The two-day meeting, billed as the first such summit by the first ladies in the United States, will introduce the influential African women to California business leaders and health policy experts — as well as Hollywood stars.
“These first ladies already know Washington and New York. They thought that by coming to Los Angeles, some of the inspiration that inspires movie makers could also inspire them in their objectives,” Jean Stephane Biatcha, executive director of African Synergy, one of the organizers, told a Beverly Hills news conference on Thursday.