In general, Mr Malinovskiy had positive impressions in terms of the venue saying it provides “A lot of air, space and interesting meetings”.

Alexei Malinovskiy believes that the transfer of the leading Russian economic forum to the convention and exhibition centre is the right decision. The representative of MasterCard said that “Despite being farther away from the city centre, the venue is large and convenient providing more space for the organisation of various formats of events”.

The leading Russian Economic Forum changed at the new venue as well with the programme becoming more varied and the meetings – more fruitful. Mr Malinovskiy: “The most important thing is it’s saturation: there are many intensive meetings, a packed schedule and interesting people. The work mood is high and positive”.