Business Priority

The digital and technological transformation of a company is a litmus test of business competitiveness. Studies confirm that a high percentage of business executives understand the importance of modernization and are working to fix inefficient work processes. Russian entrepreneurs also view automation as the key to increasing productivity and competitiveness. The panel will discuss technologies, solutions and strategies to help businesses move to the next level of digital transformation and away from obsolete technological processes, their investment effectiveness and the opportunities they provide given the transition to Russian high tech products. Industry leaders will share how innovation in IT is creating business value, whether this means creating a competitive advantage, optimizing business processes, driving growth, or enhancing customer relations in the new environment. They will discuss new challenges and opportunities of doing business that they see today. They will also share their opinions on where investment should be directed to drive digital and technological transformation. Major industrial companies will jointly present their proposals for building actionable and deliverable roadmaps for digitalization and business automation.

Speakers
Alexander Aivazov, Senior Vice President of Investment and Business Development, VK
Ilya Massukh, Director, Competence Centre for the Import Substitution of Information and Communication Technologies
Kirill Menshov, Senior Vice President for Information Technology, Rostelekom
Ekaterina Solntseva, Chief Digital Officer, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
Marina Tyunyaeva, Special Correspondent, Vedomosti
Anton Ustimenko, Expert

Alexander Aivazov

Senior Vice President of Investment and Business Development, VK

Ilya Massukh

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

Ekaterina Solntseva

Chief Digital Officer, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM

Ekaterina Solntseva has been working in IT since 1999. She is currently in charge of ABBYY business development all over the world. Ekaterina came to ABBYY in January 2008, to the position of Marketing Advisor to CEO ABBYY Russia.
Before July 2008, she had worked at the Russian office as Advisor to the CEO for marketing and then took the position of Director of Mobile Platform Products Department, in charge of developing applications for mobile platforms, marketing and sale of mobile products on the world market. In 2013, ABBYY was included in the TOP 5 developers of mobile apps in Russia in revenue terms (according to the analytical company App Annie).
Prior to joining ABBYY, Ekaterina held executive positions in marketing and business development at Yandex, IBS and Medialogy.
Ms. Solntseva graduated from the Moscow State University, Physics Department. She holds Master’s degree in Physics and Mathematics.
Ekaterina’s hobbies include skiing and exotic travel and she is also engaged in charity projects. She has a daughter.