Events

IMPORTANT EVENT:

Joint Pavilion "Regions of Russia"
as part of the MIPIM-2008 International Property Conference
in Cannes (France) on March 11-14, 2008

INTERNATIONAL FORUMS:

Fifth Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum
Krasnoyarsk (Russia), February 15-16, 2008

This forum is gradually achieving a national reach and scope. It was the key economic event of early 2008, drawing 1,220 delegates (including 400 VIPs, among them then First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and heads of federal ministries).

St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
St. Petersburg (Russia), June 6-8, 2008

A focal event in the country's economic life, the 11th forum in 2007 gathered some 5,000 representatives of international business, political, and expert communities who flew in from over 50 countries to discuss and showcase their investment opportunities. Ten CIS presidents, eleven government heads, four deputy prime minister, 64 ministers, and some 500 top managers of the largest international companies honored the forum with their presence. The forum's expo covered some 20,000 square meters.

International Investment Forum Sochi '08
Sochi, Krasnodar Krai (Russia), September 18-21, 2008

In 2007 it was hailed as the country's chief investment forum and has established itself as a meeting place for entrepreneurs who come here to do business. Last year 55 Russian regions presented their investment opportunities to Russian and international investors. The forum gathered 10,000 guests from 36 countries and occupied an area of 55,000 square meters.

Intergovernmental economic conference of Caspian Sea countries 2008
Astrakhan (Russia), October 3-4, 2008

Given an expertly developed concept and carefully orchestrated organization, it is safe to assume that the Intergovernmental economic conference of Caspian Sea countries 2008 will become a focal political and economic event not just for Russia, but also for countries in the Caspian Sea region, the Middle East, and Asia.

Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Yekaterinburg , summer 2009

The official decision to hold the 2009 international Shanghai Cooperation Organization leaders council in Russia was made during the Bishkek summit in August 2007. The 2009 SCO summit in Yekaterinburg surrounds the Russian Federation’s chair in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization which will last from summer 2008 to autumn 2009. Yekaterinburg is a contemporary business, trade and industrial city.

Major international real estate expos:

MIPIM
Cannes (France), Palais des Festivals, March 11-14, 2008

The largest expo in the commercial real estate segment, MIPIM is an annual investment fair and exhibition held for 18 years running.
Year in and year out MIPIM is a key meeting place for commercial real estate market leaders. Every March it draws a crowd of international investors, municipal and regional authorities, legal experts, architects, designers, developers, hotel owners, and business managers seeking to attract investment.
Some 25% of the exhibition participants are potential buyers and investors. An estimated 95% of MIPIM participants represent the office real estate segment. The hotel and tourist industry is gaining an ever greater presence in the exhibition. The exhibition covers an area of nearly 25,000 square meters and draws more than 26,000 visitors from 83 countries.

Real Vienna
Vienna (Austria), Messe Wien, May 27-29, 2008

The fourth largest commercial real estate exhibition, it is a showcase of Central and Eastern European real estate for professional visitors. It is a magnet for construction industry captains, financiers, developers, businesses operating and servicing real estate properties, tenants, and specialized mass media reps. The exhibition covers 16,000 square meters and features 248 exhibitors from 21 countries.

Expo Real
Munich (Germany), New Munich Trade Fair Centre, October 6-8, 2008

The third largest commercial real estate exhibition, it is a gathering venue for all sorts of commercial real estate market players: representatives of economically thriving regions, developers, realtors, realty consultants, financial institutions, institutional investors, and venture funds. The exhibition spans an area of 63,000 square kilometers, drawing 23,800 visitors from 77 countries.

MAPIC
Cannes (France), Palais des Festivals, November 19-21, 2008

With a track record of more than 12 years it is Europe's foremost exhibition of shopping real estate and retail networks.
MAPIC participants include shopping and entertainment centers, supermarkets, hypermarkets, franchises, construction, financial, and consultancy companies, as well as investors, developers, designers, and market analysts. The exhibition occupies 11,500 square meters. In 2007 it drew over 10,000 visitors from 71 countries.

MIPIM HORIZONS
Cannes (France), Palais des Festivals, December 2-4, 2008

Debuting in 2008, this expo is designed especially for emerging real estate markets in Eastern Europe, Middle East, Asia, Latin America, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Georgia.

Major Russian real estate expos:

DOMEXPO
Moscow, Gostinny Dvor, February 21-24

This expo had existed only under the brand of DOMEXPO International until 2008 when DOMEXPO Russia spun off into an independent event held in the second week of April. All Russian companies have migrated to the new site leaving behind only international businesses that have operations in Russia.

Property Worldwide international expo and forum
Moscow, Crocus Expo, April 24-27

The exhibition is divided into two sections: "Russian Real Estate" and "International Real Estate". In each section participants will showcase their residential and commercial real estate projects implemented all across Russia and the world to international and Russian investment funds, companies, and banks.
The exhibition covers 12,000 square meters. Each year some 250-300 companies display their projects drawing a crowd of 15,000 to 18,000 visitors.

Moscow Real Estate Forum
Moscow, Expocenter, November 5-7, 2008

A peculiarity of this event is that the exhibition itself, titled Commercial Realty, is limited in time and space, with the forum coming to the fore as the primary event.