Conference "Import Substitution 2025: Real Experience" will be held on September 10

The TAdviser Import Substitution 2025: Real Experience conference will be a platform for discussing the achievements made by Russian companies over the past year and the challenges they continue to face. Participants will share successful migration cases for domestic solutions, assess the effectiveness of state support measures and determine further steps to strengthen technological sovereignty. The focus is on practical experience, innovative approaches and prospects for the development of the IT industry in the new economic conditions.

Detailed information and registration -on the website.

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Speakers

Among the speakers at the moment:

• Roman Mezentsev, IT Director, Post Bank
• Stanislav Tulchinsky, Managing Director of DIT, Rosselkhozbank
• Vladimir Maslov, Director of the Department of Digital Technologies, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
• Leonid Malcher, Director of OGKU Center for Information and Technical Services of the Chelyabinsk Region
• Anton Garbar, Head of the Center for Specialization of User Appeal Management, Russian Helicopters Holding.
• Alexander Shukevich, Sales Director, Highstex
• Alexander Nikolaev, Head of Marketing Department, TransTeleCom
• Anna Parfenova, Deputy Director of the Department - Head of Department, MMC Norilsk Nickel
• Artyom Makarov, Director, Digital Platforms Department, Systeme Electric
• Nikita Dubina, Managing Director, Big Data Department, Rosselkhozbank
• Alexey Zobnin, Head of Knowledge Management and Training, NAUMEN

Invited to speak:

• Natrusov Artem, VP Information Technology, EVRAZ
• Alexey Leonov, Director for Information and Digital Technologies, Agropromcomplectation Group of Companies
• Zamaruev Vladimir, Information Technology Director, UGMK-Telecom
• Dmitry Tsygankov, Vice President for IT and Digital Transformation, FGC Group of Companies
• Vladislav Utkin, CIO, Technonicol
• Evgeny Ryndin, VP Business Transformation and Informatization, Polyus
• Yuri Prokhorov, Vice President, AVTOTOR Holding
• Anton Mironenkov, Managing Director, Kh5 Technologies
• Gleb Ligachev, IT Director, UES SB
• Vladimir Muravyov, IT Director, Alfastrakhovanie
• Strict Maxim, CIO, Auchan
• Tarasov Ilya, IT Director, Mechel
• Dmitry Samozhkin, IT Director, Aircraft
• Igor Savtsov, CIO, OMK
• Zolotareva Julia, VP IT, ABC of Taste
• Dmitry Lomilin, Director of IT Department, Rosneft
• Kozitsin Vyacheslav, Head of Department, MHC Eurochem
• Andrey Burilov, Member of the Management Board - Managing Director for IT, Moscow Exchange
• Dmitry Surovets, Vice President, Information Technology, FESCO Transport Group
• Sergei Sergeyev, IT Director, Lenta
• Denis Sologub, Director of Information Technology and Digital Transformation, Tractor Plants Concern
• Grebenik Gennady, Transformation Director, FORA BANK
• Nikolay Galkin, CIO, Coffeemania
• Roman Tsygankov, CIO, Avtosavod St. Petersburg
• Igor Krivosheev, IT Director, ITMS
• Kuzmin Roman, IT leader in import substitution, NSD
• Krasnov Alexander, IT Director, Yakovlev
• Evgeny Berezin, CIO, Asia Cement
• Alimzhanov Askar, Head of DPTT, Inter RAO
• Alexander Polumordvinov, IT Manager, Cementum
• Igor Kozlov, VP IT and Process Automation, Segezha Group

Main topics of the event

Import substitution strategies

At the conference, consider:

• How have import substitution strategies changed in 2025?
• What is the probability that foreign vendors will soon return to Russia, and on what conditions?

Transition to domestic software: economic effect, successful cases

Let's discuss:

• Which industries demonstrate the greatest progress in the transition to Russian software?
• How to assess the economic effect of the introduction of domestic solutions?
• What problems remain unresolved, and how can they be overcome?
• How to support and develop domestic solutions after implementation?
• What are the cases of a successful transition to Russian systems worth exploring?

New domestic solutions and their compatibility with existing systems

Let's study:

• What new domestic solutions have appeared on the market and how do they compete with foreign counterparts?
• How can new solutions be compatible with existing systems?
• What niche solutions became in demand in 2025?

Qualified IT specialists in import substitution conditions

During the conference, we will also answer the questions:

• How do I meet the needs of the IT industry for skilled professionals in import substitution?
• What skills do IT professionals need in import substitution?

Data security and business continuity in the context of import substitution

Let's find out:

• How do I secure my data when I move to new platforms?
• How to ensure business continuity during migration?
• What new technologies (AI, IoT, blockchain) contribute to import substitution?

Innovation under sanctions: the role of the state

Let's share our views on:

• What legal changes affect the IT industry?
• How to stimulate innovation under sanctions?
• What government support measures have proved most effective?

Detailed information and registration -on the website.