About Cartwright & Co
Hi! I'm Liezl van der Walt and I have over two decades of experience across technology leadership, digital transformation, and strategic change, and her work bridges the gap between vision and execution. Prior to establishing Cartwright & Co, I held senior leadership roles spanning IT strategy, enterprise systems, and transformation programs across education, government, and corporate sectors. My background brings a practical understanding of the pressures leaders face when modernizing systems, guiding teams, and embedding new technology.
We work with leaders and organisations to build the readiness, confidence, and culture needed to succeed in a technology‑driven world. With broad experience across technology leadership, digital transformation, and strategy, our work bridges the gap between vision and execution.
Services include advisory consulting, leadership workshops, and executive roundtables focused on practical approaches to AI adoption, ethical technology use, and confident leadership in times of change. At conferences and summits, sessions connect technology with people through clear stories and steps participants can apply right away.
Our approach centers on empathy, clarity, and courage. Whether guiding a board through complex transformation or helping leadership teams strengthen inclusion and resilience, the goal remains consistent: sustainable progress built on trust and capability.
Lead courageously. Build future‑ready.
This principle defines both the work and the results clients achieve.
Services
Every audience. Every organisation. Every transformation journey requires something different - insight, alignment or inspiration. I offer tailored experiences that meet leaders where they are and help them build what's next: capability, culture and courage.
Consulting
Turning strategy into courageous action. AI and digital transformation are not technology problems - they are leadership and culture opportunities. Consulting work focuses on helping organisations strengthen the foundations that drive progress: readiness, trust, and capability. Through tailored advisory programs, leaders gain a clear view of current strengths and gaps, uncover what limits progress, and design practical, people-centered paths to adopt AI with confidence. Strategy is combined with empathy so that each organization builds not only better systems but stronger, more capable teams. The result is lasting change - led with courage, not fear.
Executive Roundtables
Real conversations for real transformation. Executive roundtables create space for honest discussion and practical progress. These sessions bring senior leaders together from different industries to examine real issues in AI readiness, ethical use, and leadership built for the future. Each gathering is designed as a trusted, focused setting where decision makers share ideas, tackle challenges, and build confident strategies for what’s next. The outcome often sparks the shift that matters most - shared direction at the top, where real change starts.
Leadership Summits & Corporate Tech Conferences
Inspiring keynotes and engaging panels. Conferences and leadership events are shaped to deliver real connection between technology and people. Each session blends clear messages with practical takeaways, turning complex ideas about AI and digital change into stories and actions that make sense in everyday work. Audiences learn how to face change with confidence, choose courage over perfection, and turn disruption into opportunity. Whether presented as a main stage keynote, a panel discussion, or a fireside chat, every event leaves participants engaged, challenged, and ready to act.
Workshops
Building capability, culture, and courage. Turn inspiration into implementation. Blending strategy, discussion and practical application, each session helps leaders and teams develop the mindsets and skills needed to thrive in the age of AI. Topics range from AI readiness and responsible innovation to courageous leadership, inclusive culture, and ethical decision making. Participants leave with actionable frameworks, common language, and personal clarity - ready to apply what they've learned. More than training sessions, these workshops ignite transformation from within - equipping people to lead bravely, think critically, and build confidently for the future.