Laurent Haug

Laurent Haug’s Current / Past Roles & Positions

• TV and radio show host (Swiss National Broadcasting, TV5, Arte)
• TEDx speaker
• Presented at Google, IOC, Cap Gemini, Vinci Autoroutes, Accenture, Suez, Havas, BNP, Mc Kinsey, Swisscom, Groupama, Mylan, Nespresso, etc – Founder/Co-founder of Lift conference, Lift Lab, 200ideas, Cocomment
• Lecturer at IMD Business School and CREA Genève
• Investor in Anthemis (fintech fund) and several startups

Languages

• Laurent speaks English and French.

Speaking Style

• Laurent loves making complex things accessible. He speaks with enthusiasm and pragmatism, making sure he is both cutting edge in content and accessible in form. He can adapt to any length, and format (keynote, interview, panel, with or without slide).
• A former event host, Laurent prides himself in never going over the allocated time.

Always interested in technology from a young age Laurent’s early career included stints at Arthur Andersen as a consultant working primarily with customers involved in banking systems. From there he moved to Pictet, the largest Swiss private bank, working on their website, intranet and extranets.

In 2005 Laurent launched his own business, LiftLab, as he believed there was a market for a company that could help others prepare and anticipate changes in technology. The need was so great that in 2006 Laurent launched the Lift Conference that offered attendees the chance to hear about these very changes. The conference has grown over the years and is often cited as “one of the highlights of the technophile’s calendar” (BBC) He stepped down from LifeLab in 2011 but remains as an advisor.

Since then Laurent has worked on numerous projects and jobs and truly lived a multitasking career.