President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin sent a greeting to the participants and guests of the Forum, in which he confirmed Russia's openness to international cooperation. "The theme of your current meeting - "Economy of trust and business diplomacy from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean " - is very relevant. It reflects the growing demand for broad international cooperation in trade, economic, financial, energy, technological and other spheres, which would be free from all sorts of artificial restrictions, barriers, sanctions and unfair competition. I would like to confirm that the Russian side is ready for such constructive interaction with all partners on the Eurasian continent," the Russian leader claimed in his greeting.

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of internal Affairs Matteo Salvini, speaking at the Opening of the Forum, expressed hope for the improvement of Russia's relations with the West in the coming months. "We hope that we meet next year and the situation will be less tense. In 2018, the problems are solved at the negotiating table, maintaining the eye contact, signing contracts, " - Mr. Salvini said.

The main theme of the XI Eurasian Economic Forum is "The economy of trust and business diplomacy from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean". Congress participants discuss trends in the global energy market, the development of infrastructure and energy, and innovation in agriculture. The key session of the forum is devoted to changes and major trends in the global oil market. The head of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, and the company's international partners took part in this session.

The forum participants are EAEU Minister Tatyana Valovaya, head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Alexander Shokhin, head of Gazprom Export Elena Burmistrova, Minister of the Interior of Italy, chairman of the board of directors of Bank Intesa (part of the Italian financial group Intesa Sanpaolo), head of Conoscere Eurasia Association Antonio Fallico and other key representatives of the international business and public sector. Among the participants of the XI Eurasian Economic Forum there are representatives of business communities of China, the USA, France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, India, Turkey, Iran, South Korea, Israel, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Cyprus and other countries.

The organizers of the XI Eurasian Economic Forum are Conoscere Eurasia Association, the Roscongress Foundation and the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The business event is held under the patronage of the mayor of Verona in the architectural monument Palazzo della Gran Guardia.