SPIEF 2025 offered extensive exhibition space giving attendees a flavor of technological strides being made by Russia, economic developments and its rich cultural heritage. The SPIEF Investment & Business Expo, which presents Russia’s investment, industrial, and innovative potential, was open for Forum participants and guests. The exhibitors demonstrated their achievements in various fields and also introduced guests to specific preferences for investors.

The SPIEF Investment & Business Expo featured 27 stands and two pavilions that were united by the ‘Soul of Russia’ concept. Each exposition reflected special features, traditions, and the potential of the regions. One of the largest expositions was the St. Petersburg stand, which had over 20 key projects. The conceptual idea of the stand was ‘St. Petersburg: A Metropolis of the 21st Century’.

The Moscow exposition was dedicated to key focuses of the capital’s development: the new Moscow medical standard, high-tech Moscow industry products, and transport innovations.  The Tatarstan stand, which was designed with folk motifs, featured product presentations by 13 major companies and organizations from the region.

The Krasnodar Territory’s stand emphasized the region’s tourism potential, the Komi Republic invited guests to the Yugyd Va National Park, and the Ryazan Region’s stand was dedicated to the 130th anniversary of poet Sergey Yesenin’s birth.

Highlights of the thematic expositions include the stand of the Kristian House of Family Traditions, which presented medals, a commendation list, and a decoration order for Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin, the Russian president’s father.

Surprisingly memorable expositions were presented by such industry leaders as Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, NOVATEK, Rosatom, and Lukoil.

The Russian Ministry of Energy’s stand provided a brief historical education with a timeline of the domestic energy industry displayed on a big screen: from the GOELRO plan to the heroic work of power engineers during the siege of Leningrad.

The Forum also hosted the ‘Faces of Science’ exhibition, a gallery featuring 23 portraits of leading Russian scientists: laureates of the Russian Presidential Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists and other major scientific prizes, grant recipients of the Russian Science Foundation, participants in meetings with the Russian president on the sidelines of the Young Scientists Congress, as well as employees from Sirius University of Science and Technology and leading Russian scientific organizations.

VinoGrad

VinoGrad, another one of the Roscongress Foundation’s thematic platforms, was devoted to winemaking and viticulture. Experts from more than 40 leading wineries shared interesting facts from the history of winemaking, talked about the culture of wine consumption, and evaluated some of the best Russian wine brands. Over the course of three days, the platform hosted more than ten events, including a presentation of the full version of a unique cartographic project, the Wine Atlas of Russia, as well as a fashion show of Russian designers.

In addition, SPIEF participants were able to vote for the best Russian wine in three categories: still white, still red, and sparkling. The voting service was developed by the MARMA Lab team.

Healthy Life Area

The Russian Ministry of Health presented a stand within the Healthy Life Area for the first time. In addition, the Healthy Life Area debuted a new unique platform – the Healthy Nutrition Space, where visitors were introduced to a range of leading healthy food manufacturers and learned about the initiatives of the Russian Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare to promote healthy nutrition among the population and about the ‘healthy shelves’ concept from retailers.

For the second time, the Healthy Life Area presented an interactive zone of the RC-Medicine Foundation – an expert platform that supports high-tech projects in healthcare that aim to promote innovative medical technologies in Russia and other countries.

Roscongress Urban Hub

This international discussion platform, which was created by the Roscongress Foundation in partnership with DOM.RF, brought together major developers, system integrators, and prominent industry experts to discuss urban development issues and expand cooperation among businesses in urban planning. The main theme of the platform was ‘City Heritage’, where participants sought a balance between preserving heritage and innovative urban development, and also discussed macroeconomic challenges, opportunities for developers, the revival of small towns, strategies for developing key communities, and the use of innovative technologies in construction and design. URBAN Mag, a magazine about architecture and urban development, was presented for the first time at the SPIEF. It included interviews with leading experts and architects from the Netherlands, Italy, China, Qatar, and the UAE.

During the SPIEF 2025, the Urban Hub space hosted 14 sessions that were attended by roughly 700 people. The events were held with the support of the Russian Ministry of Construction, Housing, and Utilities. The strategic partner was DOM.RF.

Innovation Space

The Innovation Space, the flagship project of the Roscongress Foundation in science, technology, and innovation, once again impressed the audience with its scale at the SPIEF. Ten exhibitors presented their companies on an area of more than 1,000 square metres. The exhibitors included leading Russian technology companies and scientific institutions that brought their breakthrough developments to the Forum, for example, an innovative cancer treatment strategy from the St. Petersburg Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the large-scale Geokupol project in high-precision navigation of Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography. For its part, Positive Technologies hosted the Standoff international cyber battle, which featured 28 teams from 21 countries.

