The theme of the 10th anniversary annual conference "IT City", which will be held on 6-7 September in Tomsk, will be "gene figures". "For 10 years, this conference has become the hallmark of the entire IT community of the Tomsk region. We saw the emergence and development of a new industry, which has now become "cross-cutting" for the entire economy. All these years, "IT City" was one step ahead: the organizers accurately identified trends in the development of the industry, for example, the introduction of digital systems in all spheres of life. This year, they argue that any organization needs a "gene for numbers"to succeed. Like one gene in biology that can change the whole body, in the economy it creates a fundamentally new species that can surpass the rival of the "pre-digital era", - said the Deputy Governor of the Tomsk region for Economics Andrey Antonov.It is expected that 2.5 thousand people will take part in the conference, and those who will not be able to visit the sites of "IT City" will have the opportunity to follow the events with the help of online-broadcast. In 2019, the conference will feature the CEO of Skillbox Dmitry Krutov (Moscow), the founder of one of the world's leading learning platforms iSpring Yuri Uskov (Yoshkar-Ola), a leading developer of the design system "Yandex.Market " Arthur kenzhaev (Moscow) and other speakers. The conference will be opened by a talk show, whose participants will discuss how to make Tomsk a globally competitive city in the world. The it Cities program includes more than 25 sections, including sections on machine learning, project management, system analysis, frontend application design, design, and more. For high school students and students, the organizers will hold a "City IT Fest", where participants will be able to get acquainted with the field of information technology in the format of the game and learn about career development opportunities in this direction. You can get acquainted with the detailed program and buy a ticket on the conference website.