The Organizing Committee in charge of preparing for and holding the 25th
World Energy Congress in St. Petersburg in 2022 held its first meeting in
Moscow. The meeting was chaired by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak
and attended by Advisor to the Russian President and Deputy Chairman and
Executive Secretary of the Organizing Committee Anton Kobyakov, Russian
Minister of Energy and Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee Alexander
Novak, World Energy Council Russian National Committee Executive Director
Andrey Logatkin as well as
representatives of ministries and agencies that are responsible for preparing
for the event.
The key topics discussed at the meeting included organizational issues
related to preparations for the Congress, the content of the business
programme, interaction between the World Energy Council and its Russian
National Committee, and preparations of St. Petersburg’s infrastructure for the
event.
“At the first meeting, the Organizing Committee approved the dates of
the Congress for 24–27 October 2022 and ExpoForum as the venue. The event will
be organized by the Roscongress Foundation. An action plan was also approved on
preparations for and holding the 25th World Energy Congress, and working groups
were formed”, Kozak said.
“We have already begun cooperation with the World Energy Council. The
World Energy Council, the Russian National Committee of the World Energy
Council, and the Roscongress Foundation signed a tripartite agreement during
the SPIEF 2019 concerning the organization of the Congress and the meeting of
the Executive Assembly. The Congress is an event with a long history. It has
been held every three years since 1923, and we expect the Russian Organizing
Committee to work out all issues related to preparation in advance”, Kobyakov
said.
In addition, Novak informed the Organizing Committee during the meeting
that the upcoming 24th World Energy Congress (Abu Dhabi, 9–12 September 2019)
will officially hand over the right to host the Congress to the Russian
Federation. He also noted the extensive business programme of the Congress,
which will include representatives of Russian companies and departments.
“The business part of the Congress is expected to feature an exchange of
views between world energy leaders on the complex challenges and opportunities
posed by the energy of the future, the role of oil and gas in the changing
global energy balance and the global forecast for the hydrocarbon economy.
Russian companies will take part in panel discussions on nuclear energy, sustainable
energy as well as gas and unconventional hydrocarbons”, Novak said.
The World Energy Congress brings together more than 4,000 professionals
from various sectors of the energy industry, including ministers and officials
from specialized agencies, the CEOs of private energy companies, industry
experts, young professionals from the energy sector, scientists, and
representatives of civil society.
The Congress traditionally hosts a specialized exhibition featuring
energy companies, architectural, engineering, construction, coal mining, and
equipment manufacturing companies, contractors, financial institutions,
investors, consultants, analysts, oil, gas and energy companies, professional
unions, industry associations, and the media.
