Ohana & Co., Success For Progress at The United Nations
Friday, March 7, 2014 at The United Nations
February 13, 2014
We will be celebrating International Women’s Day with an exclusive luncheon to be held at the United Nations Headquarters in
New York on March 7, 2014 at 12pm.
To celebrate its 4th Success for Progress luncheon, Ohana & Co. is pleased to partner with the United Nations office for
Partnerships and its corporate Luxury and Media partners to host a unique gathering of social entrepreneurs and global CEOs
from the Luxury and Lifestyle sectors.
We have invited prominent leaders and entrepreneurs to report on their outreach initiatives and share their success stories in
advancing the Millenium Development Goals.
We are honored that the following speakers have, so far, confirmed their attendance (list in formation):
Ms. Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of UN women
(Former Vice President of South Africa) Ms. Wen Zhou, Co-founder of Philip Lim Ms. Jeannette Chang, Hearst Magazines International, Ms Liz Edlich, Founder of Radical Skincare, Ms. Melanie Griffith, Actress, Ms. Emily Hwang, Vice President of the Asian Couture Federation and Philanthropist , Ms. Lisa Lovatt Smith, Founder OrphanAid africa, Clarins Dynamic Woman 2012
Ms. Abigail Katzman, in honor of her late mother Dr. Shulamit Katzman for Larger than Life
Ms. Susan Rockefeller, film Maker, Designer and Philanthropist
Ms. Renee Harbers, Harbers Foundation
Ms Ruma Bose, Principal Ohana Capital
Mr. John Kluge, Toilets Hackers
Mr. Paul Van Zyl, Maiyet
Mr. Lawrence Benenson, Benenson Capital
Mr. Ariel Ohana, Founder of Ohana & Co.
Ms. Lan Vu, Founder of beautystreams.com
Ms. Joey Adler, President and CEO of Diesel Canada Inc
Ms. Donna Karan
Ms. Juhi Singh, MA, L.Ac, Ayurveda, Reiki, Yoga Therapy
Ms. Lauren Bush, Feed (TBD)
Mr. Lewis Cullman, Philanthropist (TBD)
We are honored that Ms. Corinne Evens, Founder of Goralska Jewelry and global Philanthropist, is sponsoring our luncheon.
With sincere gratitude,
Karine Ohana Annette Richardson
Managing Partner, Ohana & Co. Senior Advisor, United Nations Office for Partnerships
We are pleased to welcome you on
March 7, 2014
12pm
UN Delegates Dining Room
South Café
United Nations Headquarters
(1st avenue at 43rd street)
New York, NY 10017
For security purposes, please remember to bring an ID. A special event pass will be given to each confirmed attendee upon
check-in on the day of the event.
During and immediately after the luncheon, all attendees are invited and encouraged to participate in the following roundtable
discussions:
1. The Role of Fashion and Luxury in Women’s Empowerment and Children’s Education
2. Natural Beauty
The new cosmetic trends towards Natural and Healthy ingredients. The upcoming brands
3. Inclusive Business practices in the Luxury Sector
Creative sustainable models that include the poor in the business process – as producers or consumers
4. Empathy
5. Impact Investing
Social and environmental investments in emerging and developing markets as an integrated component of the
investment process
We truly appreciate your continued support and hope you can join us.
To RSVP or obtain additional information, please contact Ms. Pascale Vaidie, at Ohana & Co. at pascale.vaidie@ohanaco.com
or Ms. Rayya Nahas at the United Nations Office for Partnerships at guest7u@un.org.
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