Following the success of the Global Gift Gala Abu Dhabi Dream Ball in December 2021, the Global Gift Gala will again host a star-studded evening including performances and live auction, this time against the French backdrop of Cannes. Taking place later this month, the event will raise funds for the Global Gift Foundation campaign ‘Heartbeat for Ukraine’ to provide immediate aid to Ukraine’s citizens, and the Eva Longoria Foundation.
The globally-renowned iconic Latin artist, Nicky Jam will perform at the Global Gift Gala Cannes on May 19th, the 9th edition of the gala, which will take place at the JW Marriot Cannes Hotel, where stars and philanthropists will join forces to raise awareness of the campaign. The event is also the chosen charity gala of the Cannes Film Festival taking place from 17 May. French singer Kendji Girac, winner of season 3 of The Voice France and Honorary Chair, will sing some his well-known hit singles and joining the extensive guest list will be Eva Longoria, Honorary Chair, actress, activist and philanthropist, Alejandro Nones, Mexican Actor and many other Global Gifters.
During the evening will be a live auction led by leading British auctioneer, Thomas Forrester, and amongst the items available for bidding will be the Woonkly Solidarity NFT, supported by all the celebrities and created by renowned Spanish artist, Javier Arrés, winner of the London Art Biennale and pioneer of crypto art. All proceeds from the sale of the Woonkly Solidarity NFT will go to support the ‘Heartbeat for Ukraine’ fund created by Young Philanthropists and Global Gifters Emilio Bastón and Ivanka Marchenko. After this unique Woonkly Solidary NFT is sold, Woonkly will open the Whitelist of its Solidarity collection. Woonkly was founded by Spanish businessman, entrepreneur, influencer, and philanthropist Daniel Santos, and is the first decentralised social network based on Solidary NFTs and IPFS. The company supports social causes by creating NFT collections of international talent.
The Global Gift Gala is an international initiative from the Global Gift Foundation, a charity founded by Spanish actress and philantropreneur, Maria Bravo. Its goal is to raise funds and make a difference to children and women around the world. Maria said, “Given the humanitarian crisis that is happening in Ukraine right now, we are using the Foundation’s international network to raise as much as possible with 100% of proceeds going to help the families who are being affected. We are very grateful to have the support of so many individuals across the world.”
Nicky Jam added, “For me, it’s a pleasure and honor to perform at the Global Gift Foundation and support Maria, and Eva, but overall, the families affected in Ukraine. The Ukraine is a country that is in need of love, aid and energy support. They are beautiful people, who have supported the Latin music growth globally, and I want am here for them.”
The evening will also recognise Hollywood actor and philanthropist, Amaury Nolasco, who will be awarded the Global Gift Philanthropist Award. Iraqi singer, Emmanuel Kelly, will be awarded the Global Gift Humanitarian Award and entrepreneur Tomás Laso-Argos, will be presented with the Global Gift eGoWorld Award for Empowering Global Opportunities.
The event will be supported by partner Ego World, a web3 company exploring big ideas in identity, ownership, utility & interoperability to push the crypto, meta and NFT space forward, founded by Alejandro Saez.
The evening’s inspirational sponsor is Asterius Tech, a venture capital fund founded by Javier Garcia Perez, which specialises in technological and innovative startups, investing in people not projects. Asterius Tech is the sponsor of many solidarity projects together with Global Gift Foundation, including The Ranch in Spain, a training and socialising space where children with special needs and refugees can play and learn.
