Russian Outsourcing and Software Summit – ROSS 2005
One of the largest and the most prominent events in the sphere of IT-outsourcing, software development and international cooperation on information technologies in Russia, CIS and Western Europe.
Jun 20, 2005
Russian Outsourcing and Software Summit is one of the largest and the most prominent events in the sphere of IT-outsourcing, software development and international cooperation on information technologies in Russia, CIS and Western Europe. First time the conference was held in 2001. On June 15-18 the Fifth Russian Software Summit will be held in hotel Pulkovskaya, St. Petersburg.
The mail goals of the Forum are to get up-to-date information about state and prospects of export software market in Russia and CIS, about practices of development of this industry in the leading competitive countries, to share experience of software market participants in Russia and CIS, and certainly to establish direct contacts between customers and service/product providers in the sphere of software development.
According to tradition the Forum starts with the Plenary session, where representatives of Russian Government and St. Petersburg Administration will make a welcoming speech. The Plenary session will end with presentations by word-known analysts of software development industry.
The target auditory of the Forum is companies from Russia, CIS, Baltic States, USA, Canada, Germany, Sweden, UK, Scandinavian countries, Finland, Japan and others. There will be more than 500 visitors, 150 from foreign countries. Among the participants and VIP-guests there are representatives of world-famous companies, such as Meta Group, Procter&Gamble, Applied Materials, Motorola, Intel, Hewlett Packard, Nokia, TietoEnator, Vodafone, etc. Friendly Associations from Germany, USA, Japan, Northern Europe countries, India, Israel will participate in the Conference. And of course all the leading export software development companies from Russian-speaking countries will take part in the Forum.
In the Forum the companies will have an opportunity to show their products and solutions on large exposition area. About 40 companies will represent their products, solutions and technologies on the exhibition and on the virtual exhibition in foyer in front of the main Congress Hall.
The system of business meeting appointment was developed specially for this event. By its help the participants will have an opportunity to carry on talks with companies which are of interest for them. B2B meetings between potential customers and service/product providers will take about a quarter of all the Conference time.
As usual, the Forum will be a subject of considerable mass media attention. All the leading trade publications will be among the information sponsors. More than 50 journalists will be accredited by the press-center, among them more than 10 foreign journalists. Press-conferences, including press-conference with VIP-Guest of the Forum and the next RUSSOFT press-club meeting, are an important part of press-center program.
As always the official program of the Conference will include an unforgettable cultural program, which will give the participants the opportunity to get acquainted with culture and architecture of the city and to communicate to each other.
Some participants commented on the event:
Harris Miller, President World IT&Service Alliance (WITSA), President American IT Association:
In a global economy, establishing inter-industry relationships, sharing best practices and addressing ways to eliminate trade barriers are critical. Conferences such as the RUSSOFT Association's ROSS 2005 are indispensable venues for such important collaboration.
Tomas Kaerner, Swedish Trade Council:
STCs main task is to help, support and develop Swedish export worldwide. We have about 40 offices around the world and our Russian office is the biggest in Europe. This is a good and natural, due to the potential of the Russian market for the Swedish industry. Russia is our absolute biggest adjutant market with a huge of potential in many different industries.
After a success full IT/telecom event STC organized 2003 "Swedish Business Boat" we saw the positive response and interest from the Swedish companies in the field of IT/telecom market, potential on the Russian market. Also the rapidly growing IT/Telecom sector in Russia shows very positive trends and potential.
We are aiming on SME companies. Companies who already working in Russia as well new companies who are interested and want to come in to the Russian market. In addition to the companies we got a very positive response from different authorities like VINNOVA who will be represented at our event on the TOP management level as well support from our foreign ministry.
Arcady Dobkin, President Epam Systems, recognized in The 2004 CRN Top 25 Executives:
I look forward to ROSS 2005 as it is today the most important venue for IT service providers from the former Soviet Union region and other Eastern European countries, for potential customers, industry analysts and IT press.
Over the last several years the Summit (thanks to the dedicated efforts of Fort-Ross) proved to be a reality check point which allows potential clients to accurately evaluate the progress the IT service providers achieved during the year and at the same time for the regional vendors to sense the growing global interest from EU and US corporate worlds in the services coming from Eastern Europe.
Yuri Aguiar, Senior Partner, Chief Technology Officer, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, New York:
In this new era of fast paced International Business, IT systems have reached a high level of sophistication and maturity. While this is great for Business Technologists, there seems to be a lack of talent to be able to deliver these complex platforms. Russian software professionals being highly talented, pose as a major contender for a large share of the outsourcing requirements of many companies around the world
Maxim A. Voltchenko, Duane Morris LLP:
My reason to participate in the summit for the third time is to help Russian software companies succeed in the West and especially in the largest world economy: United States. I would like to see Russia as a major IT and software player in the global economy. I realize my help as an intellectual
property and business lawyer is somewhat limited. Hopefully, though, my tutorial will address some of legal concerns in the industry. Besides, it is also fun to network and be around people that I respect and simply enjoy being around, on a personal level.
