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    The most topical issues o innovativ e economic develop ment

    such as modernisation, promising and developing clusters, state

    incentives to boost innovative activities, as well as the most

    eective investment tools or innovative projects and many other

    issues are annually discussed at the event.

    Positive experience o previous editions proves that the ormat

    o the Forum has been chosen properly, attracting considerable

    interest o innovation community both in Russia and world wide.

    St. Petersburg

    International

    InnovationForum

    is a unique platorm intended to oster business communication

    between all members o innovative community: scientists

    and academicians, investors and representatives o ederal

    institutions or innovative development

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    Now, as in previous years, a lot o guests having long-standing and productive ties with ourcity are coming to the Forum rom Russia and abroad. They invest money into the economyo the Russian Northern capital. Industry cannot be developed without investments,innovations, and qualied sta. Thereore, we have an optimistic outlook or the uture.The economy o our city is being denitely improved thanks to such orums as this one

    Georgy Poltavchenko, Governor o St. Petersburg

    Statistics

    379 parcipants registered

    310 companies registered

    540 meengs held

    67cies of the Russian Federaon

    19 ocial delegaonsfrom Russian regions

    43 countries of the world

    507 foreign experts

    media companies

    mass media representaves

    For three days 14 000 people have visited the Forum and exhibion

    5 681 people took part in congress events of the Forum

    21 heads of diplomac missions ranking general and honorary consuls

    381representaves of legislave and execuve power of the Russian Federaon

    Business

    Matchmaking

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    Matters or discussion:

    the development o new approaches to the managemento spatial development o cities

    the use o modern technologies in developing o old cities

    intelligent system o control o the city transport system

    possibility o application o oreign experience or thedevelopment o the urban environment o St. Petersburg

    Speakers: arlos Ronderos business developmentcoordinator o WTCA (World Trade CentersAssociation), ormer Minister o oreign tradeo Colombia

    Donald McDaid director o Arup European oce

    Kurt Reinhardt German cultural studies expertand architecture theorist, the head o Memoakturstudio, engaged in problems o urban restructuring

    Vladimir Knyaginin general directoro the Center or Strategic Research NorthWest

    Juan Navas-Sabater coordinator o the WorldBank programme on stabilized development

    Christoph Huss president o the BMW GroupConcern o development abroad

    Maximiliaan Jeleniewski city managero the Gaaga centre

    Vladimir Bykov director o the IBM ocein the Northwest Region

    Participants: Igor Golikov Chairman o the Committeeor the Economic development, industrial policyand trade

    Mikhail Blinkin director o Institute o transporteconomics and transport policy o National researchuniversity o the Higher school o economy

    Innovative development in the urbanenvironment: search or competitive advantages

    Plenary session

    Resume

    Among the most pressing issues were the ollowing: the lack

    o space in the old city and the high cost o its maintenance,poor environment and lack o transport links, lack o oces

    or the headquarters o major companies and the needor reconstruction o entire quarters o slums and industrialareas in dierent districts o Saint Petersburg. The participants

    o the plenary meeting agreed that it is necessary to applymodern technology in the process o urban development and

    not to be araid to part with the old ways in order to improve

    living comort.

    I think it is very important, when such events are held regularly, it inspiresinnovative technology entrepreneurs or something new to start putting theirideas into practice

    M. Tsygankov, the general manager o the investment portolioo the Russian Venture Company

    Results o interactive voting

    at plenary session

    What problem o development o St.Petersburg in your opiniondemands the prime solution using innovative approach?

    low transport connectivity o dierent areas

    o the city high cost o maintaining o historical area

    o the city

    low position in the environmental ratings

    the risk o expanding o urban slums concerningseparate quarters o the historical city area

    the defcit o contemporary public and creative

    spaces o public areas

    53%8.4%

    16.9 %

    9.6 %

    12%

    Kurt Reinhardt

    Vladimir Knyaginin

    Igor Golikov

    Igor Vittel

    Moderator: Igor Vittel Russ ian journalist, the anchorman o the RBC channel

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    ConerenceInnovations in transport systemso the megacitis

