1 DECEMBER 2025, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, Riyadh
The Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, Riyadh
The Saudi-Russian Investment and Business Forum and Russian-Saudi Business Council
Purpose of the Saudi-Russian Investment and Business Forum and Business Council
To strengthen economic and business cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia, with an emphasis on developing sustainable partnerships in strategic industries.
Special attention will be paid to creating favorable business conditions and developing bilateral economic cooperation, including removing barriers, supporting entrepreneurship and exploring new opportunities in tecnological and tourism sectors.
Meeting consists of an open session and B2B meetings.
Location: The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh
Special attention will be paid to creating favorable business conditions and developing bilateral economic cooperation, including removing barriers, supporting entrepreneurship and exploring new opportunities in tecnological and tourism sectors.
Meeting consists of an open session and B2B meetings.
Location: The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh
Event program
1 DECEMBER 2025
The Ritz-Carlton
The Ritz-Carlton
9:00
9:00
RUSSIAN-SAUDI BUSINESS COUNCIL
Opening remarks by Chairmans
Opening remarks by Chairmans
- Mr. Tariq A.H.Abdullah Al-QahtaniChairman of Saudi Russian Business Council
- Vladimir EvtushenkovChairman of Saudi Russian Business Council
PROSPECTS AND PRIORITIES OF BILATERAL COOPERATION
Presentations from Russian and Saudi Arabian companies
9:10
9:10
Russian-Saudi technological cooperation aimed at achieving the Vision 2030+ goals:
The participants will discuss how joint tech projects may contribute to the achievement of the goals set by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Net-Zero by 2060 and digitalisation).
- Moscow’s Smart City Digital Ecosystem
- Case study: creation of a single biometric system in Saudi Arabia.
- Smile & Pay
- Moscow's programme for green transport development. Case study: Moscow's electric river transport.
- Saudi initiatives such as NEOM, SDAIA, and Digital Transformation
9:40
9:40
Tourism as a powerful driver of economic growth:
The participants will discuss how direct air travel will contribute to increasing mutual tourist flow and the measures to stimulate it. The Russian and Saudi teams will present premium resorts with unique infrastructure, discuss hunting tourism in Russia. Religious tourism, AlUla, the Red Sea, and Riyadh Season.
- Summer in Moscow, winter at the resorts of Saudi Arabia. Opportunities for marketing Saudi resorts in Russia.
- Medical tourism as a driver for healthcare development: impact on the economies of both countries and accessibility of high-quality medical services.
The Saudi-Russian Investment and Business Forum (full day) St.Regis
Participating Russian companies
Technological Sector
VisionLabs has been specializing in creating products and solutions in the field of face recognition and augmented and virtual reality objects for more than 10 years. More than 270 customers worldwide, 1.7 million cameras with embedded VisionLabs solutions. The quality of the products has been confirmed by numerous commercial implementations, as well as independent technological tests. Together with partners, the company delivers solutions for security systems, retail, banking, transportation and other industries. Technologies Used Worldwide: in the UAE, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Netherlands, RSA, India, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Kenya and other countries.
MTS is the digital ecosystem, the leading Russian company providing mobile and fixed communications, data transmission and Internet access, cable and satellite TV broadcasting services, the leading provider of digital services, including fintech and media within ecosystems and mobile applications; and a provider of IT solutions for communication platforms, IoT, automation, monitoring, data processing, cloud computing and information security.
Geoscan stands as a group of Russian technological enterprises which specializes in the design and fabrication of unmanned aerial systems, miniature satellites (CubeSats), avionics, wireless communication systems, and the engineering and assembly of unmanned systems and indoor navigation devices for STEM education and robotics competitions. Moreover, Geoscan’s expertise extends to services in unmanned aerial photography, which include multispectral and thermal imaging, airborne laser scanning, geological exploration, and aerial displays.
The largest private full-service company in the field of design, production of satellite devices and platforms, as well as their operation in orbit. A leading developer and supplier of small spacecraft (micro- and nanosatellites) in Russia.
One of the largest developers and manufacturers of electronics, an absolute leader in the field of microelectronics in Russia.
Element consists of more than 30 companies producing integrated circuits, semiconductor devices, power electronics, modules, enclosures for chips, as well as electronic equipment.
Element's products are used in banking, SIM and transport cards, urban infrastructure development and management projects, communication and satellite navigation systems, as well as transport controls and other areas. 481 patents for the development of promising products.
