Jonathan Newhouse spoke about his personal commitment to the Anti Defamation League, which began as an organization to support persecuted Jews but has since reached out to fight injustice and prejudice everywhere. Then Bernard-Henri Levy made an impassioned plea to the American audience; “You helped us twice before, in 1917 and 1944, please help us now.” The focus of the evening though, remained Mr Pinault and his outstanding commitment not only towards ending violence against women, for which he thanked his wife Salma Hayek ‘Mi amor’ for her guiding inspiration but also, speakers recognized Mr Pinault’s guidance on sustainability, which is now at the core of Kering’s business.