BRIF'26 Program
Main theme – "Economy of Efficiency: From Investment to Productivity"
09:00 – 10:30
Registration of participants, welcome coffee
09:00 – 17:00
Business contacts exchange and "Green Corridor" desk
Key communication platform for finding partners.
Start networking in the forum chat: post your business card in the appropriate thread and arrange a meeting through the "Contact Exchange".
At the venue itself, you can hold negotiations and get expert advice at the
"Green Corridor" for prompt resolution of issues.
10:00 – 11:30
Meeting of the Public Council of the Federal Tax Service (UFNS) for the Leningrad Region
(Location: Equipment Rental Building, 2nd floor, Conference Hall)
10:00 – 11:30
"New Industry: Labour Productivity, AI, Robotics and Personnel for a Growth Economy"
(Location: Plenary Hall)
Process standardisation, staff balancing, robotisation and digitalisation are becoming key drivers of labour productivity growth, increased enterprise competitiveness and achieving technological sovereignty. In the face of staff shortages, industry faces not so much the question of whether digital transformation is necessary, but how to make it economically efficient and widespread.
Participants will discuss practical experience in eliminating losses through process standardisation, reducing staffing needs through staff balancing tools, and implementing robotic solutions at Russian enterprises: real economic effects, impact on productivity and employment. Special attention will be paid to the transition from ad‑hoc solutions to systematic work on labour productivity growth at the sectoral level.
The session will serve as a platform for exchanging best practices between business and development institutions, demonstrating which solutions are already shaping a new scenario for labour productivity growth in Russia.
10:00 – 14:00
International procurement session
(Location: Edelweiss Tent)
By the end of 2025, CIS countries accounted for about USD 830 million of non‑resource non‑energy exports from enterprises of the Leningrad Region. At the same time, the structure of such exports is more diversified compared to far‑abroad countries. Due to simplified market requirements, more than 80% of novice exporters name CIS countries as target consumers in the first year of developing foreign sales. Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are consistently among the top‑5 export destinations for small and medium‑sized businesses of the Leningrad Region.
The international procurement session is held with the participation of representatives of distributors and retail chains from Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in the following areas: building materials, metal structures, food industry and dietary supplements, FMCG goods, including private label.
The aim of the event is to develop export supplies of enterprises of the Leningrad Region, bring new companies from among small and medium‑sized businesses to export, expand the geography and increase the volume of supplies of existing exporters.
Entry to the event is by approved lists.
11:30 – 12:00
Coffee break
12:00 – 12:15
Official ceremony of signing agreements on socio‑economic cooperation with the Governor of the Leningrad Region
(Location: Plenary Hall)
12:20 – 14:00
Plenary session "The Region in the Era of the New Economy: How to Sustain Growth Amid Macroeconomic Challenges"
(Location: Plenary Hall)
In the context of high cost of capital, staff shortages and transformation of global markets, sustainable economic growth requires new approaches to regional development. The plenary session will serve as a key platform for discussing underlying trends and forecasts for macroeconomic processes, successes in implementing the Structural Change Plan, and practical solutions for achieving national goals of technological leadership.
Participants will analyse ways to improve the efficiency of using existing capacities and infrastructure, reconsider approaches to meeting staffing needs taking into account regional and sectoral contexts, and identify which industries and government support measures will become growth drivers until 2030.
14:00 – 15:00
Coffee break
15:00 – 17:15
"Regional export: challenges and practical solutions for business" and Awarding the winners of the "Exporter of the Year" contest
(Location: Plenary Hall)
The active transformation of Russia's foreign economic activity has continued for several years.
On the one hand, there are clear shifts and new opportunities; on the other, serious challenges remain: foreign partners and familiar channels of interaction are changing, logistics corridors and payment systems are being restructured. For some regions of Russia, these changes bring "easy" dividends. For others, particularly those historically oriented toward the Western market, they require finding "life hacks".
The session is conceived as a practice‑oriented platform. Participants will examine the current needs of industrial enterprises and discuss practical steps aimed at finding working channels for entering and establishing themselves in new foreign markets.
"Exporter of the Year" is an all‑Russian award for companies and entrepreneurs that have achieved success in the export of non‑resource non‑energy goods and services. The competition is held within the framework of the national project "International Cooperation and Export", and the regional stage is held in accordance with the requirements of the Standard for ensuring favourable conditions for the development of export activities in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation (Regional Export Standard) and the regional project "Systemic Measures for the Development of International Cooperation and Export in the Leningrad Region".
In 2026, 53 applications were submitted for the regional competition from exporting enterprises of the Leningrad Region, including 20 applications in industry, 18 in the agricultural sector, 14 in high technologies, and 1 in services. The competition commission evaluated the applications in accordance with the methodology approved in the competition regulations; 23 companies were recognised as winners and prize‑winners.
15:00 – 16:30
Meeting of the Council for Improving the Investment Climate in the Leningrad Region
(Location: Edelweiss Tent. By invitation only)
