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Moscow’s Corporate Think Tank 2025 Continues Its India Outreach with a High-Impact Mumbai Edition

Moscow’s Corporate Think Tank 2025 Continues Its India Outreach with a High-Impact Mumbai Edition

Moscow’s Corporate Think Tank 2025 Continues Its India Outreach with a High-Impact Mumbai Edition

Moscow’s Corporate Think Tank 2025 Continues Its India Outreach with a High-Impact Mumbai Edition

The Moscow City Tourism Committee’s  Mumbai Corporate Think Tank showcased its expanding MICE strengths, engaging Mumbai’s corporate MICE leaders for deeper collaboration

Moscow’s Corporate Think Tank 2025 Continues Its India Outreach with a High-Impact Mumbai Edition
Moscow’s Corporate Think Tank 2025 continues its India outreach with a High-Impact Mumbai Edition

Moscow’s Corporate Think Tank in Mumbai delivered a showcase of the city’s world-class MICE capabilities, deepening engagement with leading corporate travel planners and decision-makers across Western India. Hosted by The Moscow City Tourism Committee at the Hilton Mumbai International Airport Hotel as part of its inaugural three-part Think Tank series, the session highlighted Moscow’s strengths as a modern, innovation-driven destination for Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events, reaffirming its growing relevance for Mumbai’s corporate community.

The Think Tank series represents a strategic initiative to strengthen Moscow’s connection with India’s business travel ecosystem by presenting its advanced infrastructure, global-standard venues and commitment to curated, high-value experiences. The Mumbai event further solidified Moscow’s positioning as a future-ready hub capable of hosting impactful business events and incentive movements.

Moscow’s Corporate Think Tank 2025 Continues Its India Outreach with a High-Impact Mumbai Edition
Corporate MICE leaders attending the Moscow’s Corporate Think Tank 2025

A diverse cross-section of Mumbai’s corporate landscape participated in the session, reflecting strong representation across sectors. The corporate participants included Financial Services, Banking, Insurance and the broader NBFC ecosystem, alongside key players in Legal Advisory, corporate consulting and Asset Management. The event also attracted corporates from Pharmaceuticals, Diagnostics, Medical Devices, Life Sciences, Engineering, EPC, Steel, Cement, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Textiles, Electrical Solutions, Real Estate and Consumer Services. Together, these sectors offered a comprehensive view of Western India’s evolving corporate travel patterns and growing demand for MICE solutions.

The Moscow City Tourism Committee representatives gave a detailed presentation that provided a multi-layered perspective on Moscow’s expanding tourism landscape and its consolidated strengths in the global MICE sector.

Moscow expanded its India focus through Corporate Think Tank, engaging Mumbai’s top corporate MICE leaders

Mumbai was identified as a key market due to its corporate scale, international orientation and high frequency of outbound incentive travel. With its expanding MICE ecosystem, Moscow is emerging as an attractive option for companies headquartered in Mumbai, offering integrated event infrastructure, seamless logistics and a high-value proposition for incentive groups.

The Moscow City Tourism Committee representatives briefed attendees on the city’s versatile event venues, smooth connectivity, seamless public transport, logistical support frameworks and curated experiences suitable for executive travel, large conferences and incentive programmes. Both speakers assured attendees of Moscow’s readiness to support events of all formats and sizes.

The Moscow City Tourism Committee representatives address the Corporate MICE Leaders
The Moscow City Tourism Committee representative addresses the Corporate MICE Leaders

In their remarks, the Moscow City Tourism Committee representatives emphasised the strategic relevance of the Think Tank: “The Corporate Think Tank enables us to understand the expectations and priorities of India’s corporate decision-makers,” adding that, “These interactions help us align Moscow’s robust MICE offerings with the evolving needs of this key market. We look forward to fostering long-term partnerships that will advance business and MICE exchanges between India and Moscow.”

Crystal souvenirs were presented to all attendees as a gesture of appreciation.

