25 November 2022 News From November 15 to 17 in Moscow, Expocentre the International Exhibition of Parking technologies and solutions Parking Russia took part. Having successfully launched last year and become a bright industry business event, the 2022 exhibition has firmly established itself in the calendar of specialists as a popular platform for solving business problems and professional discussions on a wide range of issues related to the development of the parking industry. Market leaders, numerous business negotiations, interactive presentations and test drives of products, industry trends, a powerful business program and much more were waiting for parking industry specialists for three days. EXHIBITORS In addition to parking equipment and automation systems, mechanized and automated parking lots, services for search, payment, management and monetization of parking spaces, exhibitors have widely presented charging stations for electric vehicles, which will soon be a mandatory attribute of every Russian parking. An important part of the exhibition was the section of equipment and materials for the construction and operation of parking lots (industrial floors, waterproofing materials, engineering systems, etc.). 49 companies took part in the Parking Russia 2022 exhibition. Leading manufacturers and suppliers of the parking industry presented Russian-made equipment at the exhibition, as well as foreign equipment from Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Republic of Belarus, China, Finland, Israel and other countries. Exhibitor list 2022 > "During the first day of the exhibition, we managed to get acquainted with a large number of potential customers who need to install charging stations in parking lots. Shopping centers, owners of parking lots on the territories of other commercial real estate, residential complexes, and representatives of the Administrations of St. Petersburg, Smolensk, Krasnoyarsk came to us - people who are potentially interested in installing charging stations or subsidizing their installation on the territory of the city. B2B customers buy charging hubs or individual chargers from us for private use. And about B2G, I will say: our customer is also the government. We have built a charging park for electric buses in Krasnaya Pakhra, now we are building 2 more." Oksana Mamedova, Community Development Manager of Sitronics Electro * * * "This is our first time at the exhibition participating. This is our target event. Now we are developing in the segment of intelligent video surveillance, introducing solutions for parking spaces, access to the territory. At the exhibition, we managed to get acquainted with major integrators who work in the segment of building shopping centers and business centers, with partners who are interested in developing a comprehensive product: a parking system plus our intelligent video surveillance solution. I estimate the probability of transactions on contracts from the exhibition by more than 80%, because our solutions are interesting and in demand now in the market as a whole. There are already numerous cases that need to be implemented now." Anton Skripnik, Head of sales department of TRASSIR * * * "The exhibition pleased with the number of participants, the richness and diversity of the expositions presented, and the interest of the public for all three days of its holding. First of all, I was pleased with the absence of idle visitors who came "just to see". The colleagues who represented our exposition were in great demand from the moment of the pavilion's opening until its closing, not having time to answer all the questions of interested visitors. The exhibition introduced us to new potential partners, customers, interested buyers, which gives us confidence in the continued growth of our production, the company itself and the Russian industry as a whole." Sergey Shalomin, Director of PC TEKHNOLOGIYA LLC All exhibitors feedback 2022 > VISITORS The Parking Russia 2022 exhibition was visited by more than 1,150 specialists from Russia, the Republic of Belarus (Minsk, Mogilev), Uzbekistan (Tashkent), Tajikistan (Dushanbe), Kazakhstan (Karaganda), China (Shanghai), Korea (Suwon). The exhibition was visited by top managers and specialists of companies from more than 40 regions of Russia (over 70 cities), including the largest agglomerations: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Samara, Rostov-on-Don, Vladivostok, Kaliningrad, Krasnodar, Ufa, Tyumen, Simferopol and many others. The exhibition was visited by top managers and specialists of development companies, companies working in the field of investment and real estate, construction, management and operating companies in Russia, including Gals-Development, Capital Group, Don Stroy, MR Group, MallTech, SMINEX, INTECO, Mangazeya Development, Pioneer, HUTTON Development, A101, TSM Management, Mercury Elite, Nikoliers, Swiss Appraisal, Innoport and others The exhibition participants demonstrated modern parking solutions to managers and specialists of the largest urban and transport infrastructure facilities, including Moscow Domodedovo Airport, Sheremetyevo Airport Parking, Vnukovo International Airport, Vladivostok Terminal, Khabarovsk Airport Parking Service, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky International Airport, Kazan Aeroparking, Makhachkala Airport, Airports of Regions, Moskomsport, Association parks, SKA, Hermitage Museum, Gazprom, VTB Arena, President Hotel, TSUM, National Parking Operator etc. Also, the exhibition Parking Russia 2022 was visited by managers and leading specialists of companies providing services for the design, integration and maintenance of parking spaces, operators of urban parking spaces, representatives of trading companies. "Last year we didn't have time to visit the exhibition, we found it in the calendar of those who have already passed. This year we got there and are very happy. A good specialized event. We went with a specific task and found several companies that offered us their solutions. We will consider the choice upon our return. We believe that the visit was successful. Thanks to the organizers of the exhibition and the participants!" Stroyportal Construction Company, Moscow BUSINESS PROGRAMME The central business programme event of the Parking Russia exhibition 2022 was the Conference "Parking Industry in Russia", where the leaders of the municipal and private parking