Angel Pai

Master of ceremony and panel moderator during the 79th United Nations General Assembly 2024: “Shaping the Future Through Action and Partnerships: Building a Resilient and Equitable Future” at the United Nations Headquarters SDG Media Zone by the PVBLIC Foundation

Master of ceremony for Aspire Artemis Foundation “Our Planet, Our Lives, Our Role in Forging a Sustainable Future: Climate, Energy, Oceans and Sustainability” 2024 UNSDG high level event

Official presentation at the 2023 United Nations Peace Day youth event as ILLUMIN DESIGNS jewelry designer and model in the Designs4Unity launch fashion show presentation

Master of ceremony for Aspire Artemis Foundation “Health, Immunity and the Role of Technology for Empowerment” 2023 UNSDG high-level event

Guest speaker on South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC): Discussion l A global view on Gender-Based Violence segment

Speaker/panelist on Aspire Artemis Foundation International Women’s Day 2023 event: Empower, Engage, and Innovate Education

Speaker on Antigua Barbuda Today on International Coastal Cleanup

Speaker/panelist for Aspire Artemis Journeys in STE(A)M: Inclusion, Innovation + Impact - 2022 Global Symposium - Tortola, BVI

One of 88 celebrity/influencer AAPI NFTs that collectively raised $88,000 donated towards #hateisavirus and #stopasianhate charities through the Asian Pacific Community Fund (APCF)

Co-founder of Keep Breathing, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing evolving relief in response to the coronavirus. This fully volunteer-based organization provides open-source designs, as well as manufactures and donates 3D-printed ventilator splitters, intubation boxes, ear savers and PAPR(powered air purifying respirator) for medical staff on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic. As featured in:Time Magazine, Observer, World Journal

As a STEAM Ambassador of the Aspire Artemis Foundation, Angel was a speaker/panelist on the Inclusion, Art, and Accessibility Symposium 2019, hosted by the Aspire Artemis Foundation, alongside His Excellency Cosmos Richardson, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Saint Lucia to the United Nations, His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Siad Doualeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Djibouti to the United Nations, His Excellency Mr. Marc-André Blanchard, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations in New York, and Her Excellency Ms. Vanessa Frazier, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations

Working with his Excellency Conrod Hunte, Ambassador- Gov. of Antigua & Barbuda/ Perm. Rep to IRENA/ Vice-Chair of ACABAQ 2021, Angel moderated the first-ever virtual International Coastal Clean-Up Day on September 19th, 2020 on the theme “Together Apart “ to celebrate, educate and take action in support of OCEANS hosted by PURELY COE, the Department of Environment- Antigua, The Dais, India and Aspire Artemis Foundation, USA

A proud advocate of women empowerment- Angel works closely with the There Is No Limit Foundation. She was most recently Master of Ceremony for the 2019 Break The Silence Awards, hosted in commemoration of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly; honoring the First Lady of Burkina Faso and other key global advocates for their work in ending gender-based violence and FGM

As an Education & Youth Empowerment Ambassador for The Dais, India, Angel has moderated and led several International Webinars supporting International Women’s Day, Global Voices Program, and Global Actions Initiatives of The Dais, India- an organization based in India dedicated to developing communities and achievement of Sustainable Development Goals throughout 2020, during the Covid 19 Pandemic

Speaker on Crushing the Myth speaker series, on Health & Spirituality : Transmuting Darkness Into Light(watch video), sharing a powerful and very personal part of her journey- the darkness that brought forth the Light

Guest speaker on “Tao of Self Confidence” podcast, sharing a personal journey of women empowerment

As CEO/Founder/Designer of her jewelry brand, ILLUMIN DESIGNS, Angel has given back to the community through various charities and foundations, including efforts and donations supporting BLM and Anti-AAPIHate movements. Currently developing the “WORLD” collection, ILLUMIN DESIGNS works with foundations around the world, dedicated to empowering and educating underprivileged women and children.

Donated personally hand-crafted jewelry pieces from her brand, ILLUMIN DESIGNS, for a silent auction/fundraiser benefiting FIGMENT NYC, an 12th year free participatory public arts worldwide event that celebrates creativity by challenging artists and participants to find new ways to create, share, and dream.

Master of Ceremony for the 2018 Fashion and Finance Ball, benefiting the Foundation Fighting Blindness, raised over $1 million through charity donations in a one-night event, with a finale performance by Sara Bareilles