Press event programme


Open Source in Russia: to be or not to be

03 Jun , 17:00–18:15
Session
Pavilion G, conference hall G1

At the invitation of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, the best foreign experts, representatives of Russian IT companies, and development institutions came to St. Petersburg to discuss the development strategy of Open Source in Russia and outline the first steps.

Participants
Marco Berkovich, Regional Manager, Europe, GitHub
Alexander Galitsky, Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Almaz Capital
Arkady Dvorkovich, Chairman, Skolkovo Foundation
Maxim Parshin, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation
Bill Poucher, ACM Fellow Professor of Computer Science, Baylor University

Moderator
Ilya Massukh, Director, Competence Centre for the Import Substitution of Information and Communication Technologies