    Matters or discussion:

    innovations in transport planning andmanagement o transport systems

    innovative systems o collecting are, parking, etc.

    innovation in trac management and accesscontrol

    the implementation o innovations to public andindividual automotive transport

    innovations in the environmental and transportsaety systems

    ResumeIn course o the discussion o the issue which is so topicalto the metropolis the conerence participants agreed that it isnecessary to establish transport links between urban areas moreactively, to implement a system o warning o public transport at allstops, as well as to transorm the embankments o channels and riversinto pedestrian areas. Furthermore, it is required to solve the problemo parking urgently, as only 3% o city car parks operate in accordancewith the rules. Having streamlined their work it is possible to improvethe situation with transport on 1015%.

    Organizers: Committee on transport and transit polic y,Government o Saint Petersburg

    St. Petersburg State InstitutionCenter o Transport Planning

    Moderator: R. A. Terterian General Director o St. PetersburgState Budgetary Institution Center o TransportPlanningo St. Petersburg

    Participants: A. S. Bakirej Chaireman ot the Committeeon transport and transit policy o St. Petersburg

    A. V. Lvov frst vice- Chairman o the Committeeon transport and transit policy o St. Petersburg

    I. Jose a oreign expert

    U. Me inberg proessor, general director o Driving ForceLogistics GmbH, Germany

    O. Krueger Daedalus Future Energy GmbH, Germany

    D. Walter the head o the branch Deutsche Bahn, Germany

    K. Huck vice president o the BMW Group, the head o thebranch, Germany

    K. V. Zhebenev executive director o the branch Intelligenttransport systems CSBIGroup, Russia

    V. L. Shvetsov head o the A+C Consult

    D. Wol general director o A+C Consult A+C Consult

    I. N. Vlasov general director o the Center or AppliedLogistics Ltd., Russia

    Intellectual property in the innovative developmento modern society

    Congress events

    Matters or discussion:

    increasing innovative potential o businessentities and regions with the help o Centers oPatent and Technical Inormation (CPTI)

    providing business entities and authorities withaccess to specialized databases

    problems o research o demands or data andgranting o access to specialized patent and nonpatent databases or public use

    increasin g the ecient use o databases byassisting in organization and local support o CPTIas well as ur ther development o their network

    experience in the implementation o innovativeCPTI programs in Russian regions

    oreign operational experience o CPTI

    inorming the public about the services o CentersResume

    The main ocus to improve the eciency o CPTI work is to increase accessto proessional CPTI inormation or dierent groups o citizens. At theend o 2012 a training program eTutril will be out, through which thetrainees will have access to useul inormation and the possibility to testthemselves. Renewed version o CPTI website TISC will be the place ordiscussing o issues andmeeting o experts rom dierent countries, thesite will also become a platorm o the electronic CPTI.Patent landscapeallows viewing and calculating the prospectives or commercializationo technology, industry development, as well as possible competitors insimple graphic orm.

    In Russia it is necessary to orm a clear quality standards o inormationand patent services regulated by legal rameworks.

    The Statement on Technology and Innovation Support centers in Russiawas amended.

    Organizers: Federal service or intellectual property (FSIS);

    Institute o international business and lawo St. Petersburg national research universityo inormation technologies, mechanics and optics

    Moderator: S. V. Murashov Ph. D. in Economics, associateproessor at the Institute o international businessand law

    Speakers: N. V. Kireeva Ph. D. in Law vice principal at FIP FSI;A. V. Zinovyev president o CC I o Kaliningrad

    Innovations in urban area presuppose a new approach to placingwork spaces, to their structure, it primarily means innovationsin sphere o city planning and management o city development

    M. Blinkin, director o Institute o transport economics and transportpolicy o National research university o the Higher school o economy

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    The Forum provides the ability to explore something new, because in the courseo discussions, presentations o wellknown speakers inormation sharing takes place everytime, including young audience, about what is happening with technologies and wherethey are directed to, and this orces them to reect and give ideas or projects. The ideao innovation itsel is good, but it also requires being implemented. And the next stepis to transorm the idea into a project and its urther commercialization

    A. Yegorov, director o the Skolkovo Open university

    Skolkovo workshop:How to commercializean innovation project?

