At the panel discussion "International Cooperation in New Realities", which was held in June 2022 as part of the "VI MICE Networking Forum of the RUEF", the current situation in the industry was discussed.

The moderator of the session, Sergey Alekseev, First Vice-President of the RUEF, voiced proposals for the development of the industry: the creation of a new international strategy for the development of the Russian congress and exhibition industry; development of cooperation with industry associations of entrepreneurs from different countries; focus on cooperation with the countries of the CIS, BRICS, Asia-Pacific, the Eurasian Commonwealth of Independent States, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America; creation on this basis of a congress and exhibition consortium and an association of the MICE industry; continuation of the dialogue with UFI representatives, protection of Russian national exhibition companies and their representatives in the markets of unfriendly countries.

The discussion was also attended by representatives of the SCO Business Council, the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the CIS Executive Committee, representatives of the industry of South Africa, Kazakhstan, Belarus.