Fashion and Philanthropy come together at the United Nations to Celebrate International Women's Day
To commemorate the 2014 International Women's Day, the united Nations headquarters in New York hosted a special event on March 7, "Success for Progress", the first collaboration between the fashion luxury sector and the United Nations.
Chaim Katzman ( head of Gazit Group) Susan Rockefeller (Ocean Foundation) Renee Harber
Organized by investment banking firm Ohana&Co and the United Nations Office for Partnerships, the event gathered a very unique group of international business leaders, entrepreneurs, diplomats, and philantropists. Speakers included Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (UN Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UN Women), Annette Richardson (Head of UN Partnerships), Corinne Evens (Founder Goralska), Susan Rockefeller (Philantropist), Jeannette Chang (SVP Hearst Magazines International), Sade Baderinwa (Anchor WABC-TV Eyewtiness News), Emily Hwang (VP Asian Couture Federation), Lan Vu (Founder Beautystreams), Liz Edlich (Founder Radical Skin Care) and Melanie Griffith (Celebrity Advocate and Philantropist).
"Today, we come together to share stories of advocacy and best business practices as a way to strenghten our priority to empower women and girls around the world. It is a reminder that the empowerment of women and girls is a human right not just economics." says Karine Ohana. A truly exceptional event.
Tsipi Mani Lawrence Benenson Karine Ohana Daniel Mani Melanie Griffith et Liz Edlich
Organized by investment banking firm Ohana&Co and the United Nations Office for Partnerships, the event gathered a very unique group of international business leaders, entrepreneurs, diplomats, and philantropists. Speakers included Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (UN Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UN Women), Annette Richardson (Head of UN Partnerships), Corinne Evens (Founder Goralska), Susan Rockefeller (Philantropist), Jeannette Chang (SVP Hearst Magazines International), Sade Baderinwa (Anchor WABC-TV Eyewtiness News), Emily Hwang (VP Asian Couture Federation), Lan Vu (Founder Beautystreams), Liz Edlich (Founder Radical Skin Care) and Melanie Griffith (Celebrity Advocate and Philantropist).
Corinne Evens (Goralska) Emily Hwang vice Presidente de la fédération
de la couture en Asie, Karine Ohana (Ohana & Co) Melanie Griffith
et Liz Edlich (Radical Skincare)
de la couture en Asie, Karine Ohana (Ohana & Co) Melanie Griffith
et Liz Edlich (Radical Skincare)
"Today, we come together to share stories of advocacy and best business practices as a way to strenghten our priority to empower women and girls around the world. It is a reminder that the empowerment of women and girls is a human right not just economics." says Karine Ohana. A truly exceptional event.
Karine Ohana and Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka promoting "He for She"
Avril 2014
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