St. Petersburg

SAINT PETERSBURGINDUSTRIAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL CENTRE

INDUSTRY AND INNOVATION.CLUSTERS AND MAIN SECTORS

CONTENT

LOCATION AND TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY

MICE INDUSTRY. MEETINGS, INCENTIVES, CONFERENCES, EXHIBITIONS

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND INVESTMENT POTENTIAL

TRAVEL DESTINATION

SCIENTIFIC ST. PETERSBURG. ACADEMIC SOCIETY AND PRIORITY AREAS

A MEETING PLACE FOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

ST. PETERSBURG IN A NUTSHELL

ST. PETERSBURG IN A NUTSHELL

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A CITY OF FEDERAL IMPORTANCE (ALONG WITH MOSCOW AND SEVASTOPOL)

THE BIGGEST METROPOLITAN CITY IN EUROPE AFTER MOSCOW AND LONDON• POPULATION OVER 5 MILLION PEOPLE

• LOCATED ON THE SHORES OF THE GULF OF FINLAND

• EXCEPTIONALLY ADVANTAGEOUS GEOPOLITICAL LOCATION

• WELL ESTABLISHED DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY

• EFFICIENT TRANSPORT AND TRANSIT COMPLEX

• VAST HUMAN AND INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL

• POWERFUL INNOVATIVE AND INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES

ST. PETERSBURG LOCATION AND TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY

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THE CITY IS LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF TRANSPORT ROUTES LINKING SCANDINAVIA AND EUROPE, THE CENTRAL REGIONS OF RUSSIA AND THE BALTIC COUNTRIES

PULKOVO AIRPORT IS THE FOURTH LARGEST AIRPORT IN RUSSIA, THE NEW TERMINAL WAS REVEALED IN 2014

FLIGHT MAP COVERS 177 CITIES AROUND THE GLOBE100 OF THEM ARE WITHIN 3 HOURS FLIGHT TIMECAPACITY

• IN 2014 – 14.3 MILLION PEOPLE

• PLANS FOR 2040 – 35 MILLION PEOPLE

THE ST. PETERSBURG PORT IS THE LARGEST MARITIME AND LOGISTICS HUB IN EUROPE

REGULAR FERRY LINE WITH HELSINKI AND 72 HOURS VISA FREE STAY FOR FERRY PASSENGERSFIGURES FOR 2013:

• NEARLY 58 MILLION TONS OF CARGO FORWARDED

• MORE THAN 500 THOUSAND PASSENGERS RECEIVED

ST. PETERSBURG IS THE LARGEST RAILWAY HUB IN EASTERN EUROPE

REGULAR HIGH-SPEED TRAINS:

• ALLEGRO TRAIN ST. PETERSBURG – HELSINKI (3,5 HOURS TRAVELLING TIME)

• SAPSAN TRAIN ST. PETERSBURG – MOSCOW (4 HOURS TRAVELLING TIME)

INDUSTRY AND INNOVATIONCLUSTERS AND MAIN SECTORS

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ST. PETERSBURG IS ONE OF THE LARGEST RUSSIAN INDUSTRIAL CENTRES

THE CITY RANKS SECOND AMONG OTHER REGIONS IN THE VOLUME OF SHIPPED MANUFACTURING GOODS AND SERVICES

PROVIDES MORE THAN 9% OF THE TOTAL PRODUCTION IN THE COUNTRY

GROSS REGIONAL PRODUCT, 2014

60.5 MILLION USD IS THE VOLUME OF PRODUCTS SHIPPED BY THE CITY ENTERPRISES

107.5% BY 2013

GRP GROWTH IN 2011–2014 WAS DOUBLE THAT OF THE RUSSIAN AVERAGE

INDUSTRY SHARE IN KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS

29% – SHARE IN THE GRP

42% – TURNOVER OF COMPANIES

40% – TAX REVENUES

17% – NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

INDUSTRY SHARE IN THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY

10% SHARE IN THE TOTAL VOLUME OF RUSSIAN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRODUCTS

20% – SHARE IN RUSSIAN IT EXPORT

%

INDUSTRY IS THE ST. PETERSBURG ECONOMY’S BACKBONE AND THE MAIN SOURCE OF THE BUDGET INCOME


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THE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER ECONOMIC SECTORS:• TRANSPORT• CONSTRUCTION• COMMUNICATIONS

