Aliesha Staples is the Founder and CEO of StaplesVR, an award-winning technology entrepreneur, independent director and specialist in immersive technology, innovation and digital transformation.

With a career spanning more than two decades across emerging technology, Aliesha has built StaplesVR from its origins in New Zealand into an international technology company developing advanced immersive training and simulation solutions. Today, the company works across sectors including defence, aviation and other complex, high-consequence environments, using virtual, augmented and mixed reality to transform how people learn, train and prepare for real-world operations.

Under Aliesha’s leadership, StaplesVR has delivered immersive and emerging-technology projects across New Zealand and international markets, with her experience spanning defence, aviation, training and simulation. Her work has included projects involving organisations such as the New Zealand Defence Force, EasyJet and Jetstar.

Beyond StaplesVR, Aliesha has developed an extensive governance career and she is currently a member of the NZ Defence Ministry advisory group.

As CEO, Aliesha leads StaplesVR’s global vision and strategy, working with customers, partners and her team to accelerate the adoption of immersive training and simulation across defence, aviation and other high-performance industries.