Nando Parrado Keynote Speaker, Virtual Event Speaker

Survivor, Adventurer, and Inspirational Leader

Nando Parrado is a globally renowned motivational speaker. He and his teammates were travelling to Chile to participate in an international rugby exhibition. Their flight never arrived as it tragically crashed at 18,000 feet in Cordillera de los Andes. Nando survived for 72 days, and found his way out of the Andes, after an 11-day snowy trek through the mountains.

"Making decisions became easier because the worst thing that could happen would be that I was simply wrong."

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Fee Range (Guide Only)

Over £20.000

Speaking Topics

Miracle in the Andes
How to Handle Your Own Fears
Handling of Conflicts
Leadership
Teamwork
Motivation
Crisis Management
Planning & Strategy

Languages

Nando presents in English and Spanish.

How he presents

Audiences are deeply moved by Nando’s emotional and inspirational presentations. As a speaker, he combines impeccable delivery with powerful storytelling, captivating and amazing everyone with his incredible real-life story.

Publications

2006
Miracle in the Andes
1975
Alive!

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In Detail

Nando’s achievements are a powerful testimony to his attitude of survival. His life was quickly transformed in the Andes – he lost his mother and sister in the crash and suffered a skull fracture. He recovered, and escaped through the Andes Mountains with his friend, Roberto. Because of this escape, his story and the stories of those that lost their lives in the crash can be shared. Nando and Roberto, the survivors worked with Piers Paul Read to write the bestseller, ‘Alive’. Twenty years later, he served as the technical advisor in the production of the film. He also served as an advisor for the Netflix film “Society of the Snow,” directed by J.A. Bayona, which premiered at the 2023 Venice Film Festival and was released on Netflix in January 2024.

What he offers you

As a motivational speaker, Nando uses his experience surviving in the Andes, one of the most hostile environments on the planet, to articulate innovative strategies for those who need to scale personal or business mountains in the twenty-first century.

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