AND TRADEIT LARGELY DETERMINES THE REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOLVING THE MAJOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES OF THE CITY

THE INDUSTRIAL BASIS:

MORE THAN 730 LARGE AND MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES, SOME OF WHICH ARE AMONG THE LEADING RUSSIAN ORGANISATIONS

MORE THAN 23 THOUSAND SMALL ENTERPRISES, INCLUDING MICRO-ENTERPRISES

INDUSTRIAL BRANDS OF ST. PETERSBURG ARE WIDELY KNOWN ON THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET:

KIROVSKY ZAVOD OJSC, IZHORSKIYE ZAVODY OJSC, SILOVYYE MASHINY OJSC, SHIPBUILDERS SEVERNAYA VERF, BALTIYSKIY ZAVOD, ADMIRALTEYSKIYE VERFI

THE LARGEST COMPANIES ARE REGISTERED AND HAVE THEIR HEADQUARTERS IN ST. PETERSBURG, SUCH AS:

GAZPROM NEFT OJSC, RUSSIAN MARITIME SHIPPING COMPANY SOVCOMFLOT, RUSSIAN PETROCHEMICAL HOLDING COMPANY SIBUR HOLDING AND RUSSIAN MINING COMPANY POLIMETALL

MORE THAN 1,000 FOREIGN COMPANIES OPERATE IN THE CITY, SUCH AS THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL BRANDS :

SIEMENS, TOYOTA, GENERAL MOTORS, NISSAN, HYUNDAI, COCA-COLA, PEPSICO, WRIGLEY, KRAFT JACOBS, GILLETTE, ETC.


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HIGH- AND MEDIUM-TECH (HIGH LEVEL) ACTIVITIES COVER MORE THAN 50% OF THE JOINT MANUFACTURING SECTOR FUNCTIONS (EXCLUDING PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PRODUCTION)

VOLUME GROWTH OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRODUCTS IN 2008-2013, % TO 2007

INDUSTRIAL INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

126,6116,7

125,3692,2

180.7122.5

249,6157,8

316,2177,5

327.0189.6

ST. PETERSBURG

RUSSIA

IN 2008–2013, THE GROWTH RATE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PRODUCTION IN ST. PETERSBURG EXCEEDED THE AVERAGE LEVELSTHE LEVEL OF INDUSTRIAL INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY (THE SHARE OF ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION) IS ABOVE THE RUSSIAN AVERAGE – 15.3% AND 9.9%, RESPECTIVELY

ST. PETERSBURG

RUSSIA


6SHIPBUILDING CLUSTER

MARKET CAPACITY – 513 ML USD 50% OF TOTAL RUSSIAN MARKET

THE CLUSTER BASIS IS REPRESENTED BY THE ORGANISATIONS FORMING PART OF

OBYEDINENNAYA SUDOSTROITELNAYA KORPORATSIYA OJSC,

INCLUDING THE LEADING RUSSIAN DESIGN OFFICES THE PROJECTS OF WHICH BUILD NUCLEAR AND DIESEL-POWERED SUBMARINES OF DIFFERENT CLASSES, SHIPS AND VESSELS, CREATING TODAY THE BASIS FOR THE MARITIME STRATEGIC NUCLEAR FORCES AND GENERAL PURPOSE FORCES OF THE RUSSIAN AND FOREIGN NAVY:

