Entrepreneur, advisor, speaker and writer
Geneva Area, Switzerland
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- Founder & CEO at LIFT Conference
- Founder & CEO at LIFT lab
- Speaker and moderator at Conferences, Business Schools & Media
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Laurent Haug’s Summary
I am an entrepreneur and researcher who is passionate about understanding how technological innovation is reshaping society and culture. My job is to identify and understand upcoming shifts, spread the word, and help transform changes from threats to opportunities.
I am the founder and CEO of the Lift Conference (three days events in Europe and Asia to discuss the social implications of technologies), the co-founder and CEO of Lift Lab (a boutique consulting practice doing research projects), also a blogger, start-up adviser, and way-too-frequent-flyer attending conferences around the globe as a speaker or moderator.
After growing up in France and graduating from the university of Lausanne, I spent most of my early career developing and implementing technological solutions to solve business problems, first in a start-up, then at Arthur Andersen and Pictet. I maintain a disclosure page where you will find all the activities I am involved in.
You can contact me by emailing laurent@liftlab.com.
Laurent Haug’s Experience
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Founder & CEO
LIFT Conference
(Non-Profit; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2005 — Present (4 years 3 months)
Founder and CEO of the LIFT Conference, a series of events to inspire and connect pioneers around the world. Happening in three different locations every year (Geneva, Marseille, Korea), each event explores the social implications of technologies. Past speakers included Robert Scoble, Cory Doctorow, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet , Bruno Bonnell, Bruce Sterling, Vint Cerf, Euan Semple, Kevin Warwick, Brian Cox, Hugh Macleod, Pierre Bellanger and tons of amazing people. More information on www.liftconference.com
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Founder & CEO
LIFT lab
(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)
June 2005 — Present (4 years 7 months)
LIFT lab is a research boutique helping organizations cope with a changing world. We help our clients understand and foresee technological evolutions to turn innovation into opportunities.
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Speaker and moderator
Conferences, Business Schools & Media
(Internet industry)
March 2000 — Present (9 years 10 months)
I speak regularly on television and radio, and talk at conferences (Picnic, EIBTM, Mastermundo, ICCA congress, Leweb, First Tuesdays, AdTech, SHiFT, Inforum, etc…) and at various institutions (IMD Alumni Club, Mc Kinsey, United Nation, University of Korea, University of Lausanne, University of Geneva, etc..) on topics ranging from Web 2.0 to the impact of technologies on business and society.
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Laurent Haug’s Honors:
- Named "top 100 movers and shakers" in Romandy by l'Hebdo.
