Nando’s Peri-Peri, an Afro-Portuguese restaurant chain, partnered with LEO Events to produce their International Leadership Council (ILC), a sustainable, boutique-style 3-day conference at Palmetto Bluff in the South Carolina Lowcoutry for 93 members of its global leadership team.
Conceived in South Africa in 1987, the restaurant chain has brought the signature Peri-Peri spiced chicken to over 1,200 locations worldwide. They typically host the International Leadership Council bi-annually bringing together their top leadership team to immerse them in Nando’s homeland’s heritage, food, and flavor that makes them special. However, due to COVID, Nando’s leaders were unable to connect for the past four years. With LEO’s support, the 2020 ILC would ultimately take place in 2022, with an even greater need to unite, inspire, and revitalize Nandocas than ever before.
We finally did it and the event was a huge success. We will leverage its impact throughout the company for many years to come. It has generated alignment, connection, and goodwill among all our most senior Nandocas. In a boutique event like ours, attention to detail really matters and the LEO team’s passion for the little things shone through.
Paul Appleton
CMO, Nando’s
During this history of the past, LEO also ensured the Opening Session fertilized the future. Sustainable solutions were used throughout the ILC, using recycled materials wherever possible, like the décor and silverware. Extra food was donated. Signage and stage production were all made to be reusable. No unnecessary plastic was used during the entire ILC event. LEO wove the message of sustainability throughout every feature of the event.
Originally planned for 2020, the ILC needed the Solutions People at LEO to assist throughout COVID challenges – booking, cancelling, and rescheduling – until it was safe enough for the in-person event to happen. Furthermore, the council took place outside, in South Carolina, in June – so heat and humidity were a major factor. LEO constantly monitored the weather to make pinpoint changes to load-in, production, and execution of the event. LEO ensured not only the safety, but the comfort of attendees throughout record high temperatures.
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