VouchPro Introduces Next-Gen Metaverse Platform to Redefine Virtual Events in India

Enables a new level of human interaction in the virtual world

VouchPro, a vigital technology solutions provider, is set to lead the revolution of virtual events with the introduction of its cutting-edge metaverse platform. Capable of facilitating next-gen virtual worlds, the platform will bring people together across a myriad of geographies and provide unparalleled opportunities to experience life like never before. People would be able to have near real-time interactions through virtual events, effectively integrating their digital and physical selves via innovative 3D avatars. For the first time in the history of corporate virtual events, attendees will be able to meet and interact with others like never before.

The platform is integrated with mixed reality (MR) & virtual reality (VR) technologies that facilitate networking and conducting social and entertainment events in the metaverse. Event planners are looking for new ways to engage attendees, and stakeholders are demanding more value than can be provided by traditional 2D platforms. By bringing life-like experiences into the digital realm with a 3D immersive experience, VouchPro modernises traditional events and promises to eliminate the top struggles of event professionals. VouchPro's 3D web platform provides customers with an entirely new virtual world of experiences, including 3D spaces, 3D videos, AI avatars, and mixed reality.

Mr. Anubhav Bajpai, Founder & CEO, VouchPro.

Commenting on the same, Mr. Anubhav Bajpai, Founder, VouchPro, said, "With our next-generation events platform, we're significantly raising the digital bar. We're building a metaverse for the events industry using cutting-edge technology. Our platform allows attendees to create their own avatars, resulting in a more diverse audience and, as a result, a more diverse range of experiences and opinions. During a virtual event, these avatars can walk, talk, dance, shake hands, share, like, comment, and engage. We believe that the next era of virtual events will usher in cutting-edge technological advancements that will entice people of all ages to engage and enthusiastically participate. This will perpetually bridge the gap between the digital and real worlds while also delivering truly exceptional experiences."

Brimming with potential, the Metaverse is positioned to become an integral part of our everyday lives. Investment in Metaverse technology was around USD 21.91 billion in 2020. The global Metaverse Market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 41.7% from 2021 to 2030.

Vouchpro Adds New Capabilities to Offer Real-time Two-way Video Interactions Within Virtual Events for Higher Engagement

VouchPro, one of the fastest-growing virtual and hybrid events service provider platforms, has introduced real-time two-way video communication to its platform to take Audience engagement in a Virtual Event to the next level. This is a revolutionary enhancement that will enable the host to replicate the same experience which one gets in a physical event. During the period of the live session, speakers and audience will now be able to continuously see live reactions from thousands or millions of fellow viewers along with the facility to integrate a live video question from them.

With VouchPro, the host will now not only be able to put together 3-D events, conference sessions, webinars, and meetings but also allow the attendees to take part in a more engaging manner, i.e., via Video communication. Providing 100% customizable and highly engaging virtual events solutions to businesses, VouchPro will ensure that the video communication between the audience and the host is well-protected and well planned. Experiencing a virtual environment closest to that of a physical event will result in an increased number of attendees and enhanced engagement for the host.

VouchPro not only provides a seamless platform for enterprises to host the event but also provides a Delivering a hyper-personalized experience to the attendees, all the virtual conferences, trade shows, exhibitions, and other live events hosted on VouchPro are leveraged with a wide range of personalized visual spaces and feature many interactive tools such as chat, Q&A, polling, and audience clapping. With its customized solutions, VouchPro also allows enterprises to create a virtual lobby featuring an information desk to welcome visitors and exhibitors and guide them throughout the event.

Besides, the host can also facilitate their logos, add a ticker on the screen to flash important information, and use confetti to show appreciation towards something. These features make the live stream more appealing and engaging.

Anubhav Bajpai

Commenting on the development, Anubhav Bajpai, CEO & Founder, VouchPro said,

It is going to be one of the most awaited advancements in the virtual events sector. With the current situation, where everything is operated from home, the events are held online. With the lack of proper setup, the communication is compromised. With our solutions, the host will be able to interact with the audience in real-time with unique features like landing pages that represent the brand and booth with customized brochures, datasheets, live videos, images, and sample templates to ease the overall process.

VouchPro has been constantly innovating to provide 3D immersive experiences via virtual reality. The company has enabled over 200 large enterprises to engage with their customers effectively in the current challenging times. The company holds the record for hosting Asia’s largest virtual event on Health & Wealth garnering participation from more than 60,000 participants.