• CENTRAL DESIGN OFFICE FOR MARINE ENGINEERING RUBIN OJSC

• ST. PETERSBURG MARINE ENGINEERING OFFICE MALAKHIT OJSC

• ALMAZ CMDO OJSC• SEVERNOYE PKB OJSC• NEVSKOYE PKB OJSC

SHIPYARDS MAKING SURFACE VESSELS AND SHIPS OF ALL KINDS (FROM TANKERS AND ICEBREAKERS TO MISSILE CRUISERS), AS WELL AS UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT (SUBMERSIBLES, SUBMARINES) AND SPECIAL MARINE EQUIPMENT:• ADMIRALTEYSKIYE VERFI OJSC

• SEVERNAYA VERF OJSC

• BALTISKIY ZAVOD – SUDOSTROYENIYE LLC

• SREDNE-NEVSKIY SUDOSTROITELNY ZAVOD OJSC

• ALMAZ SHIPBUILDING COMPANY OJSC


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ST. PETERSBURG IS THE GAS CAPITAL OF RUSSIA

GAS AND ENERGY

HEAD OFFICES OF KEY DEPARTMENTS AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES OF GAZPROM – SYSTEM INTEGRATORS OF THE EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGIES MARKET ARE LOCATED IN ST. PETERSBURG

ONE OF THE LARGEST RUSSIAN PLANTS FOR NATURAL GAS LIQUEFACTION IS BEING CONSTRUCTED (THE 1ST PRODUCTION LINE IS TO BE COMMISSIONED IN 2019)

THE LARGEST DESIGN INSTITUTIONS OF THE SECTOR

588COMPANIES IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY ARE LOCATED IN ST. PETERSBURG:

10 – GEOLOGICAL AND ENGINEERING SURVEY

53 – DRILLING EQUIPMENT

165 – FUEL AND POWER EQUIPMENT

360 – GAS EQUIPMENT


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MARKET CAPACITY – 960 ML USD

80% OF TOTAL RUSSIAN MARKET

POWER PLANT INDUSTRY

SINCE 2010, ST. PETERSBURG IS THE LEADER IN THE PRODUCTION OF ENGINEERING PRODUCTS FROM OTHER REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION,

ОPROVIDING 10% OF THE TOTAL IN THE COUNTRY

THE PRODUCTION FOR THE LAST 7 YEARS INCREASED BY 3 TIMES

40% OF WORKERS IN THE INDUSTRY ARE EMPLOYED IN

ENTERPRISES OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING IN THE STRUCTURE

OF THE VOLUME OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND ENTERPRISES

ENGAGED IN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION,

85% ACCOUNTED FOR ENGINEERING

MAIN FEATURES:• POWER-PLANT BUILDING

• MANUFACTURE OF LIFTING AND HANDLING EQUIPMENT

• MANUFACTURE OF DOMESTIC APPLIANCES

• MANUFACTURE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR MINING AND CONSTRUCTION

• 98 – THE NUMBER OF LARGE AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES

• 2.1 BILLION USD – THE VOLUME OF SHIPPED PRODUCTS


9AUTOMOTIVE CLUSTER

MARKET CAPACITY – 3,8 BN USD

20% OF TOTAL RUSSIAN MARKET

55,699,737 MOTOR VEHICLES WERE REGISTERED IN 2014.

5,600,326 PCS. OUT OF THEM WERE PRODUCED IN RUSSIA

NORTHWESTERN FEDERAL DISTRICT PRODUCES 24% OF ALL RUSSIAN CARS (SECOND PLACE)

THE INDUSTRY EMPLOYS 8,000 WORKERS

THE WORLD’S LEADING AUTOMAKERS RESIDE AND OPERATE IN THE CITY:• TOYOTA

• GENERAL MOTORS

• NISSAN

• HYUNDAI

• SCANIA

• MAN TRUCK & BUS PRODUCTION RUS

THE SECTOR OF AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS’ PRODUCTION IS DEVELOPING ACTIVELY, REPRESENTED BY • INTERCOS-IV

• MAGNA SAINT PETERSBURG

• SUNGWOO HITECH RUS

• JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL

• EBERSPÄCHER EXHAUST SYSTEMS RUS


10ST. PETERSBURG INNOVATION CLUSTER OF ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN RADIO ELECTRONICS, INSTRUMENTATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND INFORMATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS

MARKET CAPACITY – 25 BN USD.