    Matters or discussion:

    how Skolkovo may assist in commercializationo projects to a startup companies

    which events are planned in the coming months

    the eatures o the Accelerator Program plannedto be launched by Skolkovo Foundationto develop their residents

    ResumeBudding entrepreneurs, whose business is based on an innovative idea, sooner or later ace the major problem commercializationo their project. Ways to commercialize an innovative project dier rom promotion schemes o any other goods.

    Practical ways o solution oered by Pekka Viljakainen who has more than twenty years o operational experience as the ambassadorbetween large heads o business and technological teams have become the frst postulates or budding entrepreneurs.

    Organizers: Foundation o development o the Centero development and commercialization o newtechnologies (The Skolkovo Foundation);

    RVC OJSC, National Research UniversityITMO

    Moderator: R. Terterian general directoro St. Petersburgs state budgetary institutionCenter o transport planningo St. Petersburg

    : Pekka Viljakainen Advisor to the Presidento the Skolkovo Foundation

    Interactive talk show Challenge Cup Best InnovativeRegion o Russia

    Congress events

    Matters or discussion:

    actions coherence o participants ovarious legal orms o the innovativeregional inrastructure

    Resume

    During the talk-show speciic examples o aords integrationo developers o innovative technologies and customersrom enterprises were identiied. Traditionally the awardo the annual Cup or title o the Best innovative and active regiono Russia took place.

    The best innovative region o Russia Krasnoyarsk region

    Participants: E. N. Churina chairman o the Council o Expert Agency Community o innovativedevelopment o regions

    B.U. Titov chairman o the Business Russia, the ederal ombudsmanon protection o business

    A. S. Nikitin general director o the Agency o strategic initiatives

    K. K. Pozdnyakov the Business Russia, the Committee on youth aairs

    O. E. Barannik general director o StartBase integral platormInnovatorInvestorExpert o the Rusnano project

    O. Grinko SberInvest corporation, School o Open Innovations project

    Moderator: M. V. Popov the general director oAgency o Innovative Developmento Regions

    V. M. Churin the general directoro the Innovation Centeron Khrustalnaya, the regionalrepresentative on Northwest regiono Rusnano project StartBase

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    Round tableThe economy and the health o population

    Matters or discussion:

    innovations in the feld o medical institutionsmanagement

    international experience o eective implementa-

    tion o fnancial resources in health care

    the system o publicprivate partnership in healthcare

    ResumeIssues raised during the round table questions have shown that there are still many inequalities in the health care system. It is necessary touse an integrated manner in order to improve health and quality o lie o the population, in particular, to pay more attention to innovativeapproach in the improvement o the mechanism o fnancing medical institutions, eective use o the available resources, as well as theactive implementation o publicprivate partnership.

    Organizers: The St. Petersburg Committee on health care

    St. Petersburg territorial oundation or compulsory medical insurance

    Inormation Oce o the Nordic Council o Ministers in St. Petersburg

    Moderator: V. . Zholobov frst deputy chairman o the Committeeon health care

    Participants: E. U. Tarasova head o department o economics and orwardplanning o the Committee on health care

    V. . Kolabutin exe cutive director o the Territorial Fundo compulsory medical insurance o St. Petersburg

    I. M. Akulin chairman o the board o the St. PetersburgAssociation Medicine and law

    M. Bediker director o the Inormation Oce o the NordicCouncil o Ministers In St. Petersburg;

    K. Andersson SWECARE (Sweden)

    Yu Kosidzuka Tokyo International Medical I nstitute (Japan)

