Representatives of authorities, the largest international energy companies and industry leaders, world experts, heads of specialized universities will take part in RIEF 2019.

In the format of plenary sessions, conferences, round tables and closed meetings, experts will discuss the introduction of digital technologies into the transmission and distribution of electricity systems, modernization and efficiency improvement in heat and power generation, provision of environmental and information securities at energy facilities, the introduction of energy-saving technologies, the prospects of renewable energy sources in Russia, as well as innovations in electrical equipment.

The main event of the Forum will be a Plenary meeting with the participation of representatives of the Government and the State Duma of the Russian Federation, leading Russian, international and foreign companies, educational and scientific organizations.

A lot of attention will be paid to personnel and social policies in the industry. At the conference "the Role of personnel and social policies of companies in the development of the energy complex of Russia", participants will discuss such actual topics as the digitalization of personnel work, the features of pension reform, the development of corporate culture, the interaction between energy companies and professional public organizations.

One of the expected events of RIEF is the final of the Ministry of energy of the Russian Federation contest on the best socially oriented company in the energy sector in 2019.

By tradition, the international specialized exhibition "Energy and Electrical Engineering" will unite leading manufacturers of the energy industry, suppliers of equipment and services for electrical and heating networks for the presentation of innovative solutions, technologies and equipment. Among them, there are leaders of the Russian and world industry market: "Elektronmash", "Gazprom energoholding", "Transneft Baltic", "Gazprom Teploenergo", V. I. Kozlov Minsk electric technology factory, "Mezhregiongaz Technology", "PLC technology", Serpukhov condenser plant "KVAR", "Gazpromneft - lubricants", "ProSoft-Systems" and many others. In 2019, Chinese, Indian and Turkish companies joined the participants: Jiangsu Jianlong Electrical Co, joined the exhibition participants., Ltd., Anshan Anza Electronic Power Co., Ltd., Connectwell Industries Pvt. Ltd., MAKEL.

Additional opportunities for the Forum participants will be provided by the business contact Center – an annual business event where manufacturers and suppliers of equipment and technologies for energy will meet directly with the largest buyers.

The Forum will be held with the participation of the Ministry of energy of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of industry and trade of the Russian Federation, the Government of St. Petersburg and the Russian export center.

In 2018, the VI Russian international energy forum attracted more than 250 exhibitors, 2500 delegates and 8500 visitors from 21 regions of Russia and 17 countries.