Fort Ross marketing and event agency
supported by Administration of St. Petersburg
and Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Russian Federation
The mail goals of the Forum are to get up-to-date information about state and prospects of export software market in Russia and CIS, about practices of development of this industry in the leading competitive countries, to share experience of software market participants in Russia and CIS, and certainly to establish direct contacts between customers and service/product providers in the sphere of software development.
According to tradition the Forum starts with the Plenary session, where representatives of Russian Government and St. Petersburg Administration will make a welcoming speech. The Plenary session will end with presentations by word-known analysts of software development industry.
The target auditory of the Forum is companies from Russia, CIS, Baltic States, USA, Canada, Germany, Sweden, UK, Scandinavian countries, Finland, Japan and others. There will be more than 500 visitors, 150 from foreign countries. Among the participants and VIP-guests there are representatives of world-famous companies, such as Meta Group, Procter&Gamble, Applied Materials, Motorola, Intel, Hewlett Packard, Nokia, TietoEnator, Vodafone, etc. Friendly Associations from Germany, USA, Japan, Northern Europe countries, India, Israel will participate in the Conference. And of course all the leading export software development companies from Russian-speaking countries will take part in the Forum.
In the Forum the companies will have an opportunity to show their products and solutions on large exposition area. About 40 companies will represent their products, solutions and technologies on the exhibition and on the virtual exhibition in foyer in front of the main Congress Hall.
The system of business meeting appointment was developed specially for this event. By its help the participants will have an opportunity to carry on talks with companies which are of interest for them. B2B meetings between potential customers and service/product providers will take about a quarter of all the Conference time.
As usual, the Forum will be a subject of considerable mass media attention. All the leading trade publications will be among the information sponsors. More than 50 journalists will be accredited by the press-center, among them more than 10 foreign journalists. Press-conferences, including press-conference with VIP-Guest of the Forum and the next RUSSOFT press-club meeting, are an important part of press-center program.
As always the official program of the Conference will include an unforgettable cultural program, which will give the participants the opportunity to get acquainted with culture and architecture of the city and to communicate to each other.
Some participants commented on the event:
Harris Miller, President World IT&Service Alliance (WITSA), President American IT Association:
In a global economy, establishing inter-industry relationships, sharing best practices and addressing ways to eliminate trade barriers are critical. Conferences such as the RUSSOFT Association's ROSS 2005 are indispensable venues for such important collaboration.
Tomas Kaerner, Swedish Trade Council:
STCs main task is to help, support and develop Swedish export worldwide. We have about 40 offices around the world and our Russian office is the biggest in Europe. This is a good and natural, due to the potential of the Russian market for the Swedish industry. Russia is our absolute biggest adjutant market with a huge of potential in many different industries.
After a success full IT/telecom event STC organized 2003 "Swedish Business Boat" we saw the positive response and interest from the Swedish companies in the field of IT/telecom market, potential on the Russian market. Also the rapidly growing IT/Telecom sector in Russia shows very positive trends and potential.
We are aiming on SME companies. Companies who already working in Russia as well new companies who are interested and want to come in to the Russian market. In addition to the companies we got a very positive response from different authorities like VINNOVA who will be represented at our event on the TOP management level as well support from our foreign ministry.
Arcady Dobkin, President Epam Systems, recognized in The 2004 CRN Top 25 Executives:
I look forward to ROSS 2005 as it is today the most important venue for IT service providers from the former Soviet Union region and other Eastern European countries, for potential customers, industry analysts and IT press.
Over the last several years the Summit (thanks to the dedicated efforts of Fort-Ross) proved to be a reality check point which allows potential clients to accurately evaluate the progress the IT service providers achieved during the year and at the same time for the regional vendors to sense the growing global interest from EU and US corporate worlds in the services coming from Eastern Europe.
Yuri Aguiar, Senior Partner, Chief Technology Officer, Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, New York:
In this new era of fast paced International Business, IT systems have reached a high level of sophistication and maturity. While this is great for Business Technologists, there seems to be a lack of talent to be able to deliver these complex platforms. Russian software professionals being highly talented, pose as a major contender for a large share of the outsourcing requirements of many companies around the world
Maxim A. Voltchenko, Duane Morris LLP:
My reason to participate in the summit for the third time is to help Russian software companies succeed in the West and especially in the largest world economy: United States. I would like to see Russia as a major IT and software player in the global economy. I realize my help as an intellectual
property and business lawyer is somewhat limited. Hopefully, though, my tutorial will address some of legal concerns in the industry. Besides, it is also fun to network and be around people that I respect and simply enjoy being around, on a personal level.
Organizers:
RUSSOFT AssociationFort Ross marketing and event agency
supported by Administration of St. Petersburg
and Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Russian Federation