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.

Eddie Astanin

Eddie Astanin

Chairman of the Executive Board, National Settlement Depository
Biography
Eddie Astanin has more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry and achieved numerous managerial goals and actively participated in the development of Russian financial infrastructure, including creation of the first Russia’s Central Securities Depository on the basis of National Settlement Depository (NSD).

Managed by Eddie Astanin, NSD strives to transition from the outdated IT solutions to modern ones, developed by corporate specialists in conjunction with global experts and using best international practices.


Professional Experience

2010 — Present — National Settlement Depository, Chairman of the Executive Board, Member of the Supervisory Board
2015 — Present — SWIF., Member of the Board of Directors
2012 — Present — Stock company Saint Petersburg Currency Exchange, Member of the Board of Directors
2011 — 2017 — Petersburg Settlement Centre Limited, Member of the Board of Directors
2011 — 2017 — The self-regulatory organization National Securities Market Association, Member of the Board
26.06.2009 — 22.06.2010 — Depository & Clearing Company, Member of the Board of Directors
28.06.2012 — 16.12.2014 — Depository & Clearing Company, Chairman of the Board of Directors
2008 — 2010, 2013 — 2014 — Settlement Depository Company, Member of the Board of Directors
2009 — 2010 — National Depository Center, Deputy General Manager, General Manager
2005 — 2009 — Nonprofit Partnership National Depository Center, Deputy Director.
1994 — 2004 — Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange.

Education

1979 — 1984 — Mozhaysky Military Engineering Institute (St. Petersburg).

1994 — 1996 — Financial Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation (Moscow, banking economist).

PhD in Technical Sciences.