Vlasov Asya

Vlasov Asya

Co-founder and managing partner of the iTrend communications agency for IT companies. Runs the Telegram channel 'About Business in IT'.

Biography

In 2001 she graduated from St. Petersburg State Pedagogical University with a degree in Philology, English and foreign literature.

In 2006-2007 she graduated from the Presidential Program for the Training of Management Personnel at St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University (SPbGPU) with a degree in Innovative Project Manager.

From 2002 to 2007, she served as director of commercial and project directorates, as well as PR director of the federal news agency Rosbalt.

From 2007 to 2010, she led the Open Source direction and public relations of the system integrator KORUS Consulting. Member of the Board of the Russian Association of Free Software.

In 2010, she became a co-founder and managing partner of iTrend, an agency specializing in communications and digital projects in the IT industry.

As a strategic consultant in the field of b2b communications, she worked with such IT companies as Accenture, VK Tech, Konica Minolta, Teradata, I-Teco, 1C, Softline and others.

In 2018-2020 acted as the curator of the educational program for undergraduates of ITMO University - School of IT Marketers.

Additional information

According to information for July 2025, it deals with issues of ethics and interaction with a person of artificial intelligence, technological sovereignty, the creation of Russian independent IT, and the global export of IT products from Russia.

He acts as speaker and moderator at industry events. Leader of the IT Partnerships Ecosystems project and ambassador of the IMISP business school. Author of media publications and an active participant in the IT community. Participates in podcasts and radio broadcasts dedicated to IT-Business, communications and the construction of PR strategies for technology companies.

Awards and titles

Laureate of the Belyaev Prize for his contribution to media coverage of AI and IT (2024).