Ticketing Stars 2026:
Juhana Stenbäck | Lippupiste

The CEO of Finland's Lippupiste shares his career highlight so far, as well as his opinion on what the biggest challenges facing the market currently are

By IQ | 1 September 2026

What’s the biggest challenge facing the ticketing business right now? Expectations keep rising – and that’s a good thing. Fans expect buying a ticket to take seconds, but they also expect security, transparency, and protection against fraud.

Delivering all of that simultaneously is the challenge.

Technology opens the door. Trust brings people back. That’s what successful ticketing will always be about.

You lead a domestic market leader inside an international group. What travels well between CTS Eventim’s markets,…

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AXS France

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David Franklin

Paléo Festival Nyon

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Iñaki Sánchez López

menta tech

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Luiza Levy

Ticketmaster Brazil

The operations director unpacks the evolution of ticketing and building a leadership career in a traditionally male-dominated industry

Zac Leigh

Tixel – Australia

The co-founder chats to IQ about the nuances of ticketing and why regulation doesn't work the same in practice as on paper

Sana Ali Aamir

Fever & Secret Media Network

Fever's General Manager tells IQ about why partnering with DICE was a career highlight, and about where her career courage and ambition come from

Marc Sheppard

Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall's Head of Ticketing Services tells IQ about why he's spent 18 years at the venue, and what his proudest achievement has been at the Hall

Sarah Slater

Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster's Managing Director tells us why leading an exceptional team through growth and change was the greatest challenge, and the greatest reward, of her career

Laura Boylan

Co-op Live

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