We Build the Infrastructure Behind Your Most Important Events
Swicket is a team of engineers, event operators, and advisors focused on one mission: helping tech and medical conferences run registration and check-in without failures. We combine reliable infrastructure with hands-on consulting to support events where downtime is not an option.
Built after seeing too many conferences break at the worst moment
Swicket didn't start as a software idea—it started from decades of hands-on experience managing some of Europe's largest conferences, medical congresses, and cultural events.
We've been building event technology since 1998, and we've seen it all:
- Registration systems crash minutes before opening
- Check-in queues that lasted 3+ hours
- Sponsors lose thousands of leads due to bad tech
- Medical congresses fail compliance audits
When we decided to build Swicket, we didn't start from scratch. We built on alf.io—the open-source ticketing platform that has processed millions of registrations for events like Devoxx, Spring I/O, and dozens of major tech conferences worldwide. This gave us a battle-tested foundation with years of security patches and performance optimizations from the global open-source community.
Today, Swicket is the mission-critical core for conferences that can't afford downtime. We combine alf.io's proven open-source infrastructure with enterprise consulting, support, and advanced features—abstract management, live streaming, congress apps—to deliver a complete solution for high-demand events.
Our Journey
Lorenzo begins digitizing operations for one of the world's major events and festivals, gaining first-hand experience with large-scale on-site logistics.
Team supports large European conferences and events, refining workflows for registration, ticketing, and high-volume check-in.
Launch of the alf.io open-source event platform, independently adopted by universities, associations, and medical societies.
Swicket is founded to provide a managed, enterprise-grade evolution of alf.io with hosting, operations, and 24/7 monitoring.
Swicket expands into tech, medical, scientific, and developer conferences with peak-load modeling, open-source infrastructure foundations, scalable API tools, and global event partnerships.
Introduction of new enterprise modules, expanded integrations, and advanced privacy and compliance capabilities.
Supporting Europe's most demanding conferences with secure infrastructure, hands-on consulting, and complete failure-resistant reliability.
Our Open-Source Origin Story
From building the most trusted open-source event platform to delivering enterprise-grade infrastructure
1M+
Tickets processed through alf.io for events like Devoxx, Spring I/O, and more
50+
Contributors validating and improving the codebase through open collaboration
Swicket
The enterprise evolution: managed infrastructure, consulting, and 24/7 support
Founders
Ed Mehran
Co-Founder and Head of Growth
Ed combines strategic leadership with deep expertise in complex event operations. Since 2010, he has led registration and technology workflows for major conferences across Europe, bridging product and operational realities.
Celestino Bellone
Co-Founder and Head of Technology
Celestino is the technical architect behind Swicket and co-creator of alf.io. With over a decade of experience designing secure, scalable systems, he leads engineering and infrastructure with a focus on reliability.
Lorenzo Patocchi
Co-Founder and Head of Vision & Strategy
Lorenzo has worked in digital event operations since 1998. For over 25 years he has led technology operations for large events, shaping Swicket's long-term strategy and commitment to peak-demand performance.
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Advisory Board
Alberto De Lorenzi
Serial Digital Entrepreneur
Alberto has 30+ years of experience in digital transformation, cloud platforms, mission-critical infrastructure and software for enterprise.
Bruno Giussani
Global Events, Content & Strategy
Author, formerly Global Curator of TED conferences and Head of Digital Strategy at the World Economic Forum.
Alberto Stival
Training, Events & Public Relations
Co-Founder of ALMA Impact AG and President of pr suisse, with over two decades of experience in professional training and large-scale events.
Why Our Open-Source Origin Matters
Like Red Hat with Linux or GitLab with Git, Swicket builds enterprise value on proven open-source foundations. Here's why that matters for your events.
Battle-Tested Core
The alf.io codebase has processed millions of tickets across hundreds of events—stress-tested at scale before your first registration.
Community-Validated Security
Open-source means transparent code. Vulnerabilities are found and fixed faster with thousands of eyes on the codebase.
No Vendor Lock-In
Your event data sits on infrastructure built with open standards. You're never trapped by proprietary formats.
Enterprise Evolution
Swicket adds the consulting, support, and enterprise features that transform proven open-source into mission-critical infrastructure.
Swicket in Numbers
How We Work
Reliability First
No guesswork. We test, rehearse, and monitor.
Transparency in Planning
You see exactly how we'll handle your peak load.
Long-Term Partnerships
We're here for your growth, not just one event.
Privacy & Data Ownership
Your attendee data is yours. Swiss/EU hosting.