Bio

Laurence is the founder and CEO of Pavegen, a clean-tech company that has pioneered a flooring technology, generating electricity from the kinetic energy of footsteps. Started with a concept at University and now the technology is launched in over 37 countries in airports, shopping malls, offices and schools. Since inception, Pavegen have taken the technology to production and delivered commercial projects for some of the biggest global brands, such as: Google, Coca Cola, Cisco, Heathrow Airport, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Diageo, Mercedes, Ford Motor Company, London 2012 Olympics, and Europe’s largest shopping centre, Westfield. Consequently, Laurence is a thought leader and speaker at various technology and entrepreneurship events worldwide; his TEDxBerlin talk was featured amongst TED’s top talks on envisioning the cities of the future and changing attitudes to fossil fuels. Additionally, Laurence was the youngest CEO of a delegation of leading British companies, joining the Prime Minister, David Cameron, on a state visit to China.