The official Forum program was participated by 2514 people, including:
8 heads of states and governments of foreign states (Presidents of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Finland, the Philippines, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina);
- 35 Vice-Premiers and ministers of foreign states;
- 55 Ambassadors;
- 54 representatives of international organizations;
- In all 271 members of official delegations from 73 countries.
- 644 representatives of foreign business from 83 countries;
- 802 Russian business representatives, including partners and sponsors.
Russian Federation was represented by:
- President of the Russian Federation;
- 6 Deputy Prime Ministers of the Russian Federation;
- 8 Ministers of the Russian Federation;
- 12 heads of Federal Departments of the Russian Federation;
- 38 Deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation;
- 38 members of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation;
- In all 212 representatives of Federal Authorities of the Russian Federation.
- 84 heads of Federal Regions (including 46 governors).
The Forum was also participated by:
- 1047 accompanying persons and assistants to the official Forum programme participants;
- 157 exhibition participants.
The Forum work at the territory of LenExpo and Forum events venues was ensured by 9324 technical services employees and members of temporary staff.
The work of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum was covered by 1200 Media representatives from 28 countries (Austria, Azerbaijan, Byelorussia, UK, Germany, Georgia, Egypt, Indonesia, Spain, Italy, Canada, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, China, Lithuania, Macedonia, Russia, Rumania, US, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine, Philippines, Finland, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Japan).
Information support was provided by 23 Media agencies.
Among general information partners included: Vesti 24, RIA-Novosti, Interafax, Russia Today, Vedomosti.
Bloomberg, The Financial Times, Reuters, Forbes, Finance, Expert, Itogi, Gazeta Newspaper, The Moscow Times, Russian Newsweek and others were among the Forum information partners.
The following press events were announced and conducted as part of the Forum:
- 10 briefings;
- 6 press interviews;
- 2 press conferences;
- 6 agreements were signed;
- 1 presentation;
- 1 round table.
Altogether 14235 people took part at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
The following events were held as part of the Forum programme:
- 2 plenary sessions;
- 25 working sessions;
- 3 multilateral business dialogues;
- 14 agreement signing ceremonies for the total amount of US$ 6.8 billion.
8 companies provided support to the round table discussions within the scope of the Forum.
Agreements signed under the auspices of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum – 2009
Russian Nano Technologies State Corporation (ROSNANO) and RENOVA Group of Companies
Signed an Agreement on investments and participant’s rights (investment agreement) in connection to the founded joint venture. In accordance with the investment agreement the parties agreed to establish a joint venture for manufacturing of solar modules based on Oerlikon Solar (Switzerland) thin-film technology.
The total amount of financing will constitute US$ 654.9 billion.
Russian Nano Technologies State Corporation (ROSNANO) and MCSE Group
MICEX Group and RUSNANO signed an agreement on cooperation upon creating the new stock sector within the MICEX – The Market for Innovations and Investments.
Russian Nano Technologies State Corporation and ONEKSIM Group with Republican Investment Company, OJSS (RIC, OJSS)
Decision is made on inclusion of the Republican Investment Company, OJSC to the group of co-investors in the project «Solid-state lighting: New Generation of Environmentally Friendly and Energy Efficient Nanotechnology-Based Lighting».
Overall co-investment volume: 20,4 million US dollars
Gazprom and E.ON Ruhrgas AG
Signed and agreement on assets exchange.
St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and ТJeddah Chamber of Commerce (Saudi Arabia)
Signed a memorandum on development of bilateral cooperation.
Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Ministry of Regional Development, Federal Road Agency (Rosavtodor); Federal Railway Agency (Roszheldor), Energy Ministry, State Corporation for Atomic Agency "Rosatom", Government of Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Atomredmetzoloto, OJSS, South Yakutia Hydro Energy Complex, ALROSA Investment Group, OJSS, Yakutia Coals - New Technologies, CJSS; Gazprom, OJSS, Elkonsky Mining-and-Metallurgical Integrated Works, CJSS, RusHydro, CJSS.
Signed an Investment Agreement for implementation of the first phase of the Comprehensive Investment Project aimed at elaborating project documentation for the South Yakutia Comprehensive Development Investment Project.
Overall investment volume: 339,7 million dollars US, including state support at the expenses of Investment Fund of the Russian Federation – 254, 2 mln. US dollars.
United Industrial Corporation, CJSS and Contemporary Commercial Fleet, OJSS (Sovcomflot)
Signed an agreement for collaboration in determination of technical and commercial parameters of building of the multipurpose ice-breaker vessels for delivering supplies to the off-shore developments and tankers for transportation of liquefied natural gas with tanks capacity about 75 thousand cubic meters and tankers with deadweight 70 thousand tons.
Enisey Industrial Company (EPK) with Government of Tyva Republic and Krasnoyarsky Region Administration
Signed an agreement for cooperation in realization of investment project "Construction of the Kyzyl-Kuragino Railway in Consideration of Development of the Raw Material Base of Republic of Tyva (Public Private Partnership)
Overall investment volume allocated for the implementation of the investment project amounts to 4,3 billion dollars US, including the State support at the expenses of Investment Fund of the Russian Federation – 1,6 billion dollars US.
Enisey Industrial Company (EPK) and the Government of Tyva Republic
Signed an Agreement on development of conditions for creation of state private partnership for implementation of the project in the region
Gazprom and StatoilHydro
Signed a memorandum for development of mutual cooperation in the northern regions of Russia and Norway with the purpose of prospecting and developing of hydrocarbon material fields as well as the development of technology required for trial, operation and transportation of the resources.
Inter RAO EES, VTB Capital and Fouad Alghanim & Sons Co for General Trading & Contracting
Signed an Agreement on Intentions on establishing an investment foundation for energy infrastructural projects.
Target amount: over US $1.4 billion
St. Petersburg City Administration and State Unitary Enterprise "Vodokanal of St. Petersburg", Northern Investment Bank, European Investment Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Signed an Agreement for supporting the project of «Prevention of dumping of raw sewage to the basins of St. Petersburg».
The project will be implemented on the expenses of the federal and city budgets and credits for the total amount of 85,1 million US dollars.
Ministry for Economic Development and St. Petersburg City Administration
Signed an Agreement for granting subsidies to the federal budget of St. Petersburg for implementation of arrangements for supporting the small enterprises of St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg City Administration and INTEL Corporation
Signed an agreement on computerizing St. Petersburg schools.
