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AAAI organises ‘Beyond The Horizon’ seminar to mark its diamond jubilee
MUMBAI: The Advertising Association of India (AAAI) to mark its Diamond Jubilee has announced a series of seminars. The first, will provide an opportunity for professionals in Advertising, Marketing, Media and allied businesses to cross-fertilize strategies titled ‘Beyond the Horizon.’ to be held on the 21 – 22 July .
The AAAI, controls over 80 per cent of the ad spend in the country – so top brass from ad agencies, marketing companies, TV, event marketing are expected to be present to participate in a business dialogue with some of the great minds who will drive growth in the years ahead.
Speakers include:
Andrew Robertson – CEO, BBDO Worldwide
Ranjan Kapur – Country Manager, WPP India
Alan Durante – Executive Director & President, Automotive Sector, M&M
Atul Bindal – Chief Marketing Officer, Airtel
Peter Mukherjee – CEO, Star India
Sudipta Sengupta – Senior General Manager, Marketing, Cafe Coffee Day
N. Ram – Editor-in-Chief, The Hindu
C. K. Ranganathan – Chairman & MD, CavinKare Ltd.
S. V. Prasad – CMD, Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company
Prem Mehta – Chairman & MD, LOWE
Sorab Mistry – Area Director, South-South-East, South Asia, McCann Erickson
V. Shantakumar – MD & CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi
There is an early bird fee that has been made available for both days. There is also a concessional fee for B-schools on first-come-first-allotted basis up to 10 July. Five or more delegates from one Organisation will be entitled to a sixth delegate free of charge.
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.