Element consists of more than 30 companies producing integrated circuits, semiconductor devices, power electronics, modules, enclosures for chips, as well as electronic equipment.
Element's products are used in banking, SIM and transport cards, urban infrastructure development and management projects, communication and satellite navigation systems, as well as transport controls and other areas. 481 patents for the development of promising products.
Designs and manufactures electric passenger vessels, marine, and electric-charging ships. The company's manufactured products include Ecocruiser catamaran, Ecovolt, Ecobus, Cityvolt boats, and more. It offers its boats and ships for river cruises, passenger transportation, and coastal cruises.
Kaspersky is a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company founded in 1997. With over a billion devices protected to date from emerging cyberthreats and targeted attacks, Kaspersky’s deep threat intelligence and security expertise is constantly transforming into innovative solutions and services to protect businesses, critical infrastructure, governments and consumers around the globe. The company’s comprehensive security portfolio includes leading endpoint protection, specialized security products and services, as well as Cyber Immune solutions to fight sophisticated and evolving digital threats. We help over 200,000 corporate clients protect what matters most to them.
Positive Technologies is a Russian information security research company and a global leader in cybersecurity, the organizer of Positive Hack Days (PHDays). All Positive Technologies solutions are designed with industry-specific knowledge of how to protect business and a firm grasp of regulatory requirements. Over 2,300 organizations across the globe use our technologies and services, including 80% of the companies from the «Expert-400» rating.
Products and services from the CICADA8 team for protection against digital cyber threats.
REAL TIME VULNERABILITY & DIGITAL THREAT MANAGEMENT.
Experts in cybersecurity. Focused on innovations. Driven to protect.
270+ completed projects
160+ protected clients
50+ experts with international
REAL TIME VULNERABILITY & DIGITAL THREAT MANAGEMENT.
Experts in cybersecurity. Focused on innovations. Driven to protect.
270+ completed projects
160+ protected clients
50+ experts with international
Investment Sector
Sistema is the largest private investment holding company investing in the real sector of the economy and high technologies. The company's portfolio includes leading Russian enterprises – MTS, Sitronics, Ozon, Medsi, Segezha, AH Steppe, Binnopharm, Etalon and many others. The portfolio's assets are represented in more than 20 sectors of the economy: telecommunications, high technology, financial sector, e-commerce, medicine, forestry, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, hospitality, etc.
Other companies
Agroholding STEPPE is one of the largest players in the Russian agricultural sector with a diversified portfolio of assets.
The agroholding develops business in several key areas: crop production, dairy farming, agrotrading, sugar and grocery trading, production and distribution of cheeses, dairy products and vegetable alternatives. No. 1 in Russia in terms of efficiency of dairy farms, No. 6 in terms of land bank area.
The agroholding develops business in several key areas: crop production, dairy farming, agrotrading, sugar and grocery trading, production and distribution of cheeses, dairy products and vegetable alternatives. No. 1 in Russia in terms of efficiency of dairy farms, No. 6 in terms of land bank area.
Aqua Holding is a leading producer of mineral and drinking water in Russia. TOP 2 players of the Russian bottled mineral water market. The company owns and produces some of the most popular Russian brands: Essentuki (mineral water), Narzan (mineral water), Arkhyz VITA (drinking mineral water), Gorji (mineral water) and others. The products are exported to 23 countries around the world.
Natura Siberica is a leading Russian manufacturer of certified organic cosmetics. The company sells products under the brands Natura Siberica, Organic Shop, Organic People, Organic Kitchen, Planeta Organica and Grandma Agafya's Recipes. Natura Siberica produces more than 1,600 products, including cosmetics, organic home care products, skin care products and make-up. More than 90 countries of distribution, 1,600 product lines, 65 retail stores, 4 factories, 5 organic farms, production capacity of 140 million packages per year. The company occupies 4% of the Russian cosmetics market.
On the sidelines of the Saudi-Russian Investment and Business Forum
EXPO activities
Panel sessions
Sighning agreements
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Visa-free entry
- Saudi Arabia and Russia signed an agreement granting mutual visa-free entryOn the sidelines of the Saudi–Russian Investment and Business Forum in Riyadh on December 1 Saudi Arabia and Russia signed an agreement granting mutual visa-free entry for citizens of both countries.
Under the new arrangement, passport-holding citizens of both countries will be allowed visa-free entry for tourism, business or family visits.
The exemption permits stays of up to 90 days, either consecutively or cumulatively, within a single calendar year.
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