The Adam Smith Institute’s 5th anniversary Summit on “Corporate IT Strategies in Russia and the CIS” took place on 4th – 6th March 2008 in Moscow, once again confirming its reputation as the premier gathering for IT Directors of leading Russian and CIS companies.

Nearly 200 participants from 10 сountries attended the conference, covering a wide spectrum of industries – from energy to telecommunications, from pharmaceuticals to metals, from retail to aviation companies.

We were delighted to welcome such CIOs as speakers at the event:

  • Paul Coby, Chief Information Officer, British Airways
  • Mikhail Senatorov, Deputy Chairman, CENTRAL BANK OF RUSSIA
  • Sergey Pegasov, Chief Information Officer, Wimm – Bill – Dann 
  • Sergey Kiryushin, Deputy General Director, IT & Communications, Aeroflot
  • Rinat Gimranov, Chief Information Officer, SURGUTNEFTEGAS
  • Herman Epstein, CIO,  BBH AB & Baltika Group
  • Mikhail Mikhailov, IT Director,  Мechel
  • Denis Kirienko, CIO, Territorial Generating Company №9
  • Mikhail Ivanov, Director of IT Department, Metalloinvest Holding
  • Evgeniy Plaksenkov, CEO, "MIEL" Holding
  • Sergey Zakhartsev, CIO, “MIEL” Holding
  • Аlexey Galeev, Head of IT Strategy, UC RUSAL
  • Alexander German, Group IT Director, Baring Vostok Capital Partners
  • Nina Parfenova, CIO, MegaFon
  • Dmitry Nazipov, CIO, Vneshtorgbank
  • Sergey Rozov, Director of IT Department, UBS Bank
  • Аlexey Sharomov, IT and Telecommunications Director, Vnukovo Airport
  • Sergey Potapov, IT Director, PIC Holding
  • And many more…

The features of the “Corporate It Strategies in Russia and the CIS” included:

  • INTERACTIVE SESSION: “How to establish a “Win-win” relationship between Provider & the CIO”
  • BRAINSTORMING: “Developing an IT Strategy and aligning it with corporate business strategy”
  • NEW TOPIC: IT Director’s role during company restructuring. Post M&A challenges facing the CIO and the IT Department; consolidation and preparation for IPOs
  • NEW INTERVIEW WITH A STRATEGISTPaul Coby, CIO, British Airways
  • EW  CIO as a project manager – examples of realisation of IT projects and measuring their efficiency

МАSTER CLASS on the very hot topic of: “MEASURING IT COSTS AND VALUE”. The Master class was conducted by Tim Jennings, Europe’s leading analyst, and Terry White, author of the book “What business really wants from IT”.

A main attraction of the event was the Gala Evening and the announcement of the results of the INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS COMPETITION, held by the Adam Smith Institute in partnership with iOne Intelligent Enterprise magazines.

The aim of the competition was the search and highlight of the best practices in the field of business automation.

The winner of the category IT Project with most significant economic effect on business”was the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.

The award went to Mikhail Senatorov.

The winner of the category IT Project demonstrating the highest level of communication between IT and Business”, was VTB Bank. The award went to Dmitry Nazipov.

The winner of the category “The most innovative project in 2007” was “Sukhoi Aviation Company”. The award went to Galina Lvova.

We look forward to seeing you next year at the 6th Adam Smith Institute Summit “Corporate IT Strategies in Russia and the CIS”.

With questions regarding the programme or speaking opportunities, please contact the forum organiser – Кristina Dutchak, via email kristinad@adamsmithconferences.com or by tel. + 44 20 7017 7681.

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