Liesl Capper-Beilby, BA (Psychology), Grad Cert Venture Development, GAICD
CEO, Board of Directors
Liesl has extensive international business experience as a CEO. She has been managing growth businesses for over 15 years. Liesl holds a bachelors degree in Psychology & Education, and has a Post-Graduate Certificate in Venture Development.
She is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and is a regular speaker at local and international conferences. Liesl’s references and speaking topics can be found on her Ovations! page.
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Awards and Recognition
References
Speaking Engagements
Awards and Recognition
Honorary Member of the Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Pearcey Hall of Fame for IT
Women in Technology, “ICT Outstanding Achievement” Optus award for 2007
References
PricewaterhouseCoopers
The ACS is the recognised association for ICT Professionals. Liesl was invited to speak at a recent ACS event for Young IT Professionals on the topic of “The future is here! Which way is IT heading”. She was part of a panel of speakers that included senior business and research leaders from Top Tier organisations. Liesl specifically shared her views from a CEO perspective of a technology organisation, provided an international perspective on the topic, and shared her experiences in obtaining venture capital and developing start-up organisations.
Lisel was an inspiring speaker and we received strongly positive feedback about Liesl from the attendees. Liesl’s advice ressonated particularly well with young entrepeneurs and individuals interested in starting their own busineses. Liesl’s engaging presentation style was well suited to the young professional audience in attendance. We would be delighted to have Liesl back to present again at future ACS events including national conferences, branch forums and further young professional events.
Jason Ming
Manager
PwC Australia
Liesl is an engaging and charismatic speaker with in depth knowledge on a range of subjects from entrepreneurship and business to IT, energy and finance. I had the privilege of Interviewing Liesl in front of an educated and knowledgeable audience, through which she was good-humoured yet particular and engaged the crowd with practical and pertinent information and advice. In the time we had, we only scratched the surface of Liesl’s knowledge and experience. I strongly recommend Liesl’s contribution to any speaking engagement.
Berin Delforce
Telstra
2011 Young IT Conference
As MC at the 2011 Young IT Conference, I watched as Liesl Capper captivated and inspired her audience. A highly successful entrepreneur and businesswoman, I believe Liesl is the ideal role model for young professionals wishing to excel in their career. I am now much better prepared to start my own company and have a very clear understanding that my personal brand counts – at all times.
Lauren Gilbert
IBM
Thank you for your presentations yesterday at Interactive Minds. We’ve had great feedback with many people telling us the things discussed were not even before on their radar – so good work all round! Many thanks again for amazing contributions and making Interactive Minds such a great success.
Jen Storey
Founder
Interactive Minds
Thank you for joining us on Friday night at the ACS NSW Fellows Dinner and for your engrossing Keynote talk and presentation. The Fellows enjoyed meeting you very much and hearing your advice and experiences in the use of social networking. In the survey we took at the end of the Dinner, a significant majority indicated their interest in joining a Fellows social group in LinkedIn or an ACS equivalent.
You have given the ACS and the NSW Fellows Committee much to think about.
Richard Baecher
Chairman, Fellows Committee
NSW Branch Executive
Speaking Engagements
2011 YITCon
The 2011 Young ICT Professionals Conference (YITCon) was held in Melbourne on the 25th and 26th of August. The conference has been running for 8 years and continues to attract talented, committed Young Professionals from around Australia for a 2 day opportunity to improve their career and broaden their outlook into the IT Industry. This is the only conference for Young ICT Professionals in the world and YITCon 2011 promises to be bigger than ever. This year the conference will again include an exhibition space for companies to promote their products and services.
Liesl spoke on leadership and cultivating your brand. Click here
Health Informatics Society of Australia
Keynote Speaker
HIC has become synonymous with e-health and health informatics in Australia. From humble but ambitious beginnings in 1992, the conference, associated events and exhibition have been an important catalyst and forum for the development of e-health in Australia.
Liesl spoke on companion robots and health care, companion virtual humans and aged care, and conversational chatbots and customer support. Click here
The Young IT Professionals Forum is about connecting Young IT professionals and providing them with advice from leading industry experts in a fun and relaxing environment. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear from leading industry experts as they paint the landscape of where technology is heading from a consumer, research and business perspective. Young IT Professionals will walk away having greater awareness of future technology and gain insights into HOW they can take advantage of forecasted developments.
Liesl spoke on the topic “The future is here! Which way is IT heading?” Click here
Keynote Speaker
The ITAC conference brings together local and international experts across the fields of community care, medication management, assistive technologies and offsite information systems delivery. Critical aged care topics are discussed from a practical perspective, highlighting the information we need to know now to better manage and design aged care service delivery. Click here
DiamondExchange 2009
Brave New World
The Diamond Exchange prides itself on seeing what’s next. In the same spirit of bringing the future to their members, they believe that the companies that will compete effectively in the Brave New World rising out of today’s crises will possess information superiority. That is, they will collect more accurate, timely and complete information than their competition, and they will analyze, process and act upon it rapidly, using it to their advantage in the marketplace.
