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.

Suba Chandran

Suba Chandran

Professor and Dean, National Institute for Advanced Studies
Quotes
26.03.2025
International Arctic Forum 2025
The Arctic: Building Bridges Between Nations and Communities
How can Russia and India collaborate on these projects? Last year, a delegation from Murmansk University visited our institution. And next year, we will send a delegation of our scientists to Murmansk for a reciprocal visit. A whole team of researchers from Chennai is already working on this. And we can expand this focus. In Bangalore, we are attempting to establish a network of universities and institutes dedicated to Arctic projects, including polar bear research. We publish a specialized journal on the Arctic, and are endeavouring to establish academic cooperation between Russian and Indian scientists to develop relevant publications and new educational programmes for institutes
26.03.2025
International Arctic Forum 2025
The Arctic: Building Bridges Between Nations and Communities
There is real interest in the Arctic, particularly where I work. Over the past few years, interest in the Arctic has been growing in both Eastern and Western India. Three ministries – Foreign Affairs, Science, and Transport – are working on Arctic-related projects and conducting research. They also have a number of export centres and groups across various fields. The Ministry of Transport, in particular, is focused on supporting maritime resource research at the university, while other institutions are engaged in numerous Arctic-related projects