The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is an invaluable event for discussing current issues across a wide range of areas and identifying answers and solutions to them. With each year, the number of countries represented at the Forum increases, as does interest in the event from members of the business community, heads of international organizations, government officials, experts, scientists, and journalists.

SPIEF 2019 was attended by more than 19,000 people from 145 countries. Countries represented for the first time at the event included Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Côte d’Ivoire, Lesotho, Nepal, Niger, San Marino, Somalia, and Eswatini.

SPIEF 2020 will be the finishing event of the Electric Water Marathon!

More than 100 events were held as part of the Festival of Culture, catering to a wide range of tastes. The festival was organized by the Roscongress Foundation with support from the Government of St. Petersburg. Numerous programs were offered by a range of museums, theatres, concert venues, exhibition centers, parks, and palaces. SPIEF 2019’s sporting program was divided into three areas, consisting of events across 12 disciplines, business sessions covering various sports-related topics, and stands in the exhibition area featuring sporting projects.

Social issues and healthcare formed an important part of SPIEF’s business agenda. SPIEF 2019 featured two new thematic areas: Building Trust and Healthy Life. Together, they hosted more than 50 business events.

Building Trust brought together two projects by the Roscongress Foundation – the Innovation Space and Innosocium LAB – and focused on innovation, the social agenda, and education.

The Healthy Life Area also appeared for the first time at SPIEF 2019 and provided a dedicated platform for discussing key issues related to increasing life expectancy and improving quality of life.

All of this and more is also in the SPIEF 2020’s cultural and sports program all around the city of St. Petersburg and on the Neva River.