The business programme of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
event has been published on the event’s official website. The main theme of the
Forum is ‘A Collective Reckoning of the New Global Economic Reality’.
The ‘Joining Forces to Advance Development’ track will feature sessions
on such issues as cooperation in the international arena, the transformation of
various industries in the post-COVID period as well as the development of
investment projects. In particular, participants in the session ‘Business in a
Post-Pandemic World: Responsible Investment in the Future’ will discuss how the
business strategies of Russian and international companies and the economy have
changed as a whole, and how business is revising its investment strategies and
social programmes.
“As we recover from the economic crisis, stimulating companies’
investment activity is a key task facing the state. The ‘project financing
factory’ is being implemented to ensure growth in investments in priority
sectors in Russia. In May this year, the Russian government adopted decisions
that will expand the range of potential investors. Support for and the
implementation of investment projects will become a key theme in the business
programme of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum,” said Anton
Kobyakov, Adviser to the Russian President and Executive Secretary of the SPIEF
Organizing Committee.
Per tradition, the results of the Russian Regions’ Investment Climate
National Rating will be presented on the sidelines of the SPIEF. Since its
inception, the National Rating has proven to be highly effective in terms of
assessing the efforts of the government authorities at all levels to improve
the business environment, and its results promote competition in the battle for
investment at the regional level.
The ‘Delivering on National Development Targets’ track will cover a wide
range of issues concerning the development of the Russian economy and its
transformation in new conditions. The programme includes the sessions ‘The
Russian Economy’s Transition from Crisis Mitigation to Enhanced Long-Term
Economic Growth Prospects’, ‘Creating a Circular Economy in Russia: How Will
the Environmental Agenda Impact Production and Consumption?’, ‘The Investment
Attractiveness and Export Potential of Strategically Important Industries’, and
‘The 78+ Target: Responding to the Challenges of the Pandemic’, among others.
Expert discussions in the ‘The Human Factor in Responding to Global
Challenges’ track will address such issues as collaboration between the
government, business, and non‑profit organizations in solving socio-cultural
problems, the development of creative industries, the cultural codes of the new
reality, and other topics. The ‘Women in the Creative Industries’ visiting
lounge of the Eurasian Women’s Forum will focus on women’ role in business.
The sessions in the ‘New Technology Frontiers’ track will deal with the development
of technologies in medicine, e-commerce, the use of artificial intelligence in
business and art, and cybersecurity.
The SPIEF programme also includes a meeting of the Arctic Economic
Council, which will hear a presentation of Russia’s priorities and discuss the
main focuses of cooperation during Russia’s presidency in the Arctic Economic
Council.
Events on the sidelines of the SPIEF will include the breakfast
‘Innovation Models Spurring Regional Development’, a breakfast for
pharmaceutical companies, and the breakfast ‘Global IT: Resources for Growth’.
Forum’s official website: forumspb.com