The Good Tech Companies - Kwaku Otchere's Vision for the Future of Live Event Ticketing with Vipass

Episode Date: March 21, 2025

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/kwaku-otcheres-vision-for-the-future-of-live-event-ticketing-with-vipass. Vipass, led by Kwa...ku Otchere, is revolutionizing live event ticketing with secure digital solutions, enhancing fan engagement and eliminating ticket fraud. Check more stories related to business at: https://hackernoon.com/c/business. You can also check exclusive content about #secure-digital-ticketing, #vipass, #kwaku-otchere, #event-tech-innovation, #live-event-ticketing, #fan-engagement-technology, #vipass-ticketing-platform, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @jonstojanjournalist. Learn more about this writer by checking @jonstojanjournalist's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Vipass is an events platform that combines secure digital solutions with a user-centric design. Founder Kwaku Otchere aims to create meaningful connections between event attendees and organizers to ensure a seamless and unforgettable experience. Vipass has a security guarantee, providing relief for attendees excited for an entertaining experience.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. Kwaku O'Chair's vision for the future of live event ticketing with Vipus By John Stoyan Journalist, Image Credit Pexels waiting patiently for physical tickets to arrive in the mail or making a trip to the box office is long gone. Event tech has grown to offer more convenient and secure options. While digital tickets have become the norm, challenges around security and ticket authentication still remain. Vipus aims to push event Tecento its next phase by solving this issue and offering enhanced convenience through a streamlined approach and even greater security for event goers and
Starting point is 00:00:38 organizers alike. About Vipus. Led by entrepreneur Kwaku Ochecher, founder and CEO, Vipus is an events platform that combines secure digital solutions with a user-centric design to improve how event attendees experience live music and entertainment. Guided by Ocher's vision to redefine ticketing and live event engagement, this platform aims to create meaningful connections between event attendees and organizers to ensure a seamless and unforgettable experience. Greater than. Our mission is to redefine what ticketing means by creating a more connected, greater than immersive experience that goes beyond the transaction. Greater than greater than
Starting point is 00:01:15 greater than O'Chair. The forward thinking platform brings together ticketing, fan engagement, and digital innovation that enhance the entire event journey, not just the transaction. The VIPUS system uses real-time engagement and communication, sending attendees personalized updates and event information before and during the event to create an interactive and integrated live event experience. This progressive ticketing system also addresses the primary concerns of ticketing, securing and authenticating a user's ticket.
Starting point is 00:01:44 With physical tickets possibly leading to difficulties for both organizers and attendees, digital tickets have become a simpler method for authenticating a user's ticket. Vipush is a security guarantee, providing relief for attendees excited for an entertaining experience, with the platform system eliminating fraud by ensuring every ticket is tied to a verified user and preventing unauthorized resale. Kwaku O'Chair Shaping the Future of Live Events
Starting point is 00:02:08 Kwaku, whose career spans leadership roles at Apple and the Walt Disney Company, is now using his skills to elevate live events through Vipus. His journey, from his roots in Ghana to leading teams of professionals from around the world, shows his resilience, creativity, and drive to make a lasting impact. Kwaku founded Vipus with the mission to address a key issue in live events. Occurring disconnect where transactional ticketing overshadowed the potential for deeper engagement. Inspired by a personal desire to create meaning from loss, he had the vision to create a platform that would bridge this gap and create a more immersive, personalized journey for both event goers and organizers.
Starting point is 00:02:47 Past successes and future goals. Vipus's digital innovation in ticketing and event experiences is enhancing personalization, security, and fan engagement at music festivals and entertainment events across the globe. At last year's NYE event in Prague, Vipus teamed up with WeLit, which is one of the Czech Republic's leading entertainment brands and is known for delivering high-energy events that bring people together in celebration. With Wellit's New Year's Eve events famously high-profile and lavish, Vypus's collaborative efforts demonstrated how much easier the ticketing process can be with their innovative, secure, and seamless ticketing platform.
Starting point is 00:03:23 With a major upcoming collaboration on the way, this platform aims to expand and influence the event industry in 2025. Stay tuned for the announcement of this major collaboration, which will showcase the next step in Vipass' growth and impact on the event technology space. Thank you for listening to this Hacker Noon story, read by Artificial Intelligence. Visit hackernoon.com to read, write, learn and publish.

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