Saroo Brierley was born in a small Indian town. In 1986, aged only 5, he lost all contact with his family when he was separated from his brother at a train station. He never saw his brother again.
After living on the streets of Calcutta for 3 weeks by himself, Saroo was placed in a local orphanage before being adopted by an Australian family. He grew up with his new parents in Hobart, Tasmania for the next 25 years. But he was unable, and unwilling, to forget the land of his childhood.
Determined to rediscover his past, he embarked on a virtual odyssey of his homeland and, after many hours poring over Google Earth, armed only with the images etched into his memories as a 5 year old, he managed to recognise his home town - and track down his mother. Their reunion in 2012 made headlines across the world, and his full story is recounted in his #1 international bestselling autobiography, A Long Way Home.
The autobiography inspired the 2016 film
Lion, which stars Nicole Kidman and Dev Patel and was nominated for four Golden Globe and six Academy Awards.
Saroo’s is a remarkable and touching story of survival and sheer determination – themes that are easily transferrable to the professional world where resilience is key. Now HR professionals can hear directly from Saroo at the 2018
National HR Summit, which returns to Luna Park Sydney on 14-15 March.
The award-winning event marks its 16th year in 2018 with a line-up of speakers from diverse industry sectors coming together to focus on the most crucial and complex people management issues facing the industry today.
Online registrations for the National HR Summit are now open with an introductory Super Saver offer available for a limited time. Group bookings of four or more delegates qualify for further discount rates.
For the latest program updates and to register, visit
www.hrsummit.com.au.
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