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BBC World gets to partner 3G World Congress 2002
BBC World is the official television media partner of the 3G World Congress 2002.
The annual event, into its seventh year, deals with the global wireless business and will take place from 10-14 June in Hong Kong. The event claims to be the leading forum where telecommunication operators and vendors meet to showcase the latest products and services.
The channel’s logo will be on display on all conference materials and it will be carried throughout the conference centre in the important areas. Stephen Cole, who hosts the information technology show Click Online for the channel, will host the events Industry Achievement Awards on 11 June. Click Online will also produce a special report on the conference, which will air on the channel this month.
Besides this, viewers tuning in to World Business Report and Asia Business Report will get regular updates regarding conference goings on.
Speaking on this, account director for airtime sales in Asia Sally Young said that the package of editorial coverage and special reports was an example of the flexible solutions the UK broadcaster could offer.
The event will explore opportunities in the marketplace for next generation systems based on Code Division Multiple Access. Participating sponsors at the event include Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Lucent and Nortel.
MUMBAI: In India’s fast-moving payments race, Visa has just swiped in a new leader. The company has named Suresh Sethi as its India country head, marking a key leadership shift as it sharpens its focus on digital payments growth in the market. Sethi steps into the role following his recent exit from Protean eGov Technologies, where he served as chief executive officer. He succeeds Sandeep Ghosh, who has moved on after more than four years at Visa to pursue an external opportunity.
The appointment comes at a time when Visa is doubling down on its expansion strategy across India and the wider region, deepening partnerships and accelerating adoption in an increasingly competitive digital payments ecosystem.
Sethi brings with him a broad, cross-market perspective shaped by decades of experience across corporate banking, retail financial services, mobile money and large-scale government technology initiatives. He began his career at Citigroup, where he spent 14 years working across India, Africa, South America and the United States, focusing on transaction banking services within the corporate bank.
His appointment signals a blend of institutional experience and market familiarity qualities that could prove critical as Visa navigates a landscape where fintech innovation, regulatory evolution and consumer adoption are all accelerating at once.
As digital payments in India continue to scale rapidly, the leadership change underscores a simple reality, in a market where every tap, scan and swipe counts, who leads the charge can matter just as much as the technology itself.
