MAM
IAA announces knowledge seminar in Bengaluru on 11 June
MUMBAI: The International Advertising Association (IAA) India Chapter encourages conversation around hot button topics across industries. The next Knowledge Seminar being held in Bengaluru is on retail marketing strategies. The event is on 11 June at Lalit Ashok in Bengaluru from 14.45 hrs to 20.00 hrs.
IAA India Chapter brings together decision makers from the field of retail marketing, advertising and media with the goal of addressing the challenges faced by the retail sector and to guide its future course of action.
IAA India Chapter president Srinivasan K. Swamy said, “IAA Knowledge Seminars bring in fresh perspectives for the audience. In this session we have acknowledged experts addressing important issues related to the retail industry including brand building, valuation and retail spaces. We also have a mix of veterans and young leaders speaking on various topics. We are very glad that Vijayvani has partnered us for the second time in succession”
Speakers:
1. Bijou Kurien, Board member L Capital
2. V Vishwanath, Director – Brand & Marketing, Urbanladder
3. Senthil Kumar, CCO, JWT India
4. Sruti Swamy, Head, Hansa RetailScape
5. Ramesh Jude Thomas, President and Chief Knowledge Officer, Eqitor Value Advisory
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.
