Moderator Désirée Lehmann

Désirée Lehmann studied Business Communications at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration (HWZ), laying the foundation for her current career as a professional moderator and host.

For more than a decade, she has been active as a TV and event presenter, appearing both on screen and on national and international stages. Her path led her from music and pop culture events to high-level business and technology conferences as well as television formats.

Combining deep expertise, entrepreneurial thinking, professional media experience, and charismatic stage presence, Désirée Lehmann is a moderator who translates the topics of tomorrow into the language of today – with precision, empathy, and excellence.

Désirée Lehmann – Selected Moderation Topics:

Digital Transformation - Quantum Technologies - Artificial Intelligence - Blockchain - Technology - Innovation - Business - Culture

Désirée Lehmann operates at the intersection of technology, innovation, and society. She moderates events on future-oriented digital topics such as quantum technologies, artificial intelligence and blockchain, extending to New Work, sustainability, circular construction and Industry 4.0. She skillfully connects scientific insights, economic perspectives, and human aspects, building bridges between industry, research, and society.

Her references include international assignments and high-profile events such as the Quantum Innovation Summit in Dubai 2024, coverage of the IBM Quantum Summit in New York 2023, the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025 at the United Nations in Paris, and the World Economic Forum in Davos. In Switzerland, she has hosted events such as the Global Quantum Day 2023, the Go-Live of the IBM Vela AI Supercomputer 2024, the Swissmem Athletes Honoring Ceremony 2024, the Opening of the AI Innovation Center 2025 and Digital World 2025.

For several years, Désirée Lehmann has also been responsible for the media storytelling of uptownBasel, a leading competence center for Industry 4.0, where she conducts TV interviews and moderates hybrid expert events and conferences.

In addition, she has been an independent presenter and producer at the private television station regioTVplus for several years, where she develops and hosts her own formats. She also continues to appear on large stages, such as Fantasy Basel and Zurich PopCon, where she has been interviewing international Hollywood stars in panel talks since 2018 – both in German and English.

Désirée Lehmann hosts in Swiss German, German and English for television, events, galas, trade fairs and conferences.