The figures of the Forum: more than 800 participants and business visitors, over 300 negotiations in the Business Contact Centre, 45 speakers, 7 sessions of the business program.

On September 3, the Expoforum Convention and Exhibition Centre hosted the St. Petersburg Digital Hub, a forum and business platform for direct contacts between companies introducing digital tools, and suppliers of IT solutions.

The event brought together IT directors, heads of digital transformation and information security departments, and representatives of major industrial, financial, and governmental organizations.

The Forum operated at three parallel venues. In one day, over 300 targeted negotiations took place at the Business Contact Centre, enabling corporations to discuss specific tasks directly with integrators. Among the customers to attend the event were the Bank «Saint Petersburg», «Gazprom Neft», «Gazprom Neft – Industrial Innovations», «TGC‑1», «Ulybka radugi», «Tsarskoselsky Metalworking Plant», the State Hermitage Museum, the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Tatarstan in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, and other companies and institutions.

The business program began with a discussion among the leading CIOs about the 2027 agenda. At the Round Table of the St. Petersburg IT Directors Club «IT Director’s Agenda-2027: Main Trends and Challenges», experts discussed how limited budgets, the implementation of artificial intelligence, the development of Russian IT platforms, and the growing cyber threats change approaches to shaping IT strategy.

During the RUSSOFT Session «Digital Transformation 2026: From Strategy To Practical Results», the discussion focused on in‑demand IT solutions, scaling digital projects, import substitution, and efficiency of IT investments.

The session of the Digital Development Agency «IT Infrastructure and Business Process Automation» was held in the format of practical presentations. The participants discussed why digitalization stalls at its outset, how to align system architecture with team competencies, how to save up to 30% of the budget on customer communications, and how to implement AI agents in teams of various sizes.

At the session of the company «RIT SERVICE» «Cybersecurity. Dances on Three Chairs», the participants discussed the balance between the development of digital services, cyber resilience, and the regulatory requirements. Experts touched upon the basic set of information security tools, the OPEX model of cloud protection, and quick-effect tools.

The session of «Infostart» «Artificial Intelligence in 1C» featured presentations on practical scenarios for using AI: when it’s not worth implementing an AI request, how an intelligent DBMS for 1C works, and how neural networks take on some of the technical support tasks.

As part of the Round Table «Digital Transformation of Information Security in the Era of Uncertainty: What’s Next?», information security directors discussed how the model for organizing information security changes in terms of a more complex infrastructure and a shortage of specialists.

The business program was concluded with the ACAR (Association of Communication Agencies of Russia) discussion «Digital Communications and Marketing Technologies»: participants examined current channels for promoting IT companies, the synergy of tools, and the role of the leader’s personal brand.

The exhibition at the St. Petersburg Digital Hub clearly demonstrated the capabilities of the modern IT ecosystem. So, the company «Stereotarget» demonstrated the hardware and software complex for medical navigation with stereo cameras, infrared illumination, and the software for preoperative planning based on DICOM data. «Tekhnoled» presented vertical information structures with LED screens – a solution for the digital urban environment with real‑time content broadcasting.

In parallel with the business negotiations, guests could immerse themselves in team games at the VR arena «Other Worlds» or chat at the chessboard in the networking area of the St. Petersburg Business Chess Club, which added an element of lively, informal communication to the formal B2B event.

The partners and co‑organizers of the conference programme were the «RUSSOFT» Association, the IT integrator «RIT SERVICE», SPB CIO CLUB, «Gazinformservice», «Infostart», ABP2B, the Digital Development Agency, ACAR North‑West, and other industry associations.