ExpoForum (EF-International)

EF-International operates two major exhibition sites in St. Petersburg: the Lenexpo exhibition complex and the Expoforum congress and exhibition center. These venues host more than 160 events a year, of which about 80 are congress and exhibition venues, and a third of them are held by the company itself. In addition, the company successfully organizes Russian expositions and business programs abroad, in particular in Europe and Southeast Asia. So, it was EF-International that presented the Russian exposition at the EXPO 2012 World Specialized Exhibition in Yosu, South Korea.

EF-International is one of the largest "non-resource" companies in St. Petersburg: the number of its employees exceeds 250 people, and the annual turnover is up to 2 billion rubles. The structure of the company includes nine directorates, under which 45 departments are located. In addition, the organization has 5 subsidiaries.

History

2025: Deputy Head of Alexander Gorokhov detained in St. Petersburg

A court in St. Petersburg detained Alexander Gorokhov, deputy general director of one of the largest organizers of congress and exhibition events in Russia, Expoforum International LLC. He is accused of legalizing funds on an especially large scale (paragraph "b" of part 4 of article 174 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). This was reported in October 2025 in the press service of the regional TFR. Gorokhov was approached as part of an investigation into a fraud case in the execution of an agreement with a government agency in the amount of 2 billion rubles, according to which three people are accused. Read more here

2018

TAdviser interview

In March 2018, the Chief information officer EPH-International of Denis Papyshev "" in an interview with TAdviser spoke about the attitude towards, to import substitution changes in the company's IT landscape and the reasons for choosing a domestic one. EDMS THESIS