This past DiamondExchange examined both the promise, and the steps in building an information advantage, with Liesl Capper representing MyCyberTwin as a key speaker. Click here
Every year the Australian Women’s Leadership Symposium provides an unparalleled opportunity for hundreds of Australian women to gather together to explore contemporary leadership theory and observe current ‘best practice’ examples.
Through participation in the two-day program, female leaders from all sectors and industries are exposed to state-of-the-art leadership thinking, delivered first-hand by Australia’s most inspirational leaders, trainers and academics. Click here
DebateIT – The Web is a Wonderful World for Women
Australian women are doing a helluva lot in the wild world of the web. Women with initiative and spunk that redefine success with each wave of technology. And women that have fun while they are doing it. After an overwhelming response from the call to find extraordinary women of the web, Slattery IT has rounded up a bunch of truly inspirational women that have cast off gender stereotypes and limitations to go forth and conquer cyberspace! Click here
‘Lunch with an Entrepreneur’
‘Lunch with an Entrepreneur’ provides a relaxed environment for like-minded people to share ideas, learn from each other and network. Guests included a range of entrepreneurs and business owners, ranging from start-ups in their first year to veterans of the game, in addition to representatives from PricewaterhouseCoopers and Anthill Magazine.
2007-2008 TTI/VANGUARD
NextGens Technologies
This annual conference looked at some of the latest technology developments and concepts that may (or may not) be deployed in the next five to twenty years. Also exained were technologies that are embryonic and emergent; technologies that are ready to come to market with new capabilities; and technologies not yet mastered, though potentially powerful if they ever come to fruition.
Speculation and assessments were made on the impact of these breakthroughs on our lives and work. What should we be wary of, and what should we embrace? If disruption means opportunity, where will we find the next most-favorable prospects and advantages? Is the convergence of computing, biology, physics, and chemistry accelerating? Will computers “disappear”? Is the Information Age almost over? And if it is, what happens next? Click here
Funding Connect NSW is all about bringing entrepreneurs and investors together! Funding Connect will help you understand the options you have to grow your company. Click here
The EmTech@MIT conference gives you access to the most innovative labs, companies, and entrepreneurs from around the world and shows you where to lead your organization in order to stay ahead of the curve.
EmTech@MIT brings Technology Review’s mission to life by showcasing the most important emerging technologies and explaining their impact on you, our audience. EmTech@MIT is packed with groundbreaking demos, thought-provoking keynotes, and opportunities for exclusive networking with our senior-level audience.
Liesl spoke on the future of the internet, with particular focus on Search Engine technology. Click here
Imagine Event
The Westcon Group Imagine vendor event provided an insight into emerging technologies, as well as valuable business foresight for the economy and how it will shape our industry. Key speakers included Westpac Managing Director and Head of Global Economics, Bill Evans, and artificial intelligence expert, Liesl Capper (CEO of MyCyberTwin).
Direct Banking Strategy
Virtual humans in direct banking – how close to reality? Liesl examined the trend towards interactive customer servicing, a case study of a bank using MyCyberTwin, and the role of artifical intelligence in addressing customer issues. Click here
SMART 100 Index
On 9 April 2009, some of Australia’s top business innovators gathered at Digital Harbour in Melbourne’s Docklands to celebrate the inaugural Smart 100 Awards, run by Anthill Magazine and leading market research agency Colmar Brunton. The awards recognised the nation’s 100 most innovative products as judged by 1,600 mavens.
A highlight of the night was a panel discussion focused on What and Who Drives Innovation in Australia. In this video excerpt, Liesl Capper, founder of MyCyberTwin.com, shares her thoughts on the current market, investors and the importance of customers.
Real Time Customer Service: Online Customer Conversations
Customers are increasingly sophisticated and demanding, especially when it comes to communicating with companies. The advent of social media has raised customer expectations to a new level with the internet one of the most preferred channels for company communication. A wide variety of options are now available for online interaction between companies and customers; regardless of whether a company is a small business or a large corporate, customers are demanding interactive communication.
Speakers at this event shared insights into how their companies have used chat, click to call, Facebook and virtual agents to communicate directly with their customers, increase customer satisfaction and create a new level of customer engagement. Click here
Communication Trends for 2011
Over 180 people attended the annual ICT Trends Luncheon held at the Sydney Hilton on Tuesday 12 October. The topic for the luncheon was Communication Trends for 2011, and the event was moderated by MyCyberTwin’s Liesl Capper-Bielby.
Panellists were Bjarne Munch, Senior Analyst at Gartner, Carol White, Director of Unified Communications at Telstra and Bronwen Lipscombe, Key Accounts Manager, Hosted Services, at Macquarie Telecom. Click here
Invited as a Guest Speaker at the Rotary Club of St Ives, Liesl discussed in-depth seeing large shifts in society ahead of the time, and benefiting financially.
Australian Computer Society NSW Fellows Dinner
Keynote Speaker
Liesl discussed her experience in the use of social networking and other related online tools.