Check-in App zkipster with top-class Advisory Board

Zkipster founded in 2009 by David Becker and Daniel Dessauges designs cloud-based guest list management software for event planning and public relations professionals. The event app, which is available for iPads, Android and Windows tablets, offers add-ons for social media tracking, dynamic seating charts and name badge printing. The Marketing and Sales team of the Swiss start-up are based in New York. Zkipster is backed by Zürcher Kantonalbank.

“We have always believed that the best way to grow our company is to provide the most-reliable, fastest guest-list app on the market. Now we have an advisory board to provide us with the kind of vision to bring our industry leading guest list management tool to the next level. I am excited to work with these leaders and to add their wisdom, insight, and creativity to our passionate team,” said David Becker, co-founder of zkipster.

One of the new Advisory Board Members is Hans-Jürg (Schoscho) Rufener, founder of Rufener Events. He comments: “I have seen zkipster in use around the globe - from luxury events and galas to intimate gatherings. The scalability of their product is incredible. It’s simple. It’s easy. And best of all, it works. Together with this bright group of leaders, we are going to up-end the entire event management world.”

The list of Board members include:

• Laura Brown, Managing Editor, Harper’s Bazaar
• Roxanne Motamedi, Vice President Global Entertainment, Getty Images
• Simon Mulcahy, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Financial Services, Salesforce
• Jeremy Jurgens, Chief Information and Interaction Officer, World Economic Forum
• Denielle Sachs, Director of Social Impact, McKinsey & Company
• Missy Owens, Director Public Affairs and Diplomatic Relations, The Coca-Cola Company

The new advisory board comes on the heels of two new tools – zPrint and zSocial – that seamlessly print name badges for guests and enable hosts to maximize and track social media during their events.