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About

LIFT is a conference about new technologies and people.

LIFT is about teaming talented observers, explorers, and builders with people whose work depends on understanding current challenges and creative solutions presented by emerging technologies. Attendees will face cutting edge business models, bold predictions, radical thinking -- ideas to inject into their own part of the planet.

LIFT has a simple goal: connect people who are passionate about new applications of technology and propel their conversations into the broader world to improve life and work.

The event was held at the Geneva International Conference Center. It is organized by a group of Swiss practitioners with the guidance of a wise advisory board.

Who talked?

Bruce Sterling, Cory Doctorow (Electronic Frontier Foundation), Robert Scoble (Microsoft), Euan Semple (BBC), Bruno Giussani, Xavier Comtesse (Avenir Suisse), Régine Debatty (WMMNA), Anina, Jeffrey Huang (Harvard), Matt Jones (Nokia), Chris Lawer (OMC Group), Hugh Mac Leod (Gapingvoid), David Galipeau (UNAIDS), Aymeric Sallin (Nano Dimension), Paul Oberson (DIP), Jean-Luc Raymond (Microsoft) and a ton of other amazing people.

Complete program is available here.

What did we talk about?

LIFT was organized around five major topics, or tracks.

Big ideas » From co-creation to citizen journalism via the copyright-less economy, technology and communications are changing the rules. Big ideas are those that concern us all. » more

Design » Design is about making the life of people better. We've invited designers from across the spectrum of design, from strategy to pixels, from screens to devices, from business structures to experiences. » more

Emerging technologies » From RFID (the identification chips embedded in all objects) to nano tech, we are going to discuss technologies that are just starting to create an impact on our world. Folks from the labs are going to take off their white coats and tell us what's coming. » more

Global Solidarity » Geneva is not only the place that saw the web come to life. It is also a major humanitarian center of excellence with hundreds of organizations having their headquarters around the lake. We invited speakers representing this constantly evolving field, in which solutions to complex problems don't merely improve lives, but save them. » more

Internet » Last but not the least, the spine of all of the above. It gave many of us our careers, our passions, and it sustains much of our daily life. We are inviting speakers who are pushing the evolving definition of what the Internet is and can be. » more