3,600 Delegates, 63 Countries and New Agreements: The World Peoples Assembly took part in the VIII BRICS Interregional Business Forum in St. Petersburg

The VIII BRICS Interregional Business Forum was held on October 29 and 31, 2026 in St. Petersburg with the assistance of the Administration of St. Petersburg, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia and the World Peoples Assembly. The business program included 60 events and brought together more than 3,600 participants from 63 countries.

The World Peoples Assembly was represented at the forum by Alexandra Ochirova, Co-Chair of the Supreme Advisory Council, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Doctor of Philosophy, Yulia Petrova, Deputy Secretary General, Professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, and Tatiana Augusmanova, Head of the Directorate for Sustainable Development.

Throughout the year, in partnership with the forum, the World Peoples Assembly organized a number of high-level panels at the World Public Assembly in Moscow, as well as a series of international conferences and round tables. This joint work has clearly demonstrated how important humanitarian ties are for strengthening cooperation between peoples, stimulating investment in human capital and promoting sustainable development in the BRICS+ countries.

The forum's program includes events prepared by the World Peoples Assembly with the participation of its members:

• business session "New Strategy of Agrotechnological and Food Security of BRICS";

• a series of round tables: "Modern technological solutions in the field of education and science development in the BRICS+ countries", "Innovative approaches and solutions in the field of health care in the BRICS countries" and "Human resource development as the main factor of economic growth";

• The BRICS International Film Festival, included in the "List of international Film Festivals held in the Russian Federation in 2026", approved by the order of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

Speaking at the opening of the forum and its plenary session, Alexandra Ochirova and Yulia Petrova stressed that advancing the peacemaking agenda in a multipolar world is possible only through a community of countries united by common goals in the development of science, education, industry, as well as in the areas of health and cultural diversity.

Key events for the further implementation of the Assembly's projects took place within the framework of the forum:

• retreat meeting of the Working Group of the project "Health care in new protocols of interaction between the state, science and society" in Pushkin. It was attended by members and partners of the Assembly: Nikolay Andreev, Tatiana Avgusmanova, Elena Shuraeva, Alexander Lysov, Sergey Shtepa, Natalia Churkina, Margarita Lysova and other experts;

• business meeting of the Assembly representatives Yulia Petrova, Alexandra Ochirova and Tatiana Augusmanova with Igor Klimenko, CEO of the Cosmos Hotel Management Group of Companies, and his partners. The meeting was held within the International Cooperation in Tourism Development project. Following the results of two years of joint work, the parties decided to prepare a cooperation agreement;

• Alexandra Ochirova's creative meeting with young authors, students and teachers of humanities universities in St. Petersburg.

16 members of the World Peoples Assembly actively participated in the preparation and holding of the forum events.

- The organization expresses special gratitude for the invaluable help and support to Natalia Churkina, Vladimir Lischuk, Irina Nesterenko-Kostenko, Evgeny Malyavin, Evgeny Baklanov, Krishan Agarwal and Victoria Lukina, – noted in the World Peoples Assembly.

The next BRICS Interregional Business Forum will be held in October 2027 in St. Petersburg.

Additional information is available on the official website of the World Peoples Assembly, on its VKontakte and Telegram accounts, and at media@world-assembly.org.