KAZAN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM

The forum is built as a working system where negotiations turn into agreements, agreements into projects, and projects into implementation. The result of participation is not attendance, but achieved outcomes: contracts, investment decisions, industrial cooperation, and entry into new markets.The economy is shaped where decisions, capital, and production come together.
This forum is that point of connection.
‍Decisions will be made with you or without you.
Participation is free of charge.

August 2026

For business - deals, partners, and growth.
For industry - capacity utilization, cooperation, and new supply chains.
For investors and banks - projects and access to enterprises.
For government -development of industries and territories.
For international partners - entry into the Russian economy.
For sponsors - access to key participants and decision-making processes.
Kazan is the meeting point of markets, production, and capital.

Organizers and partners

SUPPORTED BY THE GENERAL SPONSOR

Scale and practical results

KEY FORUM INDICATORS

The forum is measured not by the volume of discussions, but by the number of agreements, projects, and economic decisions.
1800+
PARTICIPANTS
Industrial enterprises, investors, banks, government institutions, and international partners working within a single space of negotiations and decisions.
600+
COMPANIES
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Large businesses, manufacturing enterprises, SMEs, technology and investment organizations shaping deals, cooperation, and projects.
12+
COUNTRIES
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International delegations and partners building export links, joint production, and economic cooperation.
100+
BUSINESS MEETINGS
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B2B negotiations, investment and cooperation sessions aimed at reaching concrete agreements.
50
AGREEMENTS AND ARRANGEMENTS
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Contracts, investment decisions, cooperation, localization, and the launch of joint projects.
2
DAYS OF INTENSIVE WORK
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Plenary sessions, round tables, project formats, negotiations, and an exhibition within one integrated business architecture.
ABOUT THE FORUM

HOW THE FORUM WORKS

The forum is designed as a unified business system in which each format performs a specific task and leads to a result.
Plenary sessions → set the direction,
Round tables → provide solutions,
Project sessions → shape initiatives,
Negotiations → create agreements,
The exhibition → strengthens cooperation.
Each forum format is built into one unified route: from agenda to negotiations, from negotiations to agreements, from agreements to projects.

FREE REGISTRATION

Plenary Sessions

STRATEGIC LEVEL
They shape the overall framework for the development of the economy, industry, investment, and international cooperation. They define the directions in which industries, markets, and projects will develop.

Thematic Round Tables

PRACTICAL LEVEL
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A discussion of concrete tasks in business, industry, exports, technology, and finance. A space for solutions that can be applied immediately.

Project and Investment Sessions

PROJECT LEVEL
Presentation of industrial, infrastructure, and investment projects. Negotiations with investors, banks, and partners.

B2B and Negotiation Rooms

KEY LEVEL
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Direct negotiations between:
business and business,
business and investors,
business and government,
business and international partners.
This is where the following are formed:
contracts,
investment agreements,
industrial cooperation,
export arrangements.

International Exhibition

ECONOMIC LEVEL
A space for demonstrating production capabilities, technologies, and projects. Finding partners, customers, and cooperation ties. Entering new markets and discussing cooperation.

Cultural Program

CULTURAL LEVEL
Kazan is one of Russia’s leading economic centers, where industry, investment, and international cooperation come together. Official receptions, business meetings, closed VIP events, and afterparties become a continuation of the forum’s business agenda. It is here that decisions emerge that cannot be reached within negotiation rooms alone.

