Place:
IESE, Barcelona, Aula Magna North Campus (Arnús i Garí, 5)
Date:
11/6/2009
Time:
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Professor:
Conor Neill
Hosted by the IESE Student Entrepreneurship Club, IESE Career Services, and the IESE MBA Program.
Additional support provided by CEFIE Center for Entrepreneurship and the Department of Managing People in Organisations, we are please to invite you to:
KEYNOTE SESSION: MIRACLE IN THE ANDES
His is a story many will recognize, but few have an opportunity to hear first hand. Nando Parrado recounts the extraordinary tale of how he and 15 of his teammates survived for 72 brutal days after their plane crashed into the frozen Andes Mountains over 30 years ago. It remains one of the paramount survival stories of all time.
From the time the plane crashed on October 13, 1972 until their rescue on December 22, Nando and his fellow Uruguayan rugby teammates were forced to cross both physical and mental boundaries. After waking from a concussion only to learn that his mother had died on impact and his sister was near death, Nando became obsessed with surviving and emerged a hero after he and teammate Roberto Canessa walked for 10 days to find their salvation. Their story of courage, teamwork, determination and leadership, experienced at a level few have known, will leave you with a heightened awareness of the value of human life.
Speaker
Nando Parrado, Survivor of the plane crash accident in the Andes
Coordinator:
Connor Neill, Department of Managing People in Organisations, IESE
Please note that the session will be delivered in English with NO simultaneous translation available.