sector shared industry research and practical information necessary to solve current problems of the industry and consolidate the efforts of all its players. The moderator of the Conference was Dmitry Petlevanny, Managing Partner of Automated Car Parking Systems LLC. "This year, as in the past, I am here at the Parking Russia exhibition, and I consider it a very important event in the parking world. We, the professional community, have been waiting for such an event for a very long time, until some time ago we did not have a platform where we could all meet together and discuss professional problems. The exhibition turned out to be very interesting, especially its business program. I urge the state authorities to pay attention to this exhibition and attend it, because really important and burning problems of megacities are discussed here. I wish the exhibition team to hold the same great event next year!" Within the framework of the Conference, important discussions were held with the participation of representatives of municipalities and private organizations related to the transport infrastructure of urban agglomerations. The issues of development of paid parking space in Russian cities, digitalization of the urban transport system, shortage of parking space, the future of municipal parking lots, design and construction of parking lots as part of the reconstruction of cultural heritage sites were raised. Representatives of municipal parking operators in Moscow and St. Petersburg shared their experience in the development and management of parking spaces. The business programme of the first day was attended by representatives of: the Moscow Parking Space Administrator, the Transport Committee of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg City Parking Management Center, the Representative Office of the Government of the Kaliningrad Region , the Moscow Transport Innovations Foundation, the Transport Department of the Skolkovo Foundation and many other experts. The partner of the Conference was the PROF-IT Group company. At the end of the first day of the exhibition, there was a specialized business session and discussion organized by the Moscow Transport Innovations Foundation and a pitch session attended by innovative startups in the field of parking spaces. Within the framework of the business session "Ground and underground parking - design, construction, operation", experts presented their solutions on the construction of modern parking lots, their integration into the urban environment, including the reconstruction of historical buildings, the use of mechanized parking in modern agglomerations. On the second day of the exhibition, a business session "Innovation market in the parking business: current situation, development prospects" was successfully held. During the session, a lively discussion unfolded, questions were raised about the effective use and monetization of idle parking spaces in LCD parking lots, contactless payment options, smart parking, real-time parking monitoring methods, profitability and payback of automated systems. Experts shared real cases and experience of implementing solutions at the facilities. Also on the second day of the exhibition, a business session "Green Energy of cities - alternative modes of transport and infrastructure planning" was held, during which the speakers discussed the prospects for the development of private and public electric transport and charging infrastructure in Russia, the nuances of electric transport , the possibilities of monetization of parking business using charging stations, the problems of ownership and management of the charging station network today. The session was moderated by Iya Gordeeva, Chairman of the Association for the Development of Electric, Unmanned and Connected Transport and Infrastructure (AETI). On the third and final day of the business program, on November 17, a business session "Parking (warehouse) robotic complexes - technology of the 21st century, the future of smart cities" was held, organized by the Russian representative office of the Parking Set Group of companies, LifeTech LLC and the Association of Industrial Enterprises and Organizations AsPromTrans. The session was moderated by the adviser to the Director of the Competence Center of the Leningrad region, the director of LifeTech LLC Oleg Rebeza. The final day of the business program was devoted to the development of mechanized and robotic parking in Russia: regulatory and legal regulation in terms of mechanized parking systems, experience and prospects of using such systems in conditions of dense urban development, in complex development of territories, at housing renovation sites, at complex facilities, during the implementation of large-scale parking projects in large cities, during the reconstruction and redevelopment of historical neighborhoods and urban infrastructure, and the experience of integrating electric charging stations for electric vehicles into robotic parking complexes, as well as the possibility of organizing financing programs for the development of parking space and networks of charging stations for electric vehicles in the format of public-private partnership. "We came to listen to a business session about mechanized parking lots. Our interest is in investing in the construction of a city parking lot. We are interested in the prospects for the development of mechanized parking lots. We have studied the issue a lot, we are looking for a solution: we have been negotiating, but we are faced with problems of psychological fear of mechanized parking from users and the difficulty of switching from free parking to paid parking. We hope to find answers from the experts participating in the business session." Bank Saint Petersburg, Moscow In total, more than 50 experts and more than 350 listeners took part in the events of the business programme. Visiting the specialized exhibition Parking Russia and participating in the events of the business program allowed all participants of this young, developing market to find opportunities to solve their production tasks, choose suppliers of the necessary equipment, discuss challenges and opportunities, get access to up-to-date strategic information that is necessary for confident progress. The organizer of the exhibition: MVK, office in St. Petersburg. The next Parking Russia exhibition will be held on November 14-16, 2023 at Expocentre, in Moscow.