WHY

WHY PARTICIPATE NOW

The economy is being restructured
Markets, supply chains, investment models, and international ties are changing. In this reality, those who win are not the ones who watch, but the ones who enter new business connections faster and become part of the emerging processes. Markets, partnerships, and projects will be formed. The only question is whether you will be inside this process.
Today, business needs more than information - it needs an environment
An environment where it is possible at the same time to: find partners, agree on cooperation, attract investment, enter new markets, and launch projects. The forum creates exactly this environment. It brings together enterprises, capital, government, and international partners. And it is here that new industrial and economic ties are formed.
Result of participation
Entry into new cooperation and production chains. Access to investments, banks, funds, and development projects. International connections, export opportunities, and new partnerships. Launch of joint production facilities and localization projects. Reaching real agreements in industry, investment, and exports. Promotion of industrial and infrastructure projects. Stronger positions in new markets. Continuation of projects after the forum and their practical follow-up.
ABOUT THE FORUM

You can wait until the market is formed, or take part in shaping it.

FREE REGISTRATION
Federal significance of the forum
The forum is being created not as a regional event, but as an international economic platform working in the interests of all of Russia. It connects regions, industrial enterprises, investors, banks, development institutions, export structures, and international partners into one working system. That is why the forum should be seen as part of the country’s new economic architecture.
Investment framework
The forum creates conditions for moving from project presentation to negotiations, from negotiations to participation parameters, and from agreements to further support of initiatives. It brings together enterprises, industrial sites, regions, investors, banks, funds, and development institutions. Investment at the forum is not discussion - it is a mechanism for launching new production, modernizing enterprises, and developing territories.
International cooperation
The forum creates a space for joint production, localization, export projects, technological partnership, and international economic ties. Kazan becomes the point where Russian enterprises, international companies, and delegations can move from contacts to cooperation and joint initiatives.
SPEAKERS AND EXPERTS

Forum Speakers and Experts

The forum speakers are not just participants in the business program, but practitioners who shape decisions in industry, investment, management, international cooperation, and other sectors.The forum platform features owners and executives of major industrial companies, chief executive and chief operating officers of enterprises, representatives of government institutions, banks, development institutions, international experts, as well as leaders with real experience in managing production systems and launching economic projects.

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PARTICIPANTS

Forum Participants

The forum brings together representatives of industry, large business, SMEs, investors, banks, development institutions, government authorities, export organizations, international delegations, technology companies, and industry associations.This is an environment where not random visitors meet, but participants who influence real economic processes.

INTERNATIONAL GUESTS

International guests and delegations

For international participants, the forum provides organizational support, delegation assistance, help in coordinating business meetings, interpreters, visa support, logistics information, and accommodation recommendations.The forum creates not only a business program, but also a working infrastructure for the comfortable participation of foreign guests and partners.

SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL GUESTS
FORUM PROGRAM

Forum Business Program

The forum is built as a two-day working system in which the strategic agenda is connected with practical business activity, negotiations, and project launches.

FORUM PROGRAM

Plenary Sessions

Plenary sessions define the strategic framework of the forum and shape the overall scale of the business agenda. This is where the key issues of industrial development, technological modernization, investment activity, export strategy, and international economic cooperation are discussed. The plenary platform brings together government, big business, industry, capital, and international partners.The plenary program of the forum is not a formal protocol, but a space where the strategic direction of further business work is formed.

Round Tables

The forum’s round tables are devoted not to abstract discussions, but to practical issues that business and industry are already facing today. These are platforms where production modernization, enterprise management, technological development, exports, investments, cooperation, workforce sovereignty, financial sustainability, and international partnerships are discussed. The round table format makes it possible to move from the general framework to applied solutions and professional dialogue.

Exhibition, Negotiation Spaces

The exhibition and negotiation spaces are one of the forum’s key tools. Here companies present production capabilities, technological solutions, investment and infrastructure projects, and also enter into direct interaction with customers, investors, banks, regions, and international partners. A stand at the forum is not just presence - it is a working tool for cooperation, contracts, and new markets. Bring your company into the space of contracts and cooperation.
B2B and negotiation spaces allow business interest to be turned into cooperation, agreements, investment decisions, and new projects.This is not a supporting part of the forum - it is its working core.

