ANNIVERSARY The XV International Forum

Arctic: today and the future

NAMED AFTER A. N. CHILINGAROV

December 9-10, 2025 St.Petersburg

GENERAL PARTNER
OF THE FORUM

Official Support

GENERAL PARTNER OF THE FORUM

PJSC «MMC «Norilsk Nickel»

«Nornickel» is the world’s largest producer of nickel and palladium, and one of the world’s leading producers of platinum and copper. The Company produces cobalt, rhodium, silver, gold, iridium, ruthenium, selenium, tellurium and sulfur.

The Polar Division and the Trans-Baikal Division are Nornickel’s principal production sites in Russia.

Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta belonging to the Group is the only nickel refining plant in Finland.

«Nornickel» also includes Gipronickel Institute, a research and development facility located in Saint Petersburg (Russia), with branches in the cities of Norilsk and Monchegorsk.

Norilsk Nickel has its own global network of representative and sales offices in Russia and China.

When determining the strategy for its global operations and future development, «Nornickel» is focused on compliance with all social and environmental responsibility principles in the various countries in which it operates, which is essential for ensuring sustainable and efficient business development.

July 20, 2025 marked the 90th anniversary of Nornickel.

ОFFICIAL SPONSOR OF THE FORUM

JSC VTB Bank

VTB Bank is a systemically important Russian bank, one of the leaders in the financial services market. The bank services all categories of clients — corporate, small and medium-sized enterprises, private entrepreneurs and individuals.

VTB Group is a global provider of financial services, comprised of over 20 credit institutions and financial companies operating across all key areas of the financial markets.


PARTNER OF THE SECTION

Power of Development ANO

Power of Development ANO (Power of Development Autonomous Non-Profit Organization for the Development of Volunteering and Social Initiatives) is an autonomous non-profit organization operating within the framework of the State Atomic Energy Corporation «Rosatom». It implements projects in the areas of corporate volunteering, collaboration with non-profit organizations, environmental practices, creative industries, new opportunities for leisure and social activities, and the development of a methodological foundation for implementing corporate social responsibility projects.

PARTNER OF THE SECTION

Gazprom invest LLC

Gazprom Invest is an integrated technical project authority for implementation of Gazprom PJSC investment projects. The company integrates specialized organizations into a single construction complex ensuring effective interaction throughout the entire project implementation chain — from exploration and design to construction and commissioning.

The company is directly involved in the development of the Unified Gas Supply System, as well as in the implementation of major investment projects of federal importance. Gazprom Invest is operates more than 1,000 industrial and civil engineering projects in 64 regions of Russia involving over 150,000 employees.

GENERAL INFORMATION PARTNER

TASS

On September 1, 2025, the Russian News Agency TASS celebrated its 121st anniversary.

TASS releases approximately 3,000 news items and 1,000 photos and videos daily, produced by correspondents in Russia and abroad. The agency's regional information centers in St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Pyatigorsk, and Vladivostok; its 67 regional offices across Russia; and its 59 bureaus in 54 countries ensure the timely delivery and distribution of objective information about events in Russia and worldwide.

Subscribers have access to 70 news feeds and thematic services in all official UN languages. In 2025, tass.ru had over 147 million users. TASS content is available on all social media platforms in Russia and reaches a total audience of 4.4 million users. The TASS media bank contains 65 million content units.

Over 1,500 press events are held every year in TASS press centers that are located in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, Stavropol, Pyatigorsk, and Kaliningrad.

GENERAL INFORMATION PARTNER

RIA Novosti

RIA Novosti is Russia’s leading news agency and news website that is part of the Rossiya Segodnya international media group. With a correspondent network spanning 115 cities worldwide, it delivers accurate, up-to-date coverage of key developments in Russia and abroad. The agency offers 24/7 news feeds across a wide range of fields and industries. RIA Novosti is the most frequently cited Russian news source in both traditional and social media (Medialogia). The agency is committed to offering readers reliable information from verified sources and its own global correspondents in Russia and around the world.

MEDIA PARTNER

Official Information Partner

Industry Information Partner