The EFEA Awards is a recognized distinction in the Russian event industry, which is informally called “the Oscar of the meetings industry” by market players and professional media. The Award is presented for the fourth time; the rating is based on references to forums, exhibitions, congresses, festivals, organisers of events and event venues in the Russian media publications.

Awards were handed out to companies and projects of federal and regional importance in five categories. ExpoForum-International was announced the winner in the regional category “Organiser of the Year”. According to the rating, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum was the “Project of the Year”. “There is no question about the well-earned victory of EF-International in the category ‘Organiser of the Year’. Congratulations! I wish you success and a worthy celebration of the Global Exhibitions Day on 5 June 2019,” Sergey Alexeev, Vice President of ExpoForum-International, commented.

ExpoForum-International is an acknowledged leader in the Russian market of conventions and exhibitions. Today, the company’s portfolio consists of more than 40 of its own projects in different industries that are included in the top rating of specialised events. 21 top projects take place at sites managed by the company (EXPOFORUM and LenExpo).