5 Ideas To Host a Virtual Business After Hours

Home parties aren’t too trendy in 2021, and we’re all aware of the main reason. Therefore, virtual events have taken the lead, and the social networks are teeming with invitations. Party businesses held at home started to embrace virtual parties, which was an inevitable scenario.

2021 seems like the perfect opportunity for virtual businesses after-hours events, and it’s time to take into account five of the best ideas for hosting such events:

Find the right platform

Before doing anything else, you have to find the right platform to host the events. There are dozens of group calling apps available on the internet, which means that you just have to establish with your teammates which one you want. Just to name a few, you can use Zoom, Skype, Facebook Messenger Rooms, Telegram, or even the good ol’ WhatsApp. Many video calling apps are free of charge and loaded with a lot of useful features.

Our top recommendation remains WhatsApp, and the reasons are numerous. The app is insanely popular (over 2 billion users), which automatically makes it very suitable for your event. It’s in your obvious interest to search for apps that are used by as many people as possible. 

Choose a discussion topic

To make the meeting more interesting, it’s best to first establish a certain topic. You can talk about a subject that most people are interested in, but you should also avoid highly predictable topics that we’re all tired of, such as relationships or how to have higher confidence in yourself. Instead, you can hold a conversation with your teammates about climate change, religion, or the stock market.

You can also speak to others about how the ongoing pandemic affects the world in other countries, assuming that each of the team members has connections abroad. Different political leaders have imposed different restrictions and ways of dealing with the pandemic, making it near to impossible to predict how travelling to other countries can affect a person.

Start a Scrabble tournament

Playing Scrabble is a great way to enjoy moments together in a fun, intellectual, and prosperous way. We’re talking about one of the best and most popular puzzle games on the planet, as Scrabble still delights millions of people. The inventor of the game created it for uplifting spirits at the end of the Great Depression between 1929 and 1933.

Scrabble Word Finder can be played by two to four people at once, and each of them has to prove that he’s better with words. Scrabble aims to improve the players’ knowledge and vocabulary, and it does it in a very convincing way! Players may even use a Jumble solver to get quick around and move on quickly to fun game ahead.

Words with Friends is also a great alternative

If for some reason, you don’t like Scrabble, there’s a chance you’ll enjoy Words with Friends. As the name itself suggests, Words with Friends has to be played between more people at once. Players will have to take turns as they build words in crossword-puzzle style in a manner similar to Scrabble. Although the rules of the two games are pretty similar, there are certain differences. In Words with Friends, up to 40 games can be played at the same time using push notifications.

Virtual game night for laughing out loud

Sometimes it’s enough just to have a good laugh, so why not take advantage of a good round of Laughter on Call? Laughing is healthy, and it can even improve your listening skills and make you learn interesting things about those around you.

There are so many exciting ways to set up a virtual business after hours! Insisting on gaming is one of the best ways, as there are a lot of digital adaptations for classic board games that also include in-app instructions if you need them. Therefore, following the rules will become like a walk in the park. Among the benefits, we can also include a higher level of safety during the ongoing pandemic times.

Edtech Board Infinity Organizes a Series of Virtual Hackathon During Covid-19

Students Participated in Core Topics - Basic & Advanced Tools like Python, Excel and Machine learning

Post COVID onslaught, in the new world order, the companies are increasingly gearing towards virtual hackathons rather than physical hackathons. The top IT companies and Start-ups are hiring through virtual hackathons where candidates are tested on the basis of their knowledge and skills in high power events. Catering to this change, Board Infinity, a career exploration platform recently organized a series of virtual hackathons called ‘Decode’. These hackathons were organised to enhance practical understanding of the basic and advanced tools like Microsoft Excel, Python, Tableau and Machine Learning. This helps them to build a strong portfolio and secure jobs. 

Decode saw more than 2000 registrations and participation of more than 800 learners who completed the hackathons successfully. These hackathons were conducted around topics like Exploratory Data Analysis using Python, Advanced Excel Features, Feature Engineering, Linear Regression etc.  Each hackathon was spread across a period of 2-days lasting almost 48 hours. The participants were given a brief on the problem statement by an industry professional. After two-days, students submitted their solution and the winners were announced. An individual online session was also held with the coach for a detailed discussion. 

