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Building a tech company in Australia – our journey and what Australia can do better
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October 12, 2016 @ 5:30 am - 7:00 am
– Members' Dinner with Leigh Jasper, CEO, Aconex
CEO Leigh Jasper co-founded Aconex in 2000 with Rob Phillpot, now executive general manager of product and engineering and a director. Together, they raised approximately $86 million in private equity investment and listed the company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in 2014. Aconex has grown to more than 750 employees located in 53 offices worldwide. Leigh's principal responsibilities consist of overseeing the company’s vision, strategy, operations, and growth. He is also a director.
Prior to co-founding Aconex, he was a business analyst at McKinsey & Company, where he consulted for clients in the financial services, media and information technology. His projects focused on e-commerce strategy, e-commerce mergers and acquisitions, business growth strategy, and operations performance improvement.
Leigh holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree with First Class Honors, a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and a Diploma of Modern Languages in French from the University of Melbourne.
Join us for dinner on Wednesday 11th October 2017 where Leigh will discuss the Aconex journey to becoming a global leader in construction technology and how Australia can better empower new technology businesses.