    Round tableThe innovative lit: rom start-up to IPO. Dialogueo business and institutes o development

    Congress events

    Matters or discussion:

    the innovative lit an interaction o developmentinstitutes: goals, objectives, results

    Russian innovation inrastructure rom seed and

    venture capital unds to IPO, IPOboard project

    why small innovative companies choose IPO?

    experience o development o the company romventure stage up to IPO

    ResumeParticipants have acquainted innovators and investors with IPOboard project and Sector MII (Market o Innovations and Investments).In course o discussions moderators managed to bring into contact supporters o the most dierent points o view the intensity oemotions has caused orce disputes and the cast iron argument o opponents. In the last ew years interesting and promising companiesbegan to appear in Russia and the chance o development has dramatically increased; analysts predict a certain boom in this direction.Opponents are not so optimistic and mention: in order to get to the IPO the company must have a turnover in billions o dollars, while risksat the start up stage are much higher than in the USA or instance. The discussion has shown that when it comes to the choice betweenprivate investments and access to the stock exchange the majority o entrepreneurs chooses the last one with its transparent scheme andbeorehand clear conditions o interaction.

    Organizers: the Moscow Stock exchange OJSC Moderators: A. G. Egorov general director o Reksot company

    A. R. Kovsh Doctor o Physical and Mathematical Sciences,

    executive vicepresident o the Optogan company general director o OptoganGmbH, ounder o Optogan company

    Participants: G. Margolit executive director o the Moscow Stock Exchange RII

    R. R. Magdiev member o the St. Petersburg branch o Business Russia

    A. Morozov chairman o the Management Board o the nonproft organisation The Fund operatoro the program o fnancial assistance to innovative projects o the Skolk ovo Foundation

    A. Zyuzin director on the relationships with the Skolkovo Foundation, Cisco Systems

    E. Kanalosh director o Investment service o the Skolkovo Foundation

    Y. V. Ryazantsev director o investment RVC OJSC

    M. A. Tsygankov CEO o the investment portolio, member o the board o RVC OJSC;

    O. O. Kraus deputy o general director, Russian N avigation Technologies

    K. Lamin chairman o the Board o Directors o Speereo Sotware

    S. V. Sedov IPOboard executive director

    It is not always the customer knows what he wants, and he does not knowtechnical potential o prospective producers. That is why only during such livecommunication it is possible to get closer to ideal interaction o the customerand the producers

    A. Orlov, the deputy director o the Institute o experimental medicineo the Northwest branch o the Russian academy o medical sciences

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    Panel discussion with international participation Energy saving a step orward(implementation o the regional programmes on improving energy efciency)

    Congress events

    Matters or discussion:

    Coordination o international, ederal and regionalinnovation policy in the area o improving energy eciencyand energy saving in the urban environment.

    Organizers: Non-proft partnership The St. Petersburg HouseProperty Owners Association

    Inormation Oce o the Nordic Council o Ministersin Kaliningrad

    Committee on Energy and Engineering,Committee on Foreign Relations,Construction Committee

    St. Petersburg Foundation o industrial support

    The frst city business incubator

    Russian Association o Engineers or Heating, Ventilation,AirConditioning, Heat Supply and Building ThermalPhysics (Northwest Assosiation o HVAC Engineers)

    : V. L. Grishina Director o the NorthWest branch o the Agencyon Energy Forecasting o the Russian Federation O JSC

    K. G. Tsitsin General director o the Foundation or assistanceto reorming housing and communal services, Moscow

    A. V. Tarasov head o the Management o perspective developmento the Committee on Energy and Engineering, o the St. PetersburgGovernment

    G. Grumberg head o the department o environmental projectsand education o the Department o the environment o the TallinnMayors oce

