Dania was born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1979. She spent her first few years in San Diego, California. In 1987 she moved to Basel, Switzerland. She studied economy at University of Basel. After graduating with a Master in 2002, she worked as an audit and accounting professional for KPMG until 2007. Dania is one of the three co-founders and the CFO and COO of Amazee. We also interviewed Dania on what LIFT is for her and what she is expecting. Here’s what she said:

Why LIFT?
LIFT is THE Swiss Web Conference! It is a fantastic gathering of web entrepreneurs, thought-leaders, designers and more from many countries all sharing a passion for creativity in the world wide web. I visited LIFT for the first time in 2008 and was impressed by the creative atmosphere and the quality of the program, speakers and attendees. LIFT is about good people, a great spirit and that lifts LIFT above all other web conferences I’ve visited.

What Dania expects
I mainly go to LIFT because of the spirit and the people. I’m looking forward to spending some time with friends and colleagues and expect to meet new interesting people that will be of help for our business. I also expect to get inspired by some the the sessions and workshops and to have lots of fun :).

Together with Lucas Grolleau she created some lyrics for the LIFT song last year:
Lift is my kick
Lift is my paradise
Lift is love
Lift me up
I have the best time with my friends

You can find out more about Dania on the Amazee blog and on her LIFT profile.

Tom is founder of Future Platforms, a small team of designers and developers who build delightful software products for mobile phones. He's been doing this since 2000; before that he spent 5 years working in the web industry. A mobile web expert, Tom has recently been invited to work on a project for the W3C's Mobile Web Best Practices Group. You can find more info about Tom on his blog.

Why LIFT
We asked Tom what LIFT is for him and why he decided to come back: "For me, LIFT is a great way to get some perspective. I meet a crowd of folks, chiefly from across Europe, who are completely outside my day-to-day experience and who invariably see things completely differently from myself. The mix of arts, academia and business is particularly helpful in this way, and the event is small enough to feel intimate and friendly, and big enough to provide some variety."

What Tom expects
Being an old-time LIFTer, Tom expects the unexpected when coming back to Geneva for LIFT09.