MIAMI/PRNewswire/ -- Latina parenting author, TV personality, Hispana Global (http://hispanaglobal.com) founder and blogger Jeannette Kaplun will join Christy Turlington Burns,Jennifer Lopez, Arianna Huffington and leading experts at the Mom+Social Global Summit in New Yorkon May 8, 2013 in a special one-day gathering to improve lives of families worldwide.
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The event will take place at the 92YTribeca in New York in honor of Mother's Day and will feature a stellar lineup. It will focus on moms who are making a difference globally, and the role of social media, technology, and philanthropy to improve the health of women and children everywhere. The organizing partners are the United Nations Foundation, Johnson & Johnson, BabyCenter, The Huffington Post, 92nd Street Y, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
"It is an honor to speak at Mom+Social to raise awareness of how we can improve the health of women and children everywhere, sometimes simply by using our voice," says Jeannette Kaplun, who hosted the parenting TV shows Todobebe and Viva la Familia and was voted best parenting blogger by Latinos in Social Media (LATISM). "As a mother, I feel connected to moms around the globe and together we can help improve conditions for children, especially those who still are at risk of dying of vaccine-preventable diseases," explains Kaplun, who founded Hispana Global to empower women with information, videos and advice on how to feel and do their best. Its community already has thousands of fans and followers, especially Latinas and Hispanic mothers.
Thousands of the brightest and most passionate people working to improve child, maternal, and reproductive health will gather during the Mom+Social Global Summit to share ideas, raise awareness, and inspire action. Host Elizabeth Gore, Resident Entrepreneur at the UN Foundation will be joined by passionate global moms and experts.
Mom+Social concludes the first-ever Global Mom Relay, a movement of moms and their friends from across all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and 141 countries who are sharing stories of motherhood to help women and children lead happier, healthier lives. The relay is in support of the United Nations' Every Woman Every Child initiative.
About Hispana Global
Hispana Global, LLC is a multimedia company offering beauty, social good, parenting, technology, fashion, travel and food news, videos, blogs and tips for women in both English and Spanish. Founded in 2012 in Miami, FL, by award-winning Hispanic TV personality, author and top Latina blogger Jeannette Kaplun, it works closely with brands to deliver sponsored content, create organically branded videos, and leverage social media channels while empowering women, especially Latinas. Its sites arehttp://hispanaglobal.com and http://hispanaglobal.net. For more information, emailinfo@hispanaglobal.com.
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