We extend the invitation to take part in annual conference "IT-SUMMIT. Industry Leaders Meeting" which will take place on April 9-11, 2025 in St. Petersburg.
Conference purpose
To sum up IT year results, to discuss the following issues: IT business prospects in terms of the world crisis possibility; efficiency of the Russian IT industry support measures (VAT cancellation, unified social tax and so forth); potential of large national projects to generate demand for IT; prospects of mutual integration of IT businesses, HR experience in IT companies and other questions.
IT-SUMMIT audience
Owners and top officials of the largest Russian and world IT companies, heads of the infrastructure organizations (publishing houses, analytical companies, foundations), state structures influencing IT market.
IT-SUMMIT attention will be focused not on IT itself, but on business in IT sphere – investment efficiency in various segments of IT industry, management, tax administration, entry into new markets, associations, absorptions, HR questions; relations with the state.
Conference format
Business program combining plenary reports and discussions with round tables within the cozy club atmosphere.
We invite you to take part in the IT-SUMMIT program planning process. Your ideas on discussion issues and speakers (interesting guests) please forward to conf@apkit.ru. If you personally wish to take part in Conference discussions please specify it in the registration questionnaire.
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April 9 (arrival day)The Round table "without ties". Welcome buffet reception. -
April 10Business part of conference and evening reception. -
April 11Business part of conference till the afternoon, summing up conference results. Excursion.
Preliminary subjects/questions of the IT-SUMMIT
- Trends of Russian IT market development within world trends. Analytical companies and market participants’ opinions, analyses, forecasts.
- Support measures for IT industry.
- Distribution development in Russia: volumes forecasts, self-regulation, relations with vendors, penetration prospects. “Author's” collecting. Customs.
- HR: training (from school to High education), State regulation, salaries, recruiting.
- Specifics of big customers and State agencies automation process. Competitions. Is it possible to move market monopolists? Will clouds and outsourcing undermine market monopoly?
- IT retail, networks, Internet shops. Trends. To absorb or to be absorbed?
- Problems, achievements and trends of software development business. Is crises noticeable? In which country is it more comfortable? Are Skolkovo projects necessary for the market?
- What is "a national product"? Will state support help or kill? Are there positive examples?
Conference organizers: – Information Technologies Industry Association (APKIT), Russia
All questions on participation in conference will be answered by representatives of Organizing committee conf@apkit.ru.
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