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Ipsos to participate at Cannes Lions 2024 in partnership with RTL Ad Alliance
Mumbai: Ipsos, one of the world’s leading market research companies, will be at Cannes Lions, the International Festival of Creativity, from 17 to 21 June 2024.
Ipsos is partnering with RTL Ad Alliance to offer a series of events on the theme of Context or Chaos and how brands can navigate changing consumer attitudes, and the latest evidence on what works in advertising.
Ipsos CEO Ben Page said: “In the post-pandemic polycrisis world, understanding how consumers and citizens interact with brands becomes all the more important. We look forward to Cannes to demonstrate how successful brands harness understanding of their context, with empathy and creativity, to drive growth. See you at our pavilion on the beach every day at 5 pm.”
Meet us on the RTL beach
Ipsos will be at the heart of cutting-edge sessions on the various stages and forums of the International Festival of Creativity. A series of conferences and roundtables will also be held daily by Ipsos and RTL Ad Alliance on the RTL Beach throughout the Cannes Lions event, with marketers and industry leaders who have expertly navigated their brand’s context, acted with empathy, and managed expectations to flourish amidst chaos.
Ipsos will be unveiling the exclusive results of its annual report Global Trends, which identifies and analyses the major trends for 2024, based on surveys of 48,000 people from more than 50 countries, and examining changes in attitudes over the last decade for business and brands.
Unlock brand success
Ipsos’ Brand management framework, Brand Success, empowers marketers and brand owners to grow successful brands. It relies on three keys to unlock brand growth: shaping unique expectations for the brand, understanding the context and acting with empathy. Several Ipsos’ solutions are based on this framework, all integrating various sources of information including surveys, behavioral data and social data.
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FSS names Anand Krishnamurthi head of global digital delivery
Tech veteran to drive AI-first, cloud-led transformation in payments globally
CHENNAI: Financial Software and Systems (FSS), an AI-first payment infrastructure company, has appointed Anand Krishnamurthi as head of global digital delivery.
In his new role, Anand Krishnamurthi will lead FSS’s global digital delivery capabilities, focusing on AI-first and cloud-led transformation while ensuring predictable, high-quality outcomes for customers worldwide. He will be based in Chennai and report to V. Balasubramanian, CEO of FSS.
Bringing 28 years of experience in technology and digital transformation across banking, capital markets, financial services, and insurance, Anand has held senior leadership positions at Cognizant and NuSummit. He is recognised for scaling multi-geography delivery teams, leading mission-critical platforms, and embedding AI-driven automation in complex, regulated environments.
“What drew me to FSS is its deep payments expertise, strong product DNA, and the scale at which its platforms power real-world financial ecosystems,” said Anand Krishnamurthi. “I aim to strengthen delivery predictability, execution rigor, and engineering quality, building empowered teams that deliver measurable customer outcomes. FSS has a unique opportunity to create real-time, AI-infused payments infrastructure that is resilient, secure, and globally scalable.”
V. Balasubramanian added, “Anand’s track record in leading multi-geography delivery programs and AI-first operating models makes him the ideal leader for FSS as we accelerate our AI-driven digital payments business. His leadership will help us raise the bar for outcomes globally.”
This appointment is part of FSS’s broader push to build an AI-powered, cloud-native delivery organisation capable of meeting the evolving needs of banks, fintechs, and financial institutions worldwide.
