Russian International Energy Forum (RIEF) - 2018

"Russian International Energy Forum" is the annual congress and exhibition event for the specialists of the fuel and energy sector, the largest international occasion in Russia and CIS countries. The key objective of the project is establishing a platform for the industrial corporations, state authorities and the scientific community to have a dialogue at. The concept of the Forum involves both the congress and the exhibition programs.

Convention program
More than 30 events are held on the Forum's site annually in various formats - plenary sessions, conferences, round table discussions.The Forum covers all the most urgent matters: heat energy engineering, lighting energy engineering, electrical equipment, generation, nuclear energy engineering, renewable energy sources, automated process control systems, power engineering, security of energy facilities, energy efficient and energy saving technologies and equipment, measuring and control systems and means and others.

Exhibition program
The exhibition program of the Forum features the 25th International specialised exhibition "Power and Electrical Engineering" which has been held in St. Petersburg since 1993 and since 2013 has been included in the composition of the Russian international energy forum. Today it is a dynamically developing brand that offers existing and potential exhibitors an effective combination of experience and modern approaches. For many Russian and foreign suppliers of power equipment, participation in the exhibition "Power and Electrical Engineering" is directly related to the strategic prospects of business development.
The exhibition "Power and Electrical Engineering" certified and marked with the sign of the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI). The UFI mark is considered one of the highest achievements in the exhibition business and officially confirms full compliance of the exhibition with world standards. For over 10 years has been certified as UFI Approved event and has been holding the dominant position in the industry-specific ratings and nominations like "Exhibition Space", "Professional Interest", "International Acknowledgement", "Market Coverage", which is justified by the longstanding international level of this event.

Among RIEF participants - top managers of large world leaders on the oil and gas market, representatives of the innovation centers and design institutes, industry experts, academicians, heads of specialized universities and research institutions.

RIEF is held with the participation: of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Russian Export Center.

"RIEF - 2018" is included in the consolidated plan of participation of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation in congress, exhibition and fair events held in the Russian Federation and abroad in 2018.

RIEF's unique benefits:

• The platform for the industrial corporations, state authorities and the scientific community to have a dialogue at
• Comprehensive dialogue: more than 50 % of participants - representatives of top management of companies, public authorities and the scientific community
• Professional audience: 97 % of visitors are industry experts
• Subject consolidation of the exhibition and the convention programs:
  - dialogue between global and Russian gas companies and key partners;
  - elaboration of strategic solutions;
  - demonstration of up-to-date technologies and intellectual potential of the sector.

"RIEF - 2017" results:

• more than 2000 delegates
• 230 reports from the experts of industry and leaders of business structures
• 30 sessions of the Convention program in different formats: plenary sessions, scientific and practical conferences, round table discussions, technical excursions to industrial enterprises
• more than 10 thousand sq. m. of exhibition space
• more than 200 exhibitors from 10 countries
• 8,500 professional visitors from 15 countries
• more than 600 business meetings in the supplier search centre