96 COMPANIES, ORGANISATIONS AND UNIVERSITIES LOCATED IN ST. PETERSBURG ARE INCLUDED IN THE CLUSTER

THE CLUSTER ENTERPRISES DEVELOPED THE CONCEPT OF THE TARGET PROGRAMME “COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RESOURCE SAVING, INFORMATION TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR ENSURING A HIGH LEVEL OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC CITY DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN ST. PETERSBURG”

AS PART OF THE PROGRAMME, A PILOT PROJECT WAS LAUNCHED IN 2013: RESIDENTIAL HOUSE EQUIPPED WITH SYSTEMS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY SAVING AND SECURITY SYSTEMS

SVETLANA-OPTOELECTRONIKA CJSC LAUNCHED IN 2013 A PRODUCTION LINE FOR A NEW SERIES OF LED LAMPS WITH MAXIMUM LIGHT OUTPUT AND HIGH EFFICIENCY ABLE TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION


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MARKET CAPACITY – 237 ML USD

CLUSTER OF MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION AND RADIATION TECHNOLOGY

TO DEVELOP THE CLUSTER RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS WERE COMMISSIONED IN ST. PETERSBURG:

• THE FIRST RUSSIAN CENTRE FOR BIOINFORMATICS AND PROGNOSTIC HEALTHCARE (BY ASTRA ZENECA)

• THE FIRST RUSSIAN INNOVATIVE BIOPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTION OF DRUGS BASED ON MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES (BY BIOCAD CJSC)

• INNOVATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE (BY POLYSAN RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY)

IN TERMS OF CREATING THE CLUSTER PRODUCTION BASE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS WERE IMPLEMENTED IN ST. PETERSBURG:

• A PRODUCTION FACTORY (BY RCI SYNTEZ PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY)

• A PHARMACEUTICAL FACTORY IN THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE NOVOORLOVSKAYA (BY NOVARTIS-NEVA LLC, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MAJOR INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY NOVARTIS)


12AEROSPACE CLUSTER

ON THE BASIS OF THE NORTH EUROPEAN SPACE CONSORTIUM, AN INNOVATIVE ST. PETERSBURG AEROSPACE CLUSTER WAS CREATED IN 2012 COMBINING ORGANIZATIONS AND HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, SUCH AS

• FSUE ARSENAL DESIGN BUREAU NAMED AFTER M.V. FRUNSE

• LENINETS HOLDING COMPANY JSC

• ARSENAL MACHINE-BUILDING PLANT JSC

• FSFEI HPE BALTIC STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY VOENMEH NAMED AFTER D.F. USTINOV

• IZMERITEL PLANT JSC

• BEE PITRON LLC

MAIN ACTIVITIES:• DEVELOPMENT OF A UNIFIED NAVIGATION CENTER

CONSIDERING THE USE OF DESIGN DOCUMENTATION

• IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMATION AND NAVIGATION SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, SCHOOLS, PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN ST. PETERSBURG

• IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMATION AND NAVIGATION SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT CORRIDORS “NORTH – SOUTH” AND “EAST – WEST”


13URBAN PLANNING

ST. PETERSBURG IS THE HOST CITY FOR THE ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2016 AND THE FIFA WORLD CUP IN 2018

DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND “GREEN” SYSTEM OF URBAN PASSENGER TRANSPORT (INCLUDING AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEM)

DEVELOPMENT OF PROGRAMS FOR GREENING AND DEVICE RECREATION AREAS

DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HARVESTING MACHINERY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT


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CULTURE DEVELOPMENT

ESTABLISHED IN 2012, THE ST. PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL FORUM HAS BECOME THE MAIN PLATFORM FOR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT RUSSIAN CULTUREA NEW WINTER THEATRE FESTIVAL FEATURING TOP EUROPEAN TROUPES WAS ARRANGEDMORE THAN 20 NEW MUSEUMS OPENED, INCLUDING THE MUSEUM OF FABERGÉ

OPEN-AIR EVENTS

MASS PUBLIC EVENTS HAVE FOUND THEIR DATES IN THE CITY’S CULTURAL CALENDAR, SUCH AS• THE FESTIVAL OPERA TO EVERYONE• DOSTOEVSKY DAY• NIGHT OF MUSEUMS• LIBRARY NIGHT, ETC. THERE IS A NEW TRADITION OF CELEBRATING THE CITY DAY ACCOMPANIED BY THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND LARGE CHOIR WHICH WAS ENTERED IN THE CIS BOOK OF RECORDSIN 2014, A NEW MASS CULTURAL EVENT DANCING NEVSKY WAS HELD

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

IN THE LIST OF THE WORLD’S MOST ATTRACTIVE CITIES (BY TRIPADVISOR) ST. PETERSBURG RANKS

• # 7 IN EUROPEAN RATINGS

• # 17 IN THE GLOBAL RATINGS

ST. PETERSBURG IS VISITED BY MORE THAN 6 MILLION TOURISTS EACH YEAR

• IN I QUARTER 2015 ST. PETERSBURG HAS WELCOMED 53.9% MORE TOURISTS COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD IN 2014

• MAIN RISE IS SEEN FROM CHINA, GERMANY, ITALY, THAILAND, AND TURKEY

IN ORDER TO PROMOTE YACHT TOURISM, A CHECKPOINT OF YACHTS AND SMALL BOATS WAS OPENED IN KRONSTADT (THE KONSTANTIN FORT)

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.INVESTMENT POTENTIAL

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SECOND AMONG FEDERAL DISTRICTS ON VOLUME OF ATTRACTED FOREIGN INVESTMENTS

OVER 1.000 LARGE AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES WITH FOREIGN CAPITAL

HAVING GREAT INVESTMENT POTENTIAL, ST. PETERSBURG IS ONE OF THE MOST ACTIVELY DEVELOPING REGIONS OF RUSSIA THE ANNUAL RATING OF THE INVESTMENT ATTRACTIVENESS OF RUSSIAN REGIONS PUBLISHED BY THE EXPERT RA AGENCY AT THE END OF 2014 CONFIRMED THE HIGHEST RATING OF ST. PETERSBURG – 1AACCORDING TO ANALYSTS, THE CITY HAS MAXIMUM CAPACITY IN TERMS OF DIRECT INVESTMENT, AS WELL AS THE HIGHEST RELIABILITY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A POTENTIAL INVESTOR

THE CITY’S ECONOMIC SITUATION IN RECENT YEARS IS ASSESSED AS STABLE

IN 2003-2013, THE VOLUME OF FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN ST. PETERSBURG INCREASED BY 15 TIMES FROM 696 MILLION TO 10.8 BILLION US DOLLARS

INVESTMENTS IN FIXED ASSETS OF ST. PETERSBURG ENTERPRISES OVER 9 MONTHS OF 2014 CONSIDERING BOTH RUSSIAN AND FOREIGN FUNDS WAS 6.7 BILLION USD, WHICH IS 25.1% MORE THAN IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL STATE STATISTICS SERVICE IN ST. PETERSBURG

THE STRUCTURE OF INVESTMENTS IN FIXED ASSETS:

• TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS – 21%• MANUFACTURING – 18.4%• CONSTRUCTION SECTOR – 14.5%

A MEETING PLACEFOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

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ST. PETERSBURG IS THE MOST COSMOPOLITAN AND OPEN CITY IN RUSSIA

THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL EVENTS, HELD IN ST. PETERSBURG MARK THE SPECIAL STATUS OF THE CITY

UPCOMING EVENTS (2015–2018)ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2016

41 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN PEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

16 INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON DERMATOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