Akshay Asodekar, a student studying with Board Infinity and a participant in the virtual hackathon says, “As a learner, it was an amazing experience to participate in Decode 6.1 Hackathon based on python programming. It was the first time I took part in a virtual hackathon which gave me a platform to test my skills. Looking forward to such amazing hackathons in future.”

Rahul Padwani from BITS Edu Campus says, “In the last two years, I had heard from a lot of friends about hackathons, but never experienced one for myself. Decode 7.0 (based on Excel) was the first hackathon that I participated in. It was very challenging at first and I learnt a lot of new ideas while trying to solve the problem statement. But I'm glad that I decided to take this opportunity to grow my skills.”

Abhay Gupta ,Co-Founders of Board Infinity

According to Abhay Gupta, Co-founder, Board Infinity, “Today, gaining practical exposure to problem solving is very critical. The hackathons help our learners acquire various important skills like working under pressure, collaborate with their peers, solve real life problems apart from practicing various tools. This also helps the learners evaluate various career paths.”

He further added that each learner is different and has a different way of grasping topics. Our live lectures are conducted by industry professionals, but sometimes, getting practical experience just brings everything together for the learner. We’ve seen that 70% of the students' learnings have come from practical experiences like hackathons, assignments, quizzes, projects, etc.”

These virtual hackathons also provide students with the appreciation and recognition that they deserve. In the process, they build up projects that they can use in their portfolios and present to possible future employers.

Asia’s Virtual Fintech Fair: Top Indian Fintech leaders including NPCI to participate

The Virtual Fintech Fair, co-hosted by FinStep Asia and Novsphere Media will witness debate and discussion on the Asian financial ecosystem from over 70 renowned speakers on 4^th and 5^th August 2020.

Among Asian leaders Praveena Rai, Chief Operating Officer, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) will speak at the Regulator and Clearing House Roundtable on the ‘Keys to Principle Based Regulations to drive innovation in Financial Services’. Sukarela Batunanggar, Deputy Commissioner of OJK Institute and Digital Finance, OJK, Nouran Youssef, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) and Firas Al Lawati, Head of Fintech Committee, Central Bank of Oman will join the roundtable, which will be moderator by Douglas Arner, Kerry Holdings Professor of Law, The University of Hong Kong.

Among other international leader to speak at VFF include, Lariena Wang, Head of Smart Banking, HSBC, King Leung, Head of FinTech, Invest Hong Kong, Greg Krasnov, Founder & CEO, Tonik Bank, Anish Achuthan, CEO, Open, Monica Jasuja, Head of Product Management, Comviva.

VFF has received registration from over 60+ countries and 200+fintech companies. Asia’s first fully virtual conference will see participation from more than 3,000 delegates and 50+ exhibits from countries including India, China, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, MENA and ASENA.

From virtual banking, Open APIs, InsurTech to the application of blockchain, delegates will gain unique insights from the speakers into the latest trends that are shaping finance, and understand how they can be applied within their own organisations.

Musheer Ahmed, Managing Director of FinStep Asia, said, “The world as we know it will be completely different once the crisis settles, and COVID-19 has accelerated the transition to a digital economy. Those who do not take significant steps now will be left behind, so it is essential that financial executives have the knowledge, understanding and opportunity to connect with the people who have experience in leveraging the power of digital technologies. The panel of speakers and sessions we have created will help them to achieve this.”

Sherry Shi, Founder of Novsphere Media, said, “With so much upheaval going on within the financial industry at the moment, it is important that the community has the opportunity to come together to discuss how we can overcome the biggest challenge the industry has faced since the 2008 financial crisis. The Virtual FinTech Fair has created a virtual arena to achieve this, allowing delegates to hear from and connect with some of the brightest minds in fintech and finance industry.”

As COVID-19 continues to severely impact the world economy, and many countries are experiencing second or third waves, it is now more important than ever for financial executives to understand how they can digitise their organisations.  Not only is this important to help serve the immediate financial needs of the general population, but also to ready themselves for the new digital economy that will emerge once the pandemic subsides. With travel restrictions across the world, cross border business has decreased significantly and many firms are not able to engage with each other to facilitate digital transformation.

For more information, including how to participate in the event, please go to www.virtualfintechfair.com