Corporate Emcee & Conference Master of Ceremonies : Liezel van der Westhuizen
Master of Ceremonies & Corporate Emcee Liezel van der Westhuizen brings over a decade of international experience…
…. across South Africa, Africa, Asia and Europe, Liezel van der Westhuizen is a trusted MC; Conference Moderator and Program Director.
From global financial institutions and tourism boards to leading sporting events and multinational brands, she brings calm authority, intelligence and seamless stage control to high-profile events.
An exceptional emcee does more than introduce speakers.
She manages energy.
She protects timing.
She reads the room.
She elevates the entire experience.
Liezel does exactly that.
Global Emcee Experience
Liezel has hosted major events in Hong Kong, Venice, Romania, Seychelles, Bali, the United Kingdom and China.
She has also been booked globally as a Virtual Emcee, adapting her presence and energy seamlessly across live, hybrid and digital platforms.
Her international experience ensures:
• Cultural intelligence
• Executive-level professionalism
• Smooth transitions under pressure
• Audience engagement without theatrics
High-Profile Firsts
Liezel’s career includes multiple industry milestones:
• First female announcer worldwide at the start and finish lines of an Ironman Triathlon
• First female announcer at the Comrades Marathon start and finish lines
• Second woman globally to present Idols
These achievements reflect composure under pressure and command of large-scale global audiences.
What Sets Liezel as an Emcee Apart
Unlike many emcees, Liezel brings:
• Media broadcasting experience
• Executive-level communication training
• Mental performance insight
• Athletic-level stamina and presence
She combines warmth with control, ensuring speakers feel supported and audiences remain engaged.
Her style is intelligent, energetic and grounded.
Never overpowering.
Always elevating.
Watch Liezel in action as a Corporate Master of Ceremonies:
Ideal Events
Liezel is frequently booked for:
• Corporate conferences
• Leadership summits
• Award evenings
• Financial services events
• Tourism and destination launches
• Sporting events
• Product launches
• Gala dinners
BOOKINGS
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Why Hire Liezel as your Corporate Master of Ceremonies?
Hiring the right event host can determine whether your event simply runs or truly resonates. Liezel van der Westhuizen brings more than stage presence. She brings executive-level composure, broadcast precision and the ability to manage energy in high-stakes environments. With experience hosting global conferences, major sporting events and leadership summits, she understands timing, audience psychology and seamless transitions between speakers. She protects your programme flow, keeps audiences engaged and ensures your brand is represented with professionalism, warmth and authority. When pressure rises, she remains steady, composed and in control. That is what distinguishes a professional Corporate program director from someone simply holding a microphone.
Corporate Events Hosted by Liezel van der Westhuizen
As a program director, Liezel hosts high-level events where reputation, timing and brand alignment matter. Her experience includes financial services conferences, executive leadership summits, tourism and destination launches, award ceremonies, sporting events and international hybrid conferences.
She understands how to manage transitions between keynote speakers, panels and sponsors while maintaining energy and professional flow. Whether the audience is 200 executives or 10,000 athletes, she brings structure, warmth and control to the stage.
From opening remarks to final closing, every segment is handled with precision and presence.
TESTIMONIALS
Liezel was awesome! She just knows our brand so well. We were exceptionally happy with the gig on Friday, and will be very keen to make use of Liezel’s services again in future, when the need arises. She handled everything superbly.
Bronwyn, I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you about my experience of working with Liezel as a guest speaker. As you know, we deal with many speakers for our events. The fact of the matter is that each speaker is different and has different requirements. In my 3 years as chair of the BWA, I have never worked with a speaker who has been as professional as Liezel. In preparation for her key note address for RBAA, Liezel asked for and complied perfectly with a brief on what we wanted her to talk on. Liezel also asked for the names of the people who would be at her table and researched each of those people so that she knew their names and a little bit about their business. Given that she sat at a table with our sponsors this went a long way towards impressing the sponsors and making everyone at the table feel welcome. She also went the extra mile and attended the pre-drinks and photo session (even though this was not required of her) and put all the finalists and sponsors at ease. After all of this, she gave a talk which, as you know, was on point and really well presented.I cannot recommend Liezel highly enough as a speaker and I wanted to give you this feedback because I know she is one of your speakers and I am sure that feedback like this is valuable.
On behalf of the Fearless 14 and the BWA I would really like to thank you for your incredible presentation last night, your energy is infectious . You have set the tone for the FAST TRACK2SUCCESS program and the candidates are super excited and so eager to make it work for them. Your presentation was warm , engaging and filled with the little gems that stick in your mind. You made setting your goals and living your dream something that is so worth the highs and lows along each journey.
Thank you from all of us! You are an exceptional BWA ambassador.
Liezel was terrific as always
Liezel did an amazing job
Always great working with Liezel, thank you for your empowering talk
Working with you was one of my favourite things of the job
I would just like to thank you so so much for MC’ing our Mercedes event yesterday. You were FANTASTIC, and I have been receiving rave comments from early morning.
Please can you personally pass on my personal gratitude to Liezel, who was the consummate professional and by far one of the best MC’s I have worked with ever. Liezel certainly took the event to another level!!!!
Please extend my thanks to Liezel. She was incredible and having a speaker of her calibre at our Awards added to the entire experience.
Liezel was such a pleasure to work with, professional, articulate, inspiring. She really was great
The event was a great success and Liezel was brilliant, as always!
We only had positive feedback from client.