15 EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON MIXING

15 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN VENOUS FORUM

3 LARGE HADRON COLLIDER PHYSICS CONFERENCE

CONGRESS OF UNION INTERNATIONALE DU CINEMA NON PROFESSIONNEL

33 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLOOD PURIFICATION

22 ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY OF EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT SCHOOLS

15 NGV GLOBAL BIENNIAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION

COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL ACTUARIAL ASSOCIATION

FIFA WORLD CUP 2018

PAST EVENTSG20 SUMMIT (SEPTEMBER 05–06, 2013)

G8 SUMMIT (JULY 15–17, 2006)

SPORTACCORD INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION (MAY 26–31, 2013)

ST. PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM (2006–2013, ANNUAL)

MICE INDUSTRYMEETINGS, INCENTIVES, CONFERENCES, EXHIBITIONS

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STRATEGIC MISSION OF ST. PETERSBURGTO GET INTO EUROPEAN TOP-10 AND WORLD TOP-20 BUSINESS MEETINGS DESTINATIONS BY 2020

IN 2014:ВTHE NEW TERMINAL OF PULKOVO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS COMMISSIONEDCONVENTION BUREAU AND CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION INDUSTRY CLUSTER WERE ESTABLISHEDNEW EXPOFORUM CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE WAS OPENED ON OCTOBER 7

FACILITIES IN ST. PETERSBURG FOR CONGRESSES, EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS:

CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRES AND OTHER SPECIALIZED VENUES FOR EVENTS OF VARIOUS FORMATS

PALACES AND MANSIONS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS

MORE THAN 700 HOTELS WITH CONFERENCE FACILITIES INCLUDING WORLD CHAINS

RESTAURANTS WITH TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN DISHES AND CUISINES WORLDWIDE

SCIENTIFIC ST. PETERSBURG18

1724 – FOUNDATION OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES IN ST. PETERSBURG

ACADEMIC SOCIETY

600 RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS WORK IN ST. PETERSBURG TODAY:

200 FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS,

INCLUDING 12 FEDERAL RESEARCH CENTERS

73 ACADEMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

MORE THAN 70 SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

ABOUT 250 RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN THE BUSINESS

SECTOR

116 UNIVERSITIES AND HIGHER SCHOOLS

13 NOBLE PRIZE WINNERS

THE RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED IN THE FIELD OF NATURAL, TECHNICAL, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, INCLUDING RESEARCH AIMED AT SOLVING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF THE REGION, AS WELL AS VARIOUS INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMES

SCIENTIFIC ST. PETERSBURG19

11%OF THE SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL OF THE COUNTRY ARE CONCENTRATED IN ST. PETERSBURG

PRIORITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT

• SECURITY AND COUNTER-TERRORISM

• LIVING SYSTEMS• NANOSYSTEMS AND MATERIALS

INDUSTRY

• INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

• ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

• TRANSPORTATION, AVIATION AND SPACE SYSTEMS

• ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY

• PROSPECTIVE WEAPONS, MILITARY AND SPECIAL EQUIPMENT

RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ST. PETERSBURG OF 08.08.2011 № 1138 APPROVED THE PRIORITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ST. PETERSBURG:

ST. PETERSBURG.TRAVEL DESTINATION

2020

OPEN-AIR MUSEUMTHE HISTORIC CENTRE OF ST. PETERSBURG, AS WELL AS SEPARATE ARCHITECTURAL ENSEMBLES AND MONUMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST

CULTURAL CAPITAL221 MUSEUMS INCLUDING WORLD-FAMOUS HERMITAGE

80 THEATRES

100 CONCERT ASSOCIATIONS

45 GALLERIESFESTIVALS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

NORTHERN VENICE500 BRIDGES , 21 DRAWBRIDGES

42 ISLANDS

OVER 90 RIVERS AND CANALS

WHITE NIGHTS IN MAY AND JUNE

EXPERIENCE MOMENTUM

WELCOME TO ST. PETERSBURG!

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