Expansion of the REW: Forum Programme to Feature Exhibition of Latest Fuel and Energy Developments

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak chaired the first meeting of the Organizing Committee in charge of preparing for and holding the Russian Energy Week (REW) International Forum, which will take place in Moscow on 26–28 September 2024. The event was attended by representatives of the federal authorities, energy companies, and industry communities.

Opening the meeting, Novak noted the substantive level of the business programme and the geography of the participants and guests of Russian Energy Week 2023. He informed the REW programme will retain the same level of content, diversity, and intensity this year and that preparations for and the promotion of REW at other discussion platforms will become a year-round event. One of these events will be Energy Day, which will take place on 27 January as part of the international RUSSIA EXPO at the All-Russian Exhibition Centre in Moscow.

“Each year, the Forum has increasingly taken on a more high status, despite the uncertainty in the international arena. Russian Energy Week has become a world-class event in the energy industry. This year we are focusing on a dialogue with our foreign partners. The programme will pay particular attention to the participation of heads of energy companies from foreign countries,” Novak said.

The main events of the REW 2024 programme will take place at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall and are scheduled for 26–27 September. Youth Day will be held on 28 September. In addition, based on demand from the industry, Gostiny Dvor will host an exhibition of innovative industry projects and high-tech equipment produced by companies for the fuel and energy sector for the first time on 26 September. The exhibition will subsequently become a regular platform for showcasing the latest technologies in the energy sector, which have enabled Russia to become a leader in the global energy industry.

“REW has become increasingly in demand among foreign guests who are interested in cooperation with Russia. We see this trend at other business events, and it should be maintained during Russian Energy Week. The Russian Federation’s chairmanship of BRICS and the CIS in 2024 will make it possible to welcome participants and guests from countries that belong to these associations to REW 2024. I am certain that the Forum will traditionally become a place of attraction for all leading industry specialists, heads of energy companies, foreign officials, and representatives of the business, expert, and media communities,” Adviser to the Russian President and Executive Secretary of the REW 2024 Organizing Committee Anton Kobyakov said.

This year’s REW programme will focus on several key areas: the oil, gas, and coal industries, electric power, digital technologies, scientific and technological development of the energy industry, the climate agenda, energy security, and more. The plenary session will be the central event of the business programme.

As part of Russia’s chairmanship in BRICS and in the run-up to the BRICS Summit in Kazan in October 2024, REW 2024 will hold a number of events, including a meeting of the BRICS ministers of energy, a platform for energy research among BRICS countries, as well as the BRICS youth energy summit.

On the opening day of REW, the ‘Territory of Energy Dialogue’ Scientific and Practical Conference will be held for the third time. The applied event aims to ensure communication between the engineering sector and scientific institutions.

In addition, the international Global Energy Prize will be awarded during REW 2024 for outstanding research and scientific and technical developments that help improve the efficiency and environmental safety of energy sources on Earth in the interests of all humanity. Awards will also be presented to the winners of the ‘Energy of the Pen’ international journalism prize, which aims to provide encouragement to journalists, observers, and experts writing about the most pressing issues facing the modern energy industry, including the transformation of the global energy balance, the development of new technologies, and climate change.

The REW programme will conclude with the traditional Youth Day, during which young specialists and students of Russian and foreign energy universities will be able to personally ask questions to energy industry professionals and company officials, as well as present initiatives and the results of their work.

In 2023, the REW business programme and Youth Day included over 70 events that were attended by more than 225 speakers. Over 5,000 delegates from 84 countries and territories took part in REW 2023. More than 2,000 participants took part in the Youth Day events.

A detailed description of the REW 2023 events is available in the ROSCONGRESS.ORG Information and Analytical System.

REW will take place for the seventh time in 2024. The REW International Forum is being organized by the Roscongress Foundation and Russian Ministry of Energy with the support of the Moscow Government.