St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and exhibitions, became the new SPIEF venue. The Forum was held on June 8–10, 2007. The Forum was a cooperation between two venues – the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and the World Economic Forum in Davos. It was commemorated by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and the Trade and the World Economic Forum. SPIEF was attended by more than 8,000 people and delegations from 76 countries, including 9 heads of state, 3 prime ministers, representatives of 340 foreign businesses from 65 countries, 37 representatives of the Federation Council of the
International Society of Business Leaders International Society of Business Leaders The International Society of Business Leaders (ISOBL) claims to be an international registry of business professionals, executives, and esteemed alumni from leading universities and institutions spanning the globe; however, has been reported as a scam on a number of occasions. ISOBL was founded in Garden City, New York with the stated mission of empowering members by providing a platform for professional networking opportunities. Primarily a business networking platform and biographical publication, the network has grown to over 50,000+ members through unsolicited mass e-mail. ISOBL claims to maintain application criteria and only accepts business professionals with