«Gazprombank» (Joint – stock Company)is one of the largest multi-faceted financial institutions in Russia, providing a wide range of banking, financial, investment products and services to corporate and private customers, financial institutions, institutional and private investors. The Bank is one of the three largest banks in Russia by all major indicators and ranks third in the list of banks in Central and Eastern Europe in terms of equity.

The bank provides services to key sectors of the Russian economy – gas, oil, nuclear, chemical and petrochemical, ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy, electric power industry, engineering and metalworking, transport, construction, communications, agriculture, trade and other industries.

Retail business is also a strategically important activity of the Bank, and its scale is consistently increasing. Private customers are offered a full range of services: credit programs, deposits, payment transactions, electronic bank cards, etc.

Gazprombank has a strong position on national and global financial markets, holding Russian leadership in arranging and underwriting corporate bond issues, asset management, private banking, corporate financing, and other areas of investment banking.

The Bank’s customers number about 5 mln individuals and about 45,000 legal entities.

www.gazprombank.ru/eng/

VEB.RF is a Russia’s national economic development institution. It is a state corporation established by Russian federal law exclusively for the public good. It is a non-commercial, non-profit organization with no shareholders. VEB.RF’s charter capital comprises funds and other property contributed by the Russian Federation; it also receives direct contributions from the Federal Budget. However, it is not a ministry or a state agency, but a special entity, tasked with facilitating a wide range of socio-economic development activities.

In partnership with commercial banks, VEB.RF provides financing for large-scale projects to develop the country’s infrastructure, industrial production and social sphere, strengthen its technological potential and improve quality of life. In mid-2018 VEB.RF was has embarked on a new business model with focus on the following areas: infrastructure, high value-added industry, urban development.

VEB.RF is also a government agent for Russia’s foreign debt, both of the Russian Government and of the former Soviet Union, and the management of certain pension funds through State Trust Management Company (“STMC”), a separate division of VEB.RF.

The highest governing body of VEB.RF is the Supervisory Board chaired by Prime Minister of Russia. VEB.RF coordinates activities of other specific national development institutions.

https://вэб.рф/en/

Joint Stock Company “Russian Railways” is one of the largest rail companies in the world with huge volumes of passenger and freight transportation. The company has high financial ratings, qualified specialists in all the rail business spheres, extensive scientific and technological basis, project and construction facilities, experience in international cooperation.

100% of the stock of the company operating the railways network as long as 85,6 thousand kilometers belongs to the Russian Federation. Russian Railways performs a quarter of the passenger turnover of the entire transport system of Russia and more than 46% of the cargo turnover (including pipeline transport).

Russian Railways belongs to the top 3 of the world rail industry leaders. The company’s mission is to meet the market demand for transportation services, increase efficiency, quality of services and deep integration into the Eurasian transport system.

http://eng.rzd.ru/

State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom or ROSATOM is a multi-industry holding comprising assets in power engineering, machine engineering and construction, among others. ROSATOM strategy is engaged into low-carbon generation, including wind energy.

ROSATOM is the largest national producer of electricity in Russia, ensuring over 20% of the country’s energy needs and boasts the largest foreign project portfolio in the world with 35 power units at different stages of implementation in 12 countries. The corporation includes about 400 enterprises and organizations employing a total of more than 275,000 people.

PJSC Sberbank is Russia’s largest bank and a leading global financial institution. Holding almost one-third of aggregate Russian banking sector assets, Sberbank is the key lender to the national economy and one of the biggest deposit takers in Russia. The Government of the Russian Federation represented by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation is the principal shareholder of PJSC Sberbank owning 50% plus one voting share of the bank’s authorized capital, with the remaining 50% minus one voting share held by domestic and international investors. Sberbank has customers in 18 countries. The bank has a major distribution network in Russia with about 14,000 branches, while its international operations – subsidiary banks, branches, and chapters – include the UK, US, CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, India, China, and other countries. It holds general banking license No. 1481 dd. August 11, 2015, from the Bank of Russia. Official websites of the bank: www.sberbank.com (Sberbank Group website), www.sberbank.ru. n 2020 Sberbank underwent a rebranding, offering financial and non-financial services of the bank and Sberbank Group to individual and corporate customers. Today, the Sber ecosystem is a raft of services for life and daily assistance in handling pressing everyday issues for individual customers and businesses. The Sber ecosystem website: www.sber.ru.

