOTOR COMPANY AND WE
EX INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS, A
FANTASTIC BUSINESS IN TERMS OF
INSTALL BASE AND NEEDS A LITTLE
BIT OF INVESTMENT IN TERMS OF
TECHNOLOGY.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: DID YOU GET A
GOOD PRICE?
I KNOW YOU ALWAYS GET A GOOD
PRICE.
>> [LAUGHTER]
PRESIDENT TRUMP: I KNOW WHO
IDEAL WITH HE ALWAYS GETS A GOOD
PRICE.
THAT'S GOOD.
>> ALTOGETHER SO WE HAVE TODAY
NOW, INCLUDING THE GE
TRANSACTION WE'LL HAVE 26,000
PEOPLE IN THE U.S. IN MORE THAN
50 SITES, NICELY SPREAD OVER ALL
OF THE U.S..
WE HAVE THE CLASSIC ACTIVITIES,
THE MOTORS AND JUST LAST WEEK,
THE ENTIRE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
TEAM TYING THE SILICON VALLEY
BECAUSE THEY HAVE AI AND ARE BAT
ICES CENTER THAT WE FIRMLY
INTEND TO GROW FURTHER AND
INVEST SUGGESTLY TO SUPPORT THE
U.S. IN NEXT LEVEL OF INDUSTRIAL
UP.
BIG DIFFERENCE RIGHT?
THAT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST
SLEEPER IN THE WHOLE TAX BILL.
THANK YOU.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: READ ABOUT IT
PRESIDENT TRUMP: YOU'LL BE JUST
FINE.
MUCH FOR THE INVITATION.
I'M THE CEO OF ANHEUSER-BUSCH IN
BEV.
AND WE HAVE BUSINESS IN MORE
THAN 50 COUNTRIES AROUND THE
WORLD, AND NUMBER ONE GLOBAL
BEER BRAND IS BUDWEISER OUT OF
ST. LOUIS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: WE KNOW IT WELL
>> WE STARTED HERE IN 1852 AND
WE'VE BEEN IN THE BEER BUSINESS
FOR MORE THAN 600 YEARS AND IT
DATES BACK TO 1366 AND OUR
BIGGEST MARKET IS THE U.S. WHERE
WE EMPLOY 18,000 PEOPLE AND MORE
THAN 50 SITES AND WE JUST
ANNOUNCED LAST YEAR A PROGRAM
THROUGH 2020 TO BE INVOLVED IN
INVESTMENT IN OUR FACILITY.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: FANTASTIC.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, SIR.
>> MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO
THANK YOU FIRST OF ALL FOR
HAVING ME BUT ALSO FOR SPURRING
ON ALL OF THIS GROWTH BECAUSE
THESE ARE ALL OF MY CUSTOMERS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: I KNOW.
>> AND KIND OF AMAZING TO HAVE
ALL OF YOUR CUSTOMERS TALKING
ABOUT ADDING JOBS AND GROWING
THEIR BUSINESS AND IT'S JUST A
REAL TRIBUTE TO THE MOMENTUM
THAT YOU'VE CREATED IN THE
GLOBAL ECONOMY SO I THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
SAP IS THE LEADING ENTERPRISE
SOFTWARE COMPANY.
WE HAVE 90,000 PEOPLE AROUND THE
WORLD IN THE UNITED STATES WE'RE
QUICKLY APPROACHING 25,000.
IT'S THE FASTEST GROWING REGION
OF THE WORLD ESPECIALLY IN JOBS.
I'M VERY PROUD TO SHARE WITH YOU
THAT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE
ARMY AND THE NAVY AND THE
MISSIONS THEY RUN TO PROTECT THE
WORLD, THEY RUN ON SAP.
VICE PRESIDENT AND THE STATE OF
INDIANA FOR EXAMPLE, SOLVING
INFANT MORTALITY ISSUES AND
THINGS LIKE THAT, WE WERE
WORKING HAND IN GLOVE WITH HIM
THERE AS WELL, SO IT'S A REAL
HONOR AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING
ME AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
HELPING IN ANYWAY WE CAN.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: YOU HAVE DONE A
TABLE IS YOUR CUSTOMER.