A socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of nationwide and international conventions; exhibitions; and business, public, youth, sporting, and cultural events.

The Roscongress Foundation is a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of nationwide and international conventions; exhibitions; and business, public, youth, sporting, and cultural events. It was established in pursuance of a decision by the President of the Russian Federation.

The Foundation was established in 2007 with the aim of facilitating the development of Russia’s economic potential, promoting its national interests, and strengthening the country’s image. One of the roles of the Foundation is to comprehensively evaluate, analyse, and cover issues on the Russian and global economic agendas. It also offers administrative services, provides promotional support for business projects and attracting investment, helps foster social entrepreneurship and charitable initiatives.

Each year, the Foundation’s events draw participants from 209 countries and territories, with more than 15,000 media representatives working on-site at Roscongress’ various venues. The Foundation benefits from analytical and professional expertise provided by 5,000 people working in Russia and abroad.

The Foundation works alongside various UN departments and other international organizations, and is building multi-format cooperation with 212 economic partners, including industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions, financial, trade, and business associations from 86 countries worldwide, and 293 Russian public organizations, federal and regional executive and legislative bodies of the Russian Federation.

The Roscongress Foundation has Telegram channels in Russian t.me/Roscongress, English – t.me/RoscongressDirect, Spanish – t.me/RoscongressEsp and Arabic t.me/RosCongressArabic. Official website and Information and Analytical System of the Roscongress Foundation:roscongress.org.

Olga Arkhangelskaya

Olga Arkhangelskaya

Partner, Head of Services for Real Estate, Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Companies, B1 Group of Companies
Quotes
03.09.2021
EEF 2021
Overpriced Housing: Coming Back Down to Earth
Our future lies with regional developers, and for them to operate and be cultivated, so to speak. <...> There are plenty of excellent local developers which have their own production base, suppliers, and contractors. They are fairly innovative. There is Brusnika, for example [a Russian real estate development company headquartered in Yekaterinburg and specializing in the construction of multi-storey housing blocks – ed.]. It is an example as a genuinely innovative company, even though it is a regional one
02.09.2021
EEF 2021
Unmanned Logistics Corridors: Russia is Building a Digital Bridge Between Asia and Europe
There are experiments with self-driving taxis and freight transportation in China, Russia and Europe. The technology has already been developed quite well, but it exists in a certain legal void. We do not have a regulatory framework for such operation, and these experiments are being tested at some testing grounds and logistics centers, or in confined areas, at best
04.09.2019
EEF 2019
Exploring the Far East: New Business Opportunities in Tourism
There’s an entire array of support measures <…> that influence tourism. They include simplified visa procedures for citizens of 19 countries, subsidizing flights to the Far East, nulled profit tax for hotels, advanced social economic zones and the free port regimens, package tours to the Far East
04.09.2019
EEF 2019
Exploring the Far East: New Business Opportunities in Tourism
International tourism takes the third place after chemicals and petroleum. <…> In terms of growth rates, the Far East is number one, outperforming such successful regions as Moscow, St. Petersburg, or Sochi
04.09.2019
EEF 2019
Human Capital for a New Eurasia
In economy, human resource is the most critical component
15.02.2019
Russian Investment Forum 2019
The Role of Investment in Social Sector Development
Private business is more flexible, more reactive in terms of opportunities. I think we can solve the problem of regional development. Talking about kindergartens: <…> small business can solve this very problem operation and management wise in small towns also
14.02.2019
Russian Investment Forum 2019
Industrial Clusters: How to Make the Regions More Attractive to Investors
I would like to emphasize the importance of the final stage. We are now talking about how to attract investors. But it is important to go hand in hand with investors further on. These are not material measures anymore, it is the creation of business ties, training, and whatever is needed for investors not only to come, but also to stay