PRESENTED BY: March 2o, 2015 an annual celebration to raise funds and awareness to address critical water issues. We all drink from the same Well GUY LALIBERTÉ Founder of ONE DROP and Cirque du Soleil I truly believe that water is the driver of human development and sustainable economic growth and with your attendance and commitment we can continue to pursue our goal of ensuring water access for all now and forever. WelCome! on behalf of the City of las Vegas CArolYN On behalf of the City of Las Vegas, I would like to thank you for preserve our most precious resource...water. attending this 3rd annual global philanthropic event, One Night for ONE DROP! Water has been described as the challenge It is no surprise this spectacular, once-in-a-lifetime event was GOODMAN of the century, and your attendance this evening will provide recognized as one of the top ten in the country. Your support Honorable Mayor of Las Vegas, NV support to the important work ONE DROP is doing locally in Las will help impact the lives of women, children and families in Vegas and around the world. developing countries that lack access to water as well as impacting the local community. This is my third year serving with my husband, former Mayor Oscar B. Goodman, as co-chair of the One Night for ONE DROP Thanks again for your attendance and contribution. Every dollar Las Vegas Host Committee. We look forward to this event each donated is creating change. year to meet the extraordinary leaders and supportive citizens who come together to raise funds and awareness about water. I’m grateful to ONE DROP for the $1M donation made to the beautiful Springs Preserve located in the City of Las Vegas Carolyn G. Goodman for youth education and conservation. With Lake Mead being Honorable Mayor, City of Las Vegas at a record low level, we need to continue to work together to CAtherine B. BACHAND CEO, ONE DROP This past year ONE DROP has been on a remarkable growth trajectory. We are proud to say that we have increased the scale and scope of our projects on the ground as well as the speed with which we implement them. This means that the Powerful as a laptop, lives of more than one million children, women and men forever transformed through our sustainable water access programs. lighter than Air But we are not doing this alone. Born of the compassionate, bold and visionary leadership of Cirque du Soleil Founder, Guy Laliberté, ONE DROP has The new Surface Pro 3 is a tablet and laptop in one. It’s thin and light and runs your favorite demonstrated these characteristics frequently by striking desktop programs, like Adobe Photoshop, Offi ce and Windows. Work from anywhere with ambitious partnerships around the world. It is our profound the built-in adjustable Kickstand, Surface Pen, USB port, 12-inch screen, and an optional click-in belief that solving the water crisis once and for all requires keyboard. The Surface Pro 3. The tablet that can replace your laptop. unprecedented collaboration. This comes in many different forms – whether it is an implementation partner on the ground, a corporate sponsor, a guest at One Night for ONE DROP, the volunteer artists who dedicated months of work to this performance or a donor who contributed by text message. All of you are investors in the future of the world. Of course, our biggest shareholders this evening, our presenting sponsors MGM Resorts International and Microsoft, deserve the utmost recognition not only for their financial support but for their belief in ONE DROP to elicit sustainable change. Thank you for being here this evening and may this experience inspire you forever! Catherine B. Bachand CEO, ONE DROP www.surface.com a ripple effeCt starts With a Drop Thank you To all of our sponsors SHARI E. FRAnce REDSTONE C HRÉTIEN-DESMARAIS Chair, ONE DROP USA On behalf of ONE DROP Trustees, I would like to thank you for your support and friendship. May the moments we share tonight and the memories of an extraordinary event in celebration of World Water Day, remind us, how important it is, to ensure that water is accessible to all, today and forever. Let’s all join forces to make it happen france Chrétien-desmarais Chair, ONE DROP USA & one drop Canada one drop Usa Guy Laliberté, Chair France Chrétien-Desmarais, Chair France Chrétien-Desmarais, Robert Blain Claudia Barilà Kateri Da Silva Robert Blain Guy Laliberté Bertrand Cesvet Jerry Nadal Mitch Garber Cindy Ortega Claude Laverdure allen D. Kohl & Chamath Palihapitiya anita mann Kohl François Plamondon Theatrical Concepts Inc. Jean Raby BRING WATER TO ALL TODAY & FOREVER Jonathan Tétrault thanking our anonymous donors EvEnT Committee las Vegas hosT Committee Co-CHAIRS Co-CHAIRS AlEJANDRO AgAG, CAROLYN GOODMAN OSCAR GOODMAN CEO, Formula E Holdings Honorable Mayor Las Vegas Convention City of Las Vegas Visitors Authority DANIEL LAMARRE, President and