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.

Irina Bakhtina

Irina Bakhtina

Deputy Director General on sustainable development, En+ Group
Quotes
11.09.2023
EEF 2023
Climate-related Business Objectives: The Limits of Possibilities
Working with China, we understand that ratings do not play such a serious role. National certification is what’s important. <…> This raises the question of mutual recognition of standards with renewed vigour. If China has such a standard, let’s see what we have, and how we can make the certification mutually applicable
16.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
Corporate Sport: The Role of Business in Supporting Sport and the Role of Sport in Supporting Company Values
Having a sports centre or gym right in the office <...> is a direct competitive advantage. <...> Sport is definitely a help when it’s done within the company’s grounds in a professional manner, with the team benefitting from a specially trained and tailored approach. <...> This of course leads to results
16.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
Corporate Sport: The Role of Business in Supporting Sport and the Role of Sport in Supporting Company Values
Let’s look at what solution is available, at what efficiency is obtainable. Let’s consider a professional, comprehensive approach. We see that companies are not just about their infrastructure, events, and related PR. They also form a genuinely educational opportunity for trainers, for training coaching staff, and working in a proper systemic manner with a championship-style competitive schedule, and incorporating it in the agenda. The company has already adopted a professional approach so that employees can take part in national events, both within the corporation and beyond, and showcase their accomplishments
16.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
Corporate Sport: The Role of Business in Supporting Sport and the Role of Sport in Supporting Company Values
A person needs to have various outlets to help unlock their potential. Some are best in an educational setting, some in a cultural one, and sports are always helpful. That’s why it even forms an integral part of the index we use to measure the sustainability of quality of life in cities, and of our work and life
06.06.2019
SPIEF 2019
“Made in” – Addressing Reputational Risk in Global Food Markets
Logistics is eating away at a great deal of what we wanted to earn from exports. <...> Today, transport subsidies are only in place for food supplies to the East, for some reason. <...> Of course, there is regulation on top of that. Clearing phytosanitary and veterinary products for export can take 3–6 times longer than usual
06.06.2019
SPIEF 2019
“Made in” – Addressing Reputational Risk in Global Food Markets
It seems to me that people think about reputations either when something is amiss in the country, or with the product. As a rule, international companies tend to be affected by this notion of reputation during a boycott. <...> The product may be excellent, but something is not right in the country of origin. We experienced this in 2014