Moscow highlighted its evolution into a destination for world-class corporate gatherings

Moscow outlined its capacity to host corporate gatherings of any scale, detailing how the city’s mix of broad avenues, modern skylines, historic structures, hospitality districts and cultural areas shapes its urban environment. Delegates received information on the city’s mobility network, metro connectivity, public spaces, commercial districts and hotel availability, with speakers explaining how these components function together for business-related activities.

A section of the briefing addressed visitor experience, where the Moscow City Tourism Committee representatives described aspects such as public space maintenance, civic systems, transport reliability and general infrastructure. Attendees acknowledged the clarity of the information shared.

Authentic Indian Cuisine support for corporate groups

A segment of the discussion addressed the availability of Indian cuisine for corporate groups and incentive events. Moscow’s representatives explained the options typically offered by major hotels, noting that their culinary teams are familiar with preparing large-scale Indian menus for conferences, dinners and group activities, while Indian restaurants are present in the city, hotels were described as the primary venues equipped to manage high-volume requirements. Attendees acknowledged the clarity of the information provided.

Moscow’s range of venues for premium events

Representatives from the Moscow City Tourism Committee outlined a range of venues available in the city for corporate events. The presentation covered various cultural and public facilities, including The Cosmonautics and Aviation Centre at VNDH, several parks with notable architectural elements, art galleries, automotive collections, equestrian spaces and large indoor halls.

Additional venues such as river vessels, pavilions at VDNH and contemporary performance spaces were also mentioned as options that can accommodate different event formats. Attendees were briefed on the variety of settings that may be used for meetings, award functions, breakout sessions and group activities, noting the availability of both indoor and outdoor arrangements.

The city highlights improved travel access

Moscow’s Corporate Think Tank 2025 Continues Its India Outreach with a High-Impact Mumbai Edition
Corporate MICE leaders attending the Moscow’s Corporate Think Tank 2025

Air connectivity and arrival procedures were covered as a key component of the briefing. Attendees received an overview of available flight connections to Moscow and the transport arrangements commonly used for airport transfers. The session also outlined the functioning of Russia’s e-visa system, including its processing steps and required documentation. This information was provided to assist planners in assessing logistical considerations for group travel.

Participants acknowledged the clarity of the explanations on entry procedures and the support mechanisms that the Moscow City Tourism Committee can extend to larger delegations and business travellers.

The MICE Ambassadors Programme gains significant traction in India

The session also spotlighted the fast-growing Moscow MICE Ambassadors Programme – an online certification platform offering structured destination training for MICE planners. More than 250 Indian planners have already completed the certification, making India the leading country in programme participation.

The Mumbai edition of Moscow’s Corporate Think Tank marked a significant step in strengthening the destination’s outreach to Western India’s corporate travel community. The session delivered a comprehensive overview of Moscow’s MICE strengths, inspiring confidence among attendees about the city’s readiness to host exceptional business events.

Game session and networking dinner

After the formal discussions, a lucky draw was held for all registered corporate attendees. The activity created a noticeable shift in the room as several participants received gifts provided by the Moscow City Tourism Committee. The segment added an interactive close to the proceedings and was well received by those present.

The Q&A game session featured in The Corporate Think Tank 2025 Mumbai Edition

The session also featured an interactive Q&A game designed to highlight key aspects of Moscow’s MICE framework. The automated format ran simultaneously on participants’ mobile devices and the main screen, with real-time scoring contributing to an energetic environment. Winners were presented with prizes, adding a participatory dimension to the information-sharing process.

Moscow’s Corporate Think Tank 2025 Continues Its India Outreach with a High-Impact Mumbai Edition
The networking dinner after Moscow’s Corporate Think Tank 2025

Corporate attendees noted the clarity and depth of the briefings throughout the programme. The event ended with a networking dinner, offering an opportunity for further discussion on potential areas of cooperation and future engagement between Indian corporate MICE leaders and Moscow.

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