Credit bank of Moscow is a universal commercial privately-owned bank providing the full range of banking services to corporate and retail customers and financial institutions. The Bank is included in the CBR`s list of systemically important banks. The Bank was ranked as a top-2 privately-owned bank by total assets in INTERFAX-100 as at the end of 2020. The Bank is currently rated ‘Ba3’ with a stable outlook by Moody’s; ‘BB‘ with a stable outlook by Fitch; ‘ВВ-‘ with a stable outlook by S&P; ‘А (RU)‘ with a stable outlook by ACRA; A+.ru with a stable outlook by NCR; ‘ru A-‘ with a stable outlook by Expert RA, ‘AA+’ by China Lianhe Ratings; BBB[esg] by RAEX-Europe.

Credit bank of Moscow is remarkable for its strong business diversification, efficient risk management system, long-term partnerships and efficient delivery of service packages. The Bank has been in trade finance business since 2001, in syndicated loan market since 2003 and in Eurobond market since 2006. CBM is also a Principal Member of MasterCard, Visa and JCB.

Credit bank of Moscow successfully closed its initial public offering on the Moscow Exchange in June 2015, and in June 2016 the Bank’s shares (ticker: CBOM) were included in MOEX Russia Index, RTS Index and MSCI EM Small Cap Index.
www.mkb.ru

Baker McKenzie was the first international law firm to open an office in Moscow in 1989. Since then we have built a reputation as an experienced and reliable legal adviser, combining deep knowledge of local law with seamless execution across borders and practices. Baker McKenzie is one of the largest international law firms on the Russian market, with over 120 lawyers serving an impressive roster of large domestic and multinational clients. We are recognized as a provider of premium services, especially in the areas of dispute resolution, employment, intellectual property, M&A, real estate, tax, TMT, banking/finance, and capital markets.

www.bakermckenzie.com

«S&K Vertical» specialize in solving complex law cases related to Russian and international litigation, corporate conflicts and M&A actions, bankruptcy and criminal-law risks. Protection of the client’s interests takes a special place in the Bureau’s practice.

Protection of the client’s interests plays a special role in our practice.

Throughout the 15 years of work we have participated in more than 2,000 court proceedings and corporate disputes, the net value of successfully defended assets exceeds $7 billion. The share of won cases exceeds 90%.

S&K Vertical’s attorneys have experience of successful representation before the highest Russian courts.

https://skv.ru/en/

FBK Legal is one of the leading Russian law firms, part of the FBK Grant Thornton group. The firm provides services in 20 practices, the main of which are: Corporate/M&A, Dispute resolution, Tax, Restructuring/Insolvency, Competition/Antitrust, Real estate/Construction, Intellectual property, Employment.

FBK Legal and the firm's lawyers hold leading positions in key ratings: Legal 500, Chambers, Best Lawyers, IFLR1000, World Tax, Pravo-300, Kommersant.

Among the firm's clients are the largest oil and gas enterprises, banks, developers, retailers, pharmaceutical, IT and agricultural companies and the public sector.

The core strength of FBK Legal is the opportunity of comprehensive solution of clients' problems in the field of taxation and law, as well as support from the best auditors, accountants, consultants, appraisers and cybersecurity experts.

https://fbk-legal.com/

BGP Litigation is a leading firm specialising in comprehensive protection of business

The firm was founded in 2006 and combines legal and investment expertise. The firm employs over 70 lawyers, litigation and criminal attorneys, as well as tax and investment experts. The substantial size of our team enables us to work efficiently on global projects that require simultaneous support of a great number of parallel proceedings at various levels and in various jurisdictions.

bgplaw.com

Moscow City Tourism Committee is an executive branch of Moscow Government, which performs the functions of developing and implementing state policy, providing state services in the field of tourism and hotel management.

Moscow City Tourism Committee was founded in September, 2018. It is the official organ responsible for promoting the city of Moscow as a tourist destination worldwide. The association aims to increase the flow of domestic and international visitors, as well as to promote the local travel industry, including regions, attractions, hotel chains, bars, restaurants, tourism companies, among others.

https://discover.moscow/

Pepeliaev Group is a leading Russian law firm offering the full range of legal services in all regions of Russia, in most former Soviet countries and abroad. Over 160 lawyers in Moscow, St Petersburg, Krasnoyarsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Vladivostok, Beijing and Shanghai provide legal assistance to over 1,500 companies operating in various industries. 50% of these are international corporations implementing long-term investment projects in Russia.

