On April 3, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the software developers association RUSSOFT held an expert discussion titled "The Digitalization of Latin America: Opportunities for Russia", timed to coincide with the release of the RIAC report "Exporting Russian Technology Solutions to Latin America."
On April 3, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the software developers association RUSSOFT held an expert discussion titled "The Digitalization of Latin America: Opportunities for Russia", timed to coincide with the release of the RIAC report "Exporting Russian Technology Solutions to Latin America."
The participants were welcomed by:
- Ivan Timofeev, Director General of RIAC;
- Valentin Makarov, President of RUSSOFT.
The research findings were presented by RIAC Program Coordinator Alexandra Terzi.
The discussion featured active contributions from:
- Maksim Cherepakhin, Deputy Director General of the Moscow Export Center;
- Alexander Khokhlikov, Deputy Director General of National Committee for the Promotion of Economic Cooperation with Latin American Countries, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation;
- Andrey Filippov, Deputy Director for International Cooperation at the Digital Economy ANO;
- Valery Kardashov, Chairman of the Expert Council on AI Development at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, President of the AI Global Association;
- Oksana Dutova, Vice President of the AI Global Association;
- Evgeny Ponomarev, Research Fellow at the Institute for Latin American Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Expert at the International BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre, HSE University;
- Oleg Arsenyev, Head of International Sales at ITGLOBAL.COM;
- Sergey Veprik, Business Development Director at NooSoft LLC;
- Sergey Trunov, Head of Partner Relations at SolidSoft;
- Ekaterina Vinogradova, International Sales Director at the Speech Technology Center Group.
The session was moderated by RIAC Program Coordinator Alexandra Terzi.
During the event, experts discussed digital sovereignty in Latin American countries, the current state, prospects, and constraints for exporting Russian technologies, the regional competitive landscape in the tech sector, methodologies for assessing the results of technological cooperation, as well as the needs and forms of state support, and opportunities for promoting the "Made in Russia" brand as a system of integrated technology solutions.
