Special Events
The Programme of the 17th International Maritime Exhibition and Conference for Commercial Shipping, Shipbuilding, Offshore Energy, Ports, Inland Waterways and Oceanography NEVA 2023 will offer a variety of formats for business and informal networking at the Exhibition site and beyond.
Business Matchmaking Center
NEVA 2023 is a unique industry hub for business networking. During the Exhibition, the Business Matchmaking Center will operate on a daily basis. On its site the NEVA participants can hold individual meetings and official negotiations, organize public presentations of the product, as well as find new business partners, including among industry leaders.
TASS Studio
During the recent SPIEF-2023, NEVA-International and TASS signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. According to the agreement, the Russian News Agency has become the General Information Partner of NEVA 2023. In particular, a TASS mobile studio will operate at the Exhibition site, where a series of interviews with VIP delegates, including top managers of Russian and foreign shipbuilding and shipping companies will be held.
Business Breakfast of The Marine Instrumentation Corporation (KMP)
For the second year in a row, NEVA-International will be the organizer of this event. Last October, the Arctic Business Hall at the All-Russian Maritime Congress hosted the first business breakfast with corporate executives, experts and government officials in attendance. The participants analyzed an approach to the KMP JSC Production Diversification Program as well as together with their colleagues discussed how to create conditions and mechanisms for supporting diversification in the shipbuilding industry.
Sports Programme
This year, for the first time, NEVA will host Billiards and Table Tennis Tournaments, as well as a Closed Billiards Club. Exhibitors will show by their own example that high job responsibility and a busy work schedule do not prevent them from finding time for a friendly competition in their favorite sport.
The Second Youth Day on NEVA
The final day of NEVA 2023 will be dedicated to the younger generation and future employees of ship repair and shipbuilding industries. The Exhibition site will bring together schoolchildren and students of relevant educational institutions of St. Petersburg and other Russian regions. The Programme of the Second Youth Day on the Neva includes a plenary discussion, popular science platform for innovative projects, roundtable on the continuity of generations, the work of a business contact center and other activities.
Cultural and Evening Programme
A rich Cultural Programme will be prepared for international guests and Russian regional exhibitors. The DenRus tour operator, organizing partner of cultural activities, will offer an acquaintance with the most memorable and interesting places in St. Petersburg. A lavish Gala Dinner will become a central event of the NEVA 2023 Evening Programme.