Learn more at https://www.pgplaw.com

Rybalkin, Gortsunyan & Partners (RGP) is a fast-paced law firm of the next generation, a leading Russian practice focusing on international dispute resolution.

RGP is a cohesive team of seasoned professionals recognized for their work on unprecedented matters. Our lawyers have a background from leading international law firms.

We support clients from all over the world in their business dealings in our key practice areas involving Russia and CIS countries. In addition, our firm offers unparalleled expertise in foreign legal matters to Russian companies with significant international presence.

RGP lawyers have worked on the largest corporate deals, investigations and disputes in the history of modern Russia and represented Russian companies in over 170 jurisdictions worldwide.

rgp.legal

Committee for Tourism Development of Saint Petersburg

MAIN TASKS OF THE COMMITTEE:

• formation and implementation of the state policy of St. Petersburg in the field of tourism;
• coordination of the activities of the executive authorities of St. Petersburg in the field of hotel infrastructure and other accommodation facilities;
• development and implementation of development programs for St. Petersburg as a tourist, convention and business center;
• creation of favorable conditions for the development of tourism in St. Petersburg; - development and implementation of activities aimed at the development of tourism;
• development and implementation of activities aimed at the development of tourism;
• analysis, forecasting and identification of priority areas for the development of the tourism industry in St. Petersburg;
• promoting the development of regional and international relations of St. Petersburg in the field of tourism;
• increasing the attractiveness of St. Petersburg as a major international and regional tourist, congress and business center.

Address: 191060, St. Petersburg,
Novgorodskaya str., 20, lit.А
Phone: (812) 576-44-07
Fax: (812) 576-44-15
NFO@KRT.GOV.SPB.RU.

HE OFFICIAL CITY TOURIST PORTAL OF ST. PETERSBURG: www.visit-petersburg.ru

Saint Petersburg Convention Bureau
Saint Petersburg Convention Bureau was established in July 2014 in the structure of the Committee for Tourism Development of Saint Petersburg.

Our mission - - unify representatives of the meetings and hospitality industries and professionals of Saint Petersburg.
Our goal - promote Saint Petersburg as one of the leading platform for business communication through bringing professional events to the city.
Our values - openness, transparency, equity.
Convention Bureau conducts large-scale work to promote the city as a world-class business event destination. The Bureau creates an effective one-stop-contact for foreign customers and organizers of business events, as well as attracts large international congress and exhibition events the priority sectors of the Saint Petersburg economy. The main activity of the Convention Bureau is to attract and support international associations in organizing major business events in the city. The Bureau is in constant interaction with specialists, assisting in the preparation of application (tender) documentation, design of the application, etc.
The Convention Bureau services include:
- Assistance in applying for the right to host international business events.
- Organization of inspection visits for representatives of international business associations and other business event organizers.
- Organization of presentations of Saint Petersburg MICE potential in the framework of international congress and exhibition events.
- Organizing your own business events in order to develop the competencies of the professional community.

Contacts:
191187, Saint Petersburg Shpalernaya st., 8,
+7 (812) 679-61-33
INFO@SPBCB.RU;
www.saintpetersburgcb.com

Committee for Tourism Development of Saint Petersburg

MAIN TASKS OF THE COMMITTEE:

• formation and implementation of the state policy of St. Petersburg in the field of tourism;
• coordination of the activities of the executive authorities of St. Petersburg in the field of hotel infrastructure and other accommodation facilities;
• development and implementation of development programs for St. Petersburg as a tourist, convention and business center;
• creation of favorable conditions for the development of tourism in St. Petersburg; - development and implementation of activities aimed at the development of tourism;
• development and implementation of activities aimed at the development of tourism;
• analysis, forecasting and identification of priority areas for the development of the tourism industry in St. Petersburg;
• promoting the development of regional and international relations of St. Petersburg in the field of tourism;
• increasing the attractiveness of St. Petersburg as a major international and regional tourist, congress and business center.

Address: 191060, St. Petersburg,
Novgorodskaya str., 20, lit.А
Phone: (812) 576-44-07
Fax: (812) 576-44-15 INFO@KRT.GOV.SPB.RU.

THE OFFICIAL CITY TOURIST PORTAL OF ST. PETERSBURG:
www.visit-petersburg.ru