"Currently, 20,000 representatives from 140 countries and territories have confirmed their participation in the SPIEF," Kobyakov said in a statement, as quoted by Russia's Roscongress Foundation.
The Russian city of St. Petersburg will host the 28th edition of SPIEF from June 18-21 under the theme of "Shared Values: The Foundation of Growth in a Multipolar World." Rossiya Segodnya international media group, Sputnik's parent company, is the forum's information partner.