CEO, Cirque du Soleil Committee memBers JAMES MURREN, Chairman and CEO, MGM Resorts International BOBBY BALDWIN CINDY ORTEGA BETH CAMPBEll CALUM PEARSON Committee memBers JOHN ENTSMINGER SANDY PELTYN DIANA BENNETT RICHARD MACDONALD SUSAN FENIGER JACKIE PORIADJIAN JOANNE BLYSTONE MATTHEW MICHELSEN JORDAN FIKSENBAUM ROSSI RALENKOTTER MICHAEL BROWN JERRY NADAL BETSY FULMER FlO ROGERS MORGAN CASHMAN PHIL RUFFIN DAVE KIRVIN SONJA & MICHAEL SALTMAN IVAN CHAVEZ LARRY RUVO CYNTHIA KISER MURPHEY MICHAEL SEVERINO MITCH FRANCIS COREY SANDERS MYRON MARTIN DONALD SNYDER MISSY FRANKLIN TREVOR SCHERRER JENNA MORTON JOEY VANAS MITCH GARBER SETH SCHORR PATRICIA MULROY DR. STEPHEN WEllS TONIGHT, MONICA & DR. JASWINDER MICHAEL SHULMAN GROVER JOHN O’REIllY JOHN TIppINS DAVID HENDERSON YOU ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION KYLE RICHARDS BIll HORNBUCklE & MAURICIO UMANSKY NANCY HOUSSELS BECAUSE OF YOUR GENEROSITY, WE WILL BE ABLE TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, TRANSFORM LIVES AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. THANK YOU. thanKs to the folloWing Committee memBers ‘onE nighT for ONE DROP’ proDuction TEam MukHtar o.s. MukHtar Russ petroni pien koopman Creator and Director Production Manager Communications Manager sallY dewhurst JerrY nadal adam WriGHt Events Coordinator Senior Vice President Production Coordinator Cirque du Soleil, Resident Shows Division ONE DROP JUlie MurraY, tiffanY TwoHiG Jason isaaC Montreal Team Development and Partnerships Senior Graphic Designer Moonridge Group Philanthropy Catalysts Proud to create change through arts and entertainment ONODrop_2015_RM_011_Lotus_FP.indd 1 2/25/2015 10:37:35 AM Creator of the performanCe MUkhtAR O.S. MUKHTAR Creator/Director – One Night for ONE DROP 2014 Mukhtar O.S Mukhtar has been directing, choreographing Immediately following the event, Mukhtar took a brief hiatus and dancing for more than 14 years, fulfilling his childhood from LOVE to act in his first Bollywood movie, ‘Sing is King,’ dream of becoming a performer. He attended the University and choreograph/perform in the 2008 Beijing Olympic opening of Westminster in London U.K., where he studied Forensic and closing ceremonies. He then choreographed a Cirque du Science and trained as a dancer/choreographer. During this Soleil production in Washington D.C. for charity foundations time, Mukhtar began the process of creating PLAGUE, one of Mosaic and ONE DROP in the presence of First Lady Michelle the most successful Hip Hop companies to come out of the U.K. Obama. In 2009, Mukhtar returned to Las Vegas and became involved in Cirque du Soleil ’s first 3-D movie, World’s Away, Debuting PLAGUE in 2000, Mukhtar led the company to directed and produced by award winning James Cameron and their first U.K. Streetdance Championship, beating 25 other Andrew Adamson. companies for the prestigious title of being the best in the U.K. 2003. PLAGUE continued their reign, winning the U.K. Dance In March 2013, Mukhtar was chosen to choreograph the Hip Hop Championship in 2005. That same year, Mukhtar critically acclaimed ‘One Night for ONE DROP’ which paved created history by leading PLAGUE to first place at the WORLD the way to his highly accredited role of conceptor and director Hip Hop International Championships in Los Angeles. The for the 2nd edition of One Night for ONE DROP that was held on company still holds the title as the only U.K. crew to have won March 21, 2014 at The Mandalay Bay. the award. Recently, his directorial credits include Cirque du Soleil ’s Cirque du Soleil scouted Mukhtar at the World Hip Hop opening ceremony at C2 MTL 2013 in Montreal, Canada, and Championships and felt he possessed the persona and talent to he is in the process of directing a new Cabaret experience in play the role of Krishna – the Indian Love God – in The Beatles Dubai for Cirque du Soleil that will premier in 2016. LOVE at The Mirage in Las Vegas. After a difficult decision, After a resounding success in 2014, Mukhtar was asked he accepted the position and brought the character to life again to return as the Director for the 3rd edition of ‘One over the next two years. As he created new elements within Night for ONE DROP’ to be held at The Mirage Hotel & Casino LOVE, Cirque du Soleil witnessed Mukhtar’s choreographic on March 20, 2015. potential, and gave him the chance to choreograph a special event production (for Cirque du Soleil) in Cologne, Germany, Commit to CHanGe. presented by General Motors GM. Access to WATER IS CRITICAL. FOR US. FOR EVERYONE. We operate mines in some of the most remote regions of the world, so we understand how valuable water is to everybody. That’s why we’ve developed innovative methods of water conservation and reuse at our sites. Currently, 70 percent of our operating mines are zero discharge facilities with all water recycled and reused.