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. PHOTO CREDIT: Copyright © 2014 Natalie Poette exclusively for ManhattanSociety.com | tel: Private | e-mail: Private | Bookings: bookings@manhattansociety.com | Natalie Poette is a talented independent artist and new contributor to ManhattanSociety.com. She is available for Private Bookings via bookings@manhattansociety.com for portraits, private and special events, without any agency fee or over ride. Hire Natalie for your private party of fundraiser and see your event featured here on ManhattanSociety.com.