    G. V. Elyanyushkin minister o a construction complex and housingand communal services o Moscow region

    V. V. Soyin frst deputy minis ter o energy and housing and communalservices o Murmansk area

    D. V. Shaposhnikov Head o the state budgetary institutiono Arkhangelsk region Regional center or energy saving, Arkhangelsk

    I. I. Shikalov head o the Management o perspective developmento the Construction Committee o St. Petersburg Government

    A. S. Gorshkov candidate o engineering sciences, PhD student,department o Intelligent systems and inormation protectiono FSBEI HPO o St. Petersburg state university o technology and design,St. Petersburg

    I. G. Timoeeva market development director Industrial and civilconstruction , Ramboll OJSC, St. Petersburg

    G. V. Grishin president o the Nonproft Partnership o NationalProducers o Metering Devices Metrology o energy saving,St. Petersburg

    ResumeAter adoption o the law On the energy eciency and energysaving in 2009, all the constituent entities have developed regionalprograms, most o which dont work due to lack o unding. Worst o allis the situation with energy saving in the industry and construction.

    Provision o competitive urban development and orminga comortable living environment are possible only dueto implementation o a number o regional innovative programs.

    In particular, improving energy eciency and energy saving, climateprograms and plans or regions and cities, realisation o the conceptIntelligent city intelligent networks, the Green city concept,creating environmentally sound technologies or waste recyclingand environmentally riendly energy sources, incentive programsor green investments.

    In order to achieve this goal it is essential to use the best practiceso implementation o technologies and materials in energy saving,improving energy eciency and environmental perormanceo the urban environment.

    The Expert council o the projectThe industrial and technological oresight o the Russian Federation

    Congress events

    Matters or discussion:

    urther promotion o green bookso the project

    discussion o white books o the project

    oers on continuation o the project in 2013

    ResumeWithin the rameworks o session o expert council results o a research stage o the project Industrial and technological oresighto the Russian Federation have been presented.

    Besides discussion o intermediate results o the project a ew socalled green books on directions o research have been presented the documents containing expert vision o the basic trends o development o groups o technologies in the industry o Russia and in theworld on longterm prospect.

    These documents relate to areas such as: industrial design, the new engineering education, computer engineering, new materials.

    Specifc proposals or implementation o the state policy in industry and technology and changes in regulations and other ocialdocuments were also discussed. In the uture, such proposals will be implemented in the orm o white books.

    Organizers: Fund Center o strategic developmentNorth West

    Ministry o Industry and Trade o RussianFederation

    Moderator: V. N. Knyaginin director o the FundCenter o strategic developmentNorth West

    Participants: V. N. Knyaginin director o the FundCenter o strategic developmentNorth West

    D. N. Peskov director o the branch Youngproessionals o the Agency o strategicinitiatives

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    Congress events

    ConerenceR&D o suppliers or demands o the largest enterprises o the city

    Matters or discussion:

    Presentation and evaluation o the relevanceo projects at dierent stages o readiness,implemented by small business entities in areaso economic activity and prospective areaso research and development work, with urthercommercialization, including use in programso import substitution.

    ResumeMore than twenty small business entities had a unique opportunityo direct communication according to the prepared schedule,presentation o their prospective developments and projects topotential customers, as well as possibility to discuss possible wayso cooperation in case o the interest.

    Organizers: the Committee or Economic Development,Industrial Policy and Trade

    St. Petersburg State Budget InstitutionCenter or Entrepreneurship Developmentand Support

    Moderator: Nataliya Korenko Director o the Center orEntrepreneurship Development and Support

    Within the congress and business program o the Forum the ollowing events took place:

    We have not had such public platorm where target audiences would be crossed yet. As a result developers havemet the potential state customers at the Forum and the state customers have seen light in the end o the tunnelin the decision o their scientic and technical problems.At this point the discussion was very interesting we have heard many innovative ideas and pilot projects whichcould provide state security o our country