Plenary Sessions

Plenary sessions define the strategic framework of the forum and shape the overall scale of the business agenda. This is where the key issues of industrial development, technological modernization, investment activity, export strategy, and international economic cooperation are discussed. The plenary platform brings together government, big business, industry, capital, and international partners.The plenary program of the forum is not a formal protocol, but a space where the strategic direction of further business work is formed.

Round Tables

The forum’s round tables are devoted not to abstract discussions, but to practical issues that business and industry are already facing today. These are platforms where production modernization, enterprise management, technological development, exports, investments, cooperation, workforce sovereignty, financial sustainability, and international partnerships are discussed. The round table format makes it possible to move from the general framework to applied solutions and professional dialogue.

Exhibition, Negotiation Spaces

The exhibition and negotiation spaces are one of the forum’s key tools. Here companies present production capabilities, technological solutions, investment and infrastructure projects, and also enter into direct interaction with customers, investors, banks, regions, and international partners. A stand at the forum is not just presence - it is a working tool for cooperation, contracts, and new markets. Bring your company into the space of contracts and cooperation.B2B and negotiation spaces allow business interest to be turned into cooperation, agreements, investment decisions, and new projects.This is not a supporting part of the forum - it is its working core.  

PARTICIPATION

Participation in the Exhibition and B2B

Companies can apply to participate in the exhibition, negotiation formats, and B2B meetings.A stand at the forum means access to customers, investors, regions, and international partners within one unified business environment.The exhibition plan and negotiation spaces are published on a separate forum page - Program.

PARTNERSHIP

Partnership and Sponsorship


Partnership in the forum is not advertising presence, but entry into a space where real projects, agreements, and economic connections are formed.

Partner participation

Participation in the forum is free of charge for guests.

That is why partner and sponsor presence gains special value.
Partnership in the forum is not just brand placement. It is access to key participants, the business program, exhibition formats, the VIP environment, and the space where real economic decisions are formed.

Status and opportunities

Forum partners receive the opportunity to:

- speak in the business program
- present projects and solutions
- work in the exhibition format
- participate in closed meetings and VIP events
- strengthen status and business positioning
- be inside the processes that define new projects, agreements, and economic ties
‍Gain access to the audience that makes decisions.

13 STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS

Strategic Directions of the Forum

Industry and production modernization
Export as a condition for economic resilience
Technological development of industry
Artificial intelligence and production automation
Financial sustainability and liquidity of enterprises
International industrial cooperation
Restructuring of supply chains
Professional production management
Workforce sovereignty in industry
State industrial policy and support measures
Market consolidation, M&A, and industrial alliances
Anti-crisis transformation of the economy
Investment and the investment-driven development of industry and territories

The forum aligns with the strategic priorities established by Presidential Decree of the Russian Federation No. 309 of May 7, 2024, as it contributes to key national objectives: industrial growth, technological leadership, investment development, export expansion, and the strengthening of international cooperation.

V. Putin

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Forum Working Group

The forum is implemented as an independent inter-organizational project that brings together government institutions, the business community, industry associations, and international partners. The forum’s governance is built around a coalition of participants united by the common goal of developing industry, investment, exports, and international cooperation.

Project Leader
Responsible for the strategic concept of the forum, the event architecture, the development of the business program, and the coordination of international partnership engagement.

Olga Panina

Deputy Project Leader 
Oversees interaction with government autorities and partners, leads key negotiations, and ensures the development of the forum’s external relations.

Rail Gataullin

Forum Administrator 
Responsible for the operational implementation of the project, coordination of venue preparation, contractors, timelines, and organizational processes.

Ekaterina Khvatina

Head of Round Tables and B2B Negotiations
Responsible for the preparation and coordination of round tables, B2B negotiations, and business meetings, as well as interaction with participants and partners.
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Ramil Izmailov
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MEDIA

Media and Press Center

For media representatives, the forum provides a press center, accreditation, support for key sessions, access to official signing ceremonies, interviews with speakers and participants, photo and video coverage, as well as information support for the business program and international delegations.

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