Moscow’s 2025 “Expert of the Year” honored BRICS-wide leaders in business & public initiatives. Winners from 12 nations acknowledged for real-world impact across sectors. Notable example: Iran’s “Patterns of Friendship” arts festival bridging Russian-Iranian culture.
Experts in Moscow honoured winners of the 14th “Expert of the Year 2025” Award, celebrating top international business projects and public initiatives across BRICS countries.
Awardees came from 12 countries — including Iran, India and Brazil — and spanned 16 categories from entrepreneurship to journalism to public activism, recognizing those whose behind-the-scenes work has had concrete social or economic impact.
Among recognized projects was an Iranian cultural initiative (festival “Patterns of Friendship”) — a joint exhibition of 200 artworks by Russian and Iranian artists celebrating cultural heritage.