The St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) kicked off at the ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Center on Wednesday and will last until 17 June... 14.06.2023, Sputnik International
The main theme of this year’s SPIEF will be sovereign development to create a just world, and will include discussions related to the world economy at a global turning point, building technological sovereignty, protecting the population and quality of life, and responding to new labor-market challenges.The forum will also include business dialogues between Russia and Brazil, China, the UAE and Latin America. Prospects for economic cooperation within BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be discussed.The St Petersburg International Economic Forum has been held since 1997, and since 2006 it has existed under the patronage and with the participation of the President of the Russian Federation. In 2020, the forum was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.Take a look at what has been happening backstage at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum in Sputnik's gallery:
The St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) kicked off at the ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Center on Wednesday and will last until 17 June, bringing together thousands of business representatives.
The main theme of this year’s SPIEF will be sovereign development to create a just world, and will include discussions related to the world economy at a global turning point, building technological sovereignty, protecting the population and quality of life, and responding to new labor-market challenges.
The forum will also include business dialogues between Russia and Brazil, China, the UAE and Latin America. Prospects for economic cooperation within BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be discussed.
The St Petersburg International Economic Forum has been held since 1997, and since 2006 it has existed under the patronage and with the participation of the President of the Russian Federation. In 2020, the forum was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Take a look at what has been happening backstage at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum in Sputnik's gallery:
There will be a festival of culture, the St Petersburg Seasons, as part of SPIEF. The main events include an art fair '1703' in the Manege, a gala concert of opera and ballet in the Mikhailovsky theater, a reception and concert of classical Russian music performed by the St Petersburg Academic Philharmonia D D Shostakovich, and a concert based on the "Russian-Austrian musical dialogue", where pieces by Mozart, Schubert, Rachmaninoff (pictured above) and Tchaikovsky will be played.
Participants in the St Petersburg International Economic Forum 2023 at the ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Center on the eve of the forum in St Petersburg.
In accordance with the desires of Russia's President Vladimir Putin, special attention will be paid this year to topics related to changes taking place in the labor market.
Even the classic and iconic Russian cartoon character, Cheburashka, has been given a stand at SPIEF-2023.
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![The central event of the forum is traditionally a plenary session. Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak at SPIEF.Above: The "Multinational Russia" stand at SPIEF-2023. - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/06/0e/1111138468_0:0:3092:2048_600x0_80_0_1_14f59586e62aeae71a197f3dfc77bfe8.jpg "The central event of the forum is traditionally a plenary session. Russian President Vladimir Putin will speak at SPIEF.Above: The "Multinational Russia" stand at SPIEF-2023.")
![There will be a festival of culture, the St Petersburg Seasons, as part of SPIEF. The main events include an art fair '1703' in the Manege, a gala concert of opera and ballet in the Mikhailovsky theater, a reception and concert of classical Russian music performed by the St Petersburg Academic Philharmonia D D Shostakovich, and a concert based on the "Russian-Austrian musical dialogue", where pieces by Mozart, Schubert, Rachmaninoff (pictured above) and Tchaikovsky will be played. - Sputnik International](https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/06/0e/1111137945_0:0:3072:2048_600x0_80_0_1_a50c9a3275be2b141343d28e1f193af2.jpg "There will be a festival of culture, the St Petersburg Seasons, as part of SPIEF. The main events include an art fair '1703' in the Manege, a gala concert of opera and ballet in the Mikhailovsky theater, a reception and concert of classical Russian music performed by the St Petersburg Academic Philharmonia D D Shostakovich, and a concert based on the "Russian-Austrian musical dialogue", where pieces by Mozart, Schubert, Rachmaninoff (pictured above) and Tchaikovsky will be played.")
