The SPIEF 2024 has set new records
The results of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2024), which took place on June 5–8 at the EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Centre, have been summed up.
According to the Roscongress Foundation, the organizer of the SPIEF, the Forum was attended by almost 22 thousand guests from 139 countries and territories. This is a record figure in the entire history. 3,330 Russian and 480 foreign companies took part in the SPIEF. The business program included 380 events. 1,073 agreements were concluded for the sum of 6.4 trillion rubles.
St. Petersburg became the leader in the number and the amount of the contracts. The city has signed 69 agreements that amounted to 1.2 trillion rubles.
The SPIEF was held for the eighth time in the territory of the EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Centre. Traditionally, EXPOFORUM International was actively involved in the events from the Forum business and sports programs.
General Director Sergey Voronkov spoke at 3 sessions: the Conference «Drivers of Economic Growth: Regional Aspect» organized by the business newspaper «Vedomosti», the Conference of the Leningrad Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LOTTP) «Personal Digitalization. Risks and Successes of Leaders of the New Era», the Conference «International Promotion. Development of New Tourist Offers and Products».
EXPOFORUM International has also signed 5 agreements:
- with «Air Gate of the Northern Capital» (the Management Company of Pulkovo Airport);
- with the RBC Media Holding;
- with the Chongqing Bonded Zone;
- the quadripartite agreement with Engineering and Technology School No. 777, St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University and the St. Petersburg Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
- the memorandum of intent with «Gazprom ID Operator» on the project «St. Petersburg International Gas Forum».
Sergey Voronkov, as a representative of the venue, took part in the ceremony of signing the agreement between the Government of St. Petersburg and the All-Russian Forum-Exhibition «PUBLIC PROCUREMENT» on holding the anniversary project in 2025 at EXPOFORUM.
On the final day of the SPIEF 2024, on June 8, at the 25th International Equestrian Exhibition «Hipposphere 2024» (organized by EXPOFORUM International), the show-jumping tournament «SPIEF Cup 2024» was held as part of the Forum sports program. Besides, at «Hipposphere», the Roscongress Foundation held the Track «Discovery in the Equestrian Sphere».