The SPIEF-2026 site completes preparations for the opening

The venue of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2026) is completing preparations for the opening on June 3. Footage from the training site is published by Izvestia on June 2.

"There are hours left before the start of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum. Journalists have already been launched to the site. It remains to literally remove the remnants of construction dust, remove the films from the protective screens, and everything is ready," said Maxim Oblender, a correspondent for Izvestia.

The stands of regions, banks, state corporations and other enterprises have prepared the uniforms on the site. Robots can be seen everywhere. Also, a hacker competition will be held during the SPIEF to test the stability of the oil industry.

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The stabilization of the oil market may become one of the key topics of discussion in St. Petersburg.

Kirill Dmitriev, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign countries, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), noted that the participation of representatives of more than 130 countries in the SPIEF this week is due to a change in global trends and the transition to a sovereign partnership.

The XXIX St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) will be held on June 3-6, 2026 at the Expoforum Exhibition Center. Representatives of more than 130 countries and territories will take part in SPIEF 2026. The main theme of SPIEF 2026 is "Pragmatic dialogue – the way to a stable future."

The big SPIEF 2026 business program will begin in St. Petersburg on June 3. Pavilions are already being installed on the site of 20 football fields, where regions and representatives of different countries are preparing to surprise investors from all over the world. For the first time in five years, all participants will not have to take a COVID-19 test. It will be needed only by those who will attend the plenary session. On June 3, St. Petersburg will once again become the point where the big world economy gathers.