Companies in which the Roscongress Foundation participates as a co-investor were presented at the Innovation Space for the first time at the SPIEF 2025. These companies include the Pragmacore platform for managing investment and construction projects, the next-generation energy company Genmaster, and the creator of Hyper charging electric transport infrastructure.

In addition, the Economic Cooperation Space made its debut within the Innovation Space and brought together business community leaders who are interested in exchanging experience as well as inter-industry and international cooperation. The Innovation Space hosted a total of 17 discussions and seven agreement signings during the Forum.

The exhibition space at SPIEF 2025 grew by nearly 10,000 square metres, with 6,500 square metres inside the ExpoForum now home to an innovation cluster, healthcare space, the ‘Soul of Russia’, and an exhibition of Russia’s federal subjects and 3,500 square metres outdoors housing the new press centre.

Agrocluster

Another memorable premiere at the SPIEF 2025 was the Agrocluster thematic space, which is dedicated to the achievements and prospects of Russian agribusiness. The platform was organized by the Roscongress Foundation together with Russian Agricultural Bank, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, and the country’s leading agricultural holdings. Its launch is timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Russian Agricultural Bank, which has played a key role in the transformation of domestic agribusiness over this period.

The Agrocluster presented six main achievements of Russian agribusiness since 2000 in greenhouses, winemaking, dairy, turkey and pork production, as well as fish processing.

‘Soul of Russia’ Pavilion

The ‘Soul of Russia’ is an umbrella project that plays a unifying role for representatives of more than 190 peoples and ethnic groups, Russians of different faiths, and Russian compatriots living abroad using a platform of unconditional values ​​of social unity and shared responsibility for the well-being of Russia and the preservation of its people. The ‘Soul of Russia’ project is being implemented in the format of cultural, educational, and business events. The goal of the project is to translate traditions and heritage into a modern language that is understandable to children and young people through the filters of creative industries and socio-cultural technologies and to establish a generation of people who love their country and share its age-old values.

The space hosted presentations of creative industry projects that are being implemented in the regions of Russia, startups and enterprises that are reviving, supporting, and developing brands and crafts based on the cultural code, as well as works by contemporary Russian artists and designers.

The pavilion also featured a digital avatar of a girl that was developed by the art group Synticate together with the Tekhprosvet community on VKontakte. It was created using Naked-Eye technology, which allows you to see 3D images without special glasses.

The stand’s business programme included discussions, public talks, interactive excursions, and other events. Meetings were held by the Social Entrepreneurship working group of the Efficient and Competitive Economy Commission of the State Council of the Russian Federation as well as the working group on the development of creative industries and the acceleration of new Russian brands. An awards ceremony was held for the winners of the 7th Innosocium National Student Competition of Social Projects. A cyber session took place that was co-moderated by an advanced AI-equipped humanoid robot called Ardi. The pavilion was set up by the Innosocium Foundation, the socio-creative platform of the Roscongress Foundation, with the support of the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives and Bank PSB.

‘Buy Russian!’ National Brands Space

The ‘Buy Russian!’ National Brands Space made its debut at the SPIEF. It was created by the Roscongress Foundation, VEB.RF, the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, and RWB (United Company Wildberries & Russ) to promote domestic entrepreneurship.

The platform hosted multiple events, but focused on 12 brands from participants in the ‘Know Our Own’ competition. In addition to them, other Russian fashion and watch brands were presented. The Russian Design Space exhibited contemporary design items, art objects, and products from leading craft brands in the lecture hall of the National Brands Space. The VEB.RF area demonstrated high-tech developments by Skolkovo residents.

Roscongress International Cooperation Area

The Roscongress International Cooperation Area is a unified networking space with a unique format for establishing business communication between representatives of government and public structures and the business and expert communities of Russia and other countries, as well as international organizations and integration associations.

The Cooperation Area ecosystem included stands of the Roscongress Foundation’s partners, a negotiation space, and a multifunctional hall for presentations, discussions, and the signing of cooperation documents.

The partners of the Cooperation Area include the Republic of South Africa with its national stand, the ASEAN Business Advisory Council, the Russia–ASEAN Business Council, the INVEST SAUDI brand of the Ministry of Investment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Promselkhozbank, the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Conoscere Eurasia Association, and the TV BRICS International Media Network. The venue hosted 12 thematic events in the format of discussions, presentations, and conferences, as well as the signing of more than 20 cooperation agreements.

SPIEF 2025 was organized by the Roscongress Foundation.