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From the organiser's official site

What the organisation itself states on its site cnconf.ru. Paraphrased, checked Oct 2, 2026.

Organiser

Organised by ITZ LLC, which runs events under the CNews brand under an agreement with Sinyus LLC.

Frequency

According to the site, the ITZ agency was set up in 2005 on the basis of the CNews portal and runs both one-off and annual events; the site archive lists events from early 2021.

Format

Formats in the archive: conferences, online conferences, forums (e.g. CNews FORUM), meetups, webinars, exhibitions and awards (CNews Awards).

Audience

The site describes ITZ's audience as senior and middle managers and skilled specialists from business and public institutions.

How speakers are selected

The site does not describe speaker selection; it offers companies "commissioned events" - jointly organised conferences and round tables via an order form.

Fees for speakers

The pages read state no prices for commissioned events or company participation; there is only an order form.

• According to the site, events get media support from CNews, whose total audience it puts at more than 3 million people.
• According to the site, journalists, photographers and video crews cover the events for CNews portals.

Source: the organiser's site cnconf.ru (pages /archive, /about, /articles/order), checked Oct 2, 2026; the version on the site applies.