Largest business events in Russia in first six months of 2025 presented at Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Roscongress Foundation joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the Ministry Press Center to brief the heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Russia on congress and exhibition events held in the first six months of 2025. Events include the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum (19–21 May) and the Nevsky International Ecological Congress (22–23 May), both held in St. Petersburg, the Caucasus Investment Forum, held 25–27 May in Mineralnye Vody, the ‘Let’s Travel!’ International Tourism Forum, held 10–15 June in Moscow, and the Roscongress Foundation’s flagship event, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, scheduled for 18–21 June.

Those who attended the briefing received information about the upcoming events, how to participate, forum programmes, and foreign guests and delegations. The briefing was attended by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexander Pankin, Deputy CEO of the Roscongress Foundation and Director of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Aleksey Valkov, Roscongress Foundation Deputy CEO and Programme Director Armen Khachatryan, and Roscongress Foundation Deputy CEO and Head of the International and Regional Cooperation Directorate Alexandra Ogneva.

Alexander Pankin kicked off the briefing by noting the importance of hosting major congress and exhibition events in Russia with programmes dedicated to issues of international importance. The forums bring together guests and participants from around the world, promote international dialogue, and foster the exchange of experience and best practices in a rapidly changing world.

“The Roscongress Foundation has been helping Russian and foreign businesses make connections, find new partners, and attract investment for over 20 years now.  The Roscongress Foundation ecosystem is home to Russia’s most important business events and is a real place for building trust in compliance with international standards for congress events and hospitality. We are so happy to introduce foreign guests to Russia at Roscongress Foundation events, with national leaders, agency heads, executives from major Russian and international corporations, global experts, and members of the media from more than 200 countries attending. Together we are laying the foundation for a future of meaningful dialogue built on trust,” Chairman and CEO of the Roscongress Foundation Alexander Stuglev said following the event.

Special attention was paid during the briefing to the largest of all the events, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which will be held from 18 to 21 June.  Deputy CEO of the Roscongress Foundation and Director of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Alexey Valkov noted SPIEF’s mission to serve as a platform for communication and practical tool for business.

The briefing also touched on the SPIEF Investment & Business Expo, where 100,000 square metres of promising Russian and international projects, advanced technologies, and innovative products and solutions are presented annually, with special attention going to SPIEF’s thematic Innovation Space, Roscongress UrbanHub, VinoGrad, Healthy Life Area, and Russian Design Space platforms. For the first time, this year’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will feature the Roscongress International Business Networking Platform, designed to facilitate networking and make it easier to find new partners and conclude agreements on joint projects.

Roscongress Foundation Deputy CEO and Programme Director Armen Khachatryan spoke about the upcoming forum programmes and the themes of the events: SPIEF 2025, ‘Shared Values: The Foundation of Growth in a Multipolar World’, SPILF 2025, ‘The Law: Learning from the Past to Shape the World of Tomorrow’, the Nevsky International Ecological Congress, ‘Planet Earth: Living in Harmony with Nature’, and the Caucasus Investment Forum, ‘Investment Path: Past. Present. Future’. The architecture of the Roscongress Foundation events was presented and covered every imaginable sector of the economy, manufacturing, information technology, healthcare, education, trade and telecommunications, construction, logistics, tourism, agriculture, mining, and many other topics and issues of importance to the current international agenda.

Roscongress Foundation Deputy CEO and Head of the International and Regional Cooperation Directorate Alexandra Ogneva spoke about the Roscongress Foundation’s work abroad, noting how foreign embassies contributed to the events. Special attention was paid to the Roscongress Foundation’s Roscongress International project and the ways it helps unlock the potential for business collaboration with important foreign partners.

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