    M. Udachina,Director o the Institute o Innovation, Inrastructure and Investment

    symposia 1

    conerences 12

    competition fnals 3round tables 23

    sessions 4

    congresses 1

    seminars 8

    Interactive talkshow 1

    workshops 2

    panel discussions 4

    presentations 16 lectures 3

    agreementson cooperation

    signed 6

    press briefngs 2

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    Business

    matchmaking

    Business

    matchmaking

    the number of registered parcipants 379

    the number of registered organisaons 310

    540 meengs were held in three days including 19 of them held by representavesof the execuve bodies of the government of St. Petersburg: The Committee for Economic development, Industrial policy and Trade

    The Committee on Education

    The Committee on Energy and Engineering,

    The Committee on Transport

    The Committee on Investments and Strategic Projects

    The Committee on Labour and Employment

    28 projects were presented to the potenal investors

    And also:

    Russian venture company, venture fund of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Foundation for promotion of venture capital investments in small enterprisesin scientifc and technical sphere o St. Petersburg, Investment Consulting Agency, the St. Petersburg organization o business angels (SOBA),the Agency o innovative regional development consulted innovative companies on fnancing and commercialization o new technologies, and havenegotiated on innovative development strategy in dierent sectors and regions

    Technopark Ingria, RuSciTech Association and West Siberian Innovation Centre have held meetings:

    with innovative companies on i nnovation inrastructure, support and development o innovative projects in business incubators

    with industrial enterprises on implementation o innovative technologies in the production and cooperation in the development o innovativetechnologies or production

    Representatives of Hannoverimpuls GmbH (Administration of Hanover) held a series of meetings with Russian innovative companies on supportin entering the markets o Germany and Europe

    St. Petersburg State University Center for Development and Entrepreneurship Support on site of the Business Matchmaking held the R & D providersConerence, where innovative companies were given the opportunity to present their prospective development projects to representatives o thelargest companies in St. Petersburg in the mode o a direct communication

    The ollowing companies were actively working

    on the site o Business Matchmaking:

    AVTOSTANKOPROM LLC.

    AKTUALOG LLC.

    Analyst, CJSC.

    Peter Trust, Investment Company, CJSC

    SPC Eect, LLC

    Aktan-project

    The St. Petersburg House Property Owners Association

    Russian Airlines Erlen, OJSC

    Greater Helsinki Promotion Oy

    Piterstek LLC

    Fund o Small Business Support o Kirov districto Leningrad region

    Innovations o Leningrad Institutes and Enterprises

    Polar Technology Co., LLC

    International Center or Entrepreneurship and LawSOINFORM, LLC

    Nonproft PartnershipFoundrymen Union o Saint-Petersburg

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    AgreementsThis orum is dierent. I think, a critical mass was reached when the Forum has become known, and has begun to attract interestingpeople, and most importantly, people have got a desire to speak, share ideas. Great diversity on the topics under discussionat the representative ofces: universities, and research institutes, and industrial enterprises.... Innovative environment requiresa complete variety o interested parties. And this is extremely actual and interesting

    H. Toivonen,vice principal or innovative work at the National Research University ITMO

    During the Forum in the Press centre 6 contracts have been signedAgreements are signed between:

    Technopark Ingria and Moscow Interbank Stock Exchange IPOBoard

    National research university of information technologies, mechanics and optics (National Research University ITMO) and Agency of Strategic Initiatives (SI)

    Non-prot partnership The St. Petersburg House Property Owners Association, housingcooperativeNabereguandtheCenterforEnergySavingTechnologiesINNOKORLLC

    Non-prot partnership The St. Petersburg House Property Owners Association and Logic Teploenergomontazh consortium

    Non-prot partnership The St. Petersburg House Property Owners Association and IRSET Center LLC of the management company SvetlanaOptoelectronics CJSC

    Signing of the agreement on establishing of the open R&D center on the base of the First city business incubator

    Signing o the agreement on the cooperation betweenthe National Research University o Inormation

    Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (National ResearchUniversity ITMO) and Strategic Initiatives Agency

    The signing o a cooperation agreement between the Nonproft Partnershipthe City House owners association and IRSET Center LLC o managingorganization SvetlanaOptoelectronics CJSC

    The signing o the energy service agreement between Non-Proft PartnershipThe St. Petersburg House Property Owners Association, Homeowners PartnershipNa beregu and INNOKOR LLC, the Center o Energy-Ecient Technologies.

