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As the largest event organizer in the country, the Roscongress Foundation has become a symbol of quality over the years of its activity, and the recognition of industry experts only confirms this. The Russian events industry is developing at breakneck speed, and I am confident that, with such creative and proactive people working in event management, how they approach their work, the number of large-scale, high-level events in our country will continue to grow<\/em>,\u201d noted Roscongress Foundation Deputy CEO and Programme Director\u00a0<strong>Armen Khachatryan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full list of EFEA AWARD 2026 WINNERS (Federal and Regional Companies and Projects):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1.\u00a0Project of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exhibitions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>INNOPROM International Industrial Exhibition, Yekaterinburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2.\u00a0Project of the Year. Region<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exhibitions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>International Maritime Exhibition and Conference for Commercial Shipping, Shipbuilding, Offshore Energy, Ports, Inland Waterways, and Oceanography NEVA 2025, St. Petersburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3.\u00a0Project of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Congresses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, St. Petersburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4.\u00a0Project of the Year. Region<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Congresses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>100+ TECHNOBUILD International Construction Forum and Exhibition, Yekaterinburg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5.\u00a0Venue of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>RUSSIA National Centre, Moscow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6.\u00a0Venue of the Year. Region<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Nizhny Novgorod<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7.\u00a0Organizer of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>EXPOCENTRE, Moscow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8.\u00a0Organizer of the Year. Region<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>PRO EXPO, Perm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9.\u00a0Event of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Territory of the Future Moscow 2030 Forum and Festival, Moscow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10.\u00a0Event of the Year. Region<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yoshka Esh International Gastronomic Festival, Yoshkar-Ola<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">11.\u00a0Debut of the Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Digital Solutions Forum, Moscow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12.\u00a0Debut of the Year. 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