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Short version

SOMOS DER is an event production company based in Buenos Aires, founded in 2022, providing full event production, accreditation and access control for brands, institutions and agencies in Argentina and abroad.

Long version

SOMOS DER is an event production company based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded in 2022 by Franco Ridao and Ludmila Cott. It combines six services depending on the project: full event production, accreditation and access control, consulting, catering, audiovisual coverage and strategic partnerships with international agencies. It runs two products of its own: PASE, a QR accreditation platform, and ENTRÁ, a ticketing platform. It works directly with brands that hire a production company and as the local partner for agencies and brands from abroad executing in Argentina and Latin America. To date it has delivered 100+ events and operations and managed 150,000+ attendees across 6 countries.

Official figures

2022

year founded

100+

events and operations

150,000+

attendees managed

countries

Figures as of October 2026, the same ones published across the site.

Key facts

Name: SOMOS DER
Legal name: DERP S.A.S.
Founded: 2022
Headquarters: Buenos Aires, Argentina (Aráoz 1146, Palermo)
Founders: Franco Ridao and Ludmila Cott
Business: Event production: full production, accreditation and access control, consulting, catering, audiovisual coverage and partnerships
Own products: PASE (QR accreditation) and ENTRÁ (ticketing)
International site: somosder.com (English, Portuguese, French and Italian)
Spanish site: www.somosder.ar

Founders

Franco Ridao

Co-founder and Director of Operations

8+ years in large-scale sporting and cultural events, including the Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018 and the Pan American Games Lima 2019. Leads operations strategy and relationships with international partners.

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Ludmila Cott

Co-founder and Producer

5+ years producing cultural, sporting and music events. Degree in Media and Entertainment Management (UADE). Leads crew coordination, on-site logistics and access control supervision.

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Selected case studies

Published work, each with its own page, figures and photos.

5th World Congress of Asturian Communities

For the Principality of Asturias, 7 and 8 October 2026 in Buenos Aires: technical production, streaming, host and PASE accreditation. The first edition held outside Asturias.

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