From October 29 to 31, 2025, St. Petersburg will host a major federal-level event — the 29th International Forum & Exhibition “Russian Industrialist.”.
This is a key platform for discussing the most pressing issues of industrial development in Russia, sharing experience, and building strong business partnerships.
The 2025 Forum & Exhibition is held in the year of the 120th anniversary of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, uniting the past, present, and future of the country’s industrial progress. This year, the event will bring together more than 14,000 executives and specialists from leading industrial enterprises, representatives of science, and government officials from 42 regions of Russia and 35 countries worldwide.
The event is traditionally co-organized by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, and the Government of St. Petersburg.
The Forum & Exhibition “Russian Industrialist” provides an opportunity to enter new promising markets, secure profitable contracts, and influence key industrial trends and development strategies.
Opportunities for participants include:
- exhibiting with a stand
- hosting a business event
- becoming a Forum partner
- speaking in the business program
- booking a meeting room for individual negotiations
- holding an official signing ceremony
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“Industrialization as the Foundation of National Projects” – the main theme of the 2025 Forum.
Key tracks:
- National Projects
- Technological Leadership
- Human Capital Development
- Cross-Industry Cooperation
- St. Petersburg — the Industrial Capital
- International Cooperation and Export
- Forum “Comprehensive Security of Industrial and Strategic Facilities”
The Forum will be attended by representatives of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Federation Council, and the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, heads of Russian regions, owners and top managers of Russian companies, leaders of business associations and unions, major industrial enterprises, SMEs, as well as international delegations from China, India, Turkey, Iran, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Oman, along with interstate organizations and industry associations of the EAEU, ASEAN, and BRICS+.
The exhibition will feature over 400 companies from Russia and partner countries, presenting cutting-edge solutions within national projects: “Production and Automation Equipment,” “New Materials and Chemistry,” “Transport Mobility,” “Advanced Space Technologies,” and “Export.” Exhibits will include machine tool building, metalworking, IT, electrical engineering, electronics, telecommunications, energy, construction and engineering solutions, robotics, occupational health technologies, instrumentation, and more.
As part of the congress program, more than 100 events of various formats will take place, including panel discussions, round tables, international business dialogues, association meetings, conferences, and strategic sessions. The program will be held with the support and direct participation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, RSPP commissions and committees, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, the Government of St. Petersburg, and leading business media.
A Business Contact Exchange will also be organized, hosting over 2,000 negotiations. Participants will have the opportunity to find suppliers and customers, as well as discuss prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation.
A key highlight of the Forum will be its joint program with the International Municipal BRICS Forum, which serves as an important platform for exchanging experience and ideas among regional and municipal authorities of BRICS countries, as well as for building effective business communications with entrepreneurs from Russia and partner states. The event is supported by the Presidential Administration of Russia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Rossotrudnichestvo, and the Government of Moscow.
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