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Laurent is a business leader specializing in the evolution of the financial and payment infrastructure. He has been focusing on blockchain innovation, digital assets and the crypto-economy since 2016.

Laurent is Chief Operating Officer of global fintech company Bitt, leading solution provider to Central Banks and Financial Institutions for CBDC and stablecoins, Founding Partner of BlockZero, a boutique consulting firm specializing in the evolution of the financial and payment infrastructure and Founding Partner of True Global Ventures 4 Plus, a US$100m fund dedicated to blockchain and digital assets companies.

Laurent advises organizations, financial institutions and governments faced with technology disruption. Laurent helps design new operating models, build products and services based on digital assets transformation, financial technologies and decentralized infrastructure. Laurent was most recently Leader of the Blockchain and Digital Assets practice of Deloitte Canada, where he led Deloitte’s global Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) efforts.

With a unique combination of business, scientific and technical skills, and 20 years of experience leading technology companies in Canada, the United States and Europe as a founder and CEO, Laurent has anchored himself as an early investor and strategic advisor.

Laurent holds a joint major in Computer Sciences and Mathematics from McGill University. He is a member of the Quebec Regulator's Technology & Innovation Advisory Committee and a member of the Information Technology Program Committee of McGill School of Continuing Education.

Today, Laurent is an international thought leader on emerging technology. He is a regular speaker on the subject of fintech, transformation of the financial infrastructure, blockchain innovation and digital assets.