    Signing the agreement on the establishment of the open R&D Centerthe basis o First city business incubator

    P

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    Presentation area

    27 events took place in the Presentation area during three days o the Forum

    participants o the Forum have presented 102 projects

    Presentation:

    Concepts o development St. Petersburgterritories o the historical center

    Concepts o preservation o the historical center

    within the boundaries o the territory North Kolomna New Holland and the Konushennaya were presented by:

    GORPROEKT CJSC,

    PPF A.LEN LLC

    Spectrum Holding LLC,

    Sodis Story LLC,

    GENPROEKT LLC,

    Architectural Studio Studio 44 LLC.

    E itiToday we are holding an event or students in cooperation with the administration o St Petersburg where we will ofcially launch

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    ExpositionToday we are holding an event or students in cooperation with the administration o St. Petersburg, where we will ofcially launchthe competition o innovative projects Imagine Cup. Russia has a huge potential o innovation, especially among students. Even today,there are plenty o companies organized by students in the past, students in the present, who are successul not only in Russia butthroughout the world. Our students and technicians have a very good reputation around the world, which allows them to create a verygood, in demand projects. We want to inorm as many people as possible about this success. Innovation Forum is a very good event todraw attention to the new developments created in Russia

    . Lozhechkin,director o strategic technologies o the Russian representative oce o Microsot

    The exhibition was attended by 380 companiesrom Belarus, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, Finland, Czech Republic,Switzerland, Estonia

    Cluster quarter o St. Petersburg was presented

    in the pavilion 7 with 10 cluster associations participatedCollective stands o the ollowing regions o Russiawere represented: Kaliningrad, Kirov, Pskov and Chelyabinskregions, the Republic o Komi

    Under the auspices o the Committee on Science and HigherEducation collective exposition o St. Petersburg universities wasorganized, which implement complex projects on creatinghightech production

    Robotics Festival was heldwithin the rames o the Forum

    St. Petersburg International Innovation Forum traditionally

    takes place in conjunction with the orum Russian Industrialist

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    Invitation

    St. Petersburg International Innovation Forum is one o the largest congress and exhibition eventsheld in Russia in innovation. Throughout the time o its existence it proved to be a universalcommunication platorm or all participants.

    More than seventy congress meetings accompanied by the large scale exhibition attract annuallyleading fgures o Russian and oreign science and education, venture capital fnancing, industry,state authorities.

    Each o them choses their individual participation program according to their aims:

    Promotion o innovative products

    Finding new partners and clients

    Conducting negotiations and business meetings

    Proessional development

    Participation in discussions with leading experts rom various countries

    The program o the Forum is structured in close collaboration with the participants. This helpsto make it more dynamic and relevant as well as contributes to a comortable business environment.

    The experience o the Forum shows that the chosen ormat is successul.The interest to the Forum o the global and Russian innovation society increases rom year to year.

    The main purpose o the Forum is to establish open dialogue with a ocus on solving strategicchallenges o innovative development o Russian economy.

    We invite you to participate

    in the VI St. Petersburg International Innovation Forum

    Forum is a unique area For business communication,

    establishing direct contacts and demonstration

    oF achievements in the Field oF innovation

    invent Find solutionscooPerate

    work

    discuss

    listen

    and

    learn

    win

    invest

    make Progress

    VI St. Petersburg

    International

    Innovation

    Forum

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