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.

Liu Zhenya

Liu Zhenya

Chairman, Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO)
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05.09.2019
EEF 2019
A Leap Forward in Energy: Efficiency, Innovation, Environmental Sustainability
Global energy resource network is a modern energy system of eco-friendly power production with large scope, with consumer electrification, the point of which is smart grids, high-voltage grids, and eco-friendly power sources. <…> Construction of the global energy resource network can be completed by 2050. By that time, the percentage of emission-free energy will have exceeded 70%, with the annual emission rate decreasing down to less than a half of that of 1990
05.09.2019
EEF 2019
A Leap Forward in Energy: Efficiency, Innovation, Environmental Sustainability
Global sustainable development faces significant challenges of fossil energy consumption. This leads to a range of problems: lack of resources, pollution, climate change. <…> By the end of this century, the temperature will have risen by three degrees, which will cause serious natural disasters. <…> Today, the use of traditional fuel does a lot of harm, and these traditional resources are definitely limited
04.09.2019
EEF 2019
Russia and the EAEU in the Asia Pacific: Key Integration Factors and Prospects for Strengthening Business Ties
The Northeast Asian resource network makes up an important component of the global energy resource network, and will play a huge role in securing sustainable development in the region. The overall potential to develop the Northeast Asian energy resource network is enormous. The region is home to almost 1.7 billion people and its economy is USD 20 trillion in size. It accounts for 25% of total annual global consumption of energy resources. China, Japan, and Korea account for 84% of Northeast Asia’s total consumption of energy in coal equivalent