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.

Vladimir Gruzdev

Vladimir Gruzdev

Chairman of the Board, Association of Lawyers of Russia
Biography
Gruzdev Vladimir Sergeyevich – Chairman of the Executive Board of the Association of lawyers of Russia (ALRF).

Born February 6, 1967 in Bolshevo, Moscow region.

Education:

1984: graduated from the Moscow Suvorov military school.

1991: graduated from the Krasnoznamenny Military institute.

2000: graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University (Law Faculty).

2003: defended his PhD thesis.

Foreign languages: Portuguese, Spanish, English.

Career:

1991-1993 served in the Foreign Intelligence Service of the RF.

1993: founded the trading company “The Seventh Continent”, where he held management positions.

2001: was elected as a deputy of the Moscow city Duma.

2003: was elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the fourth convocation.

2007: was elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the fifth convocation.

2011-2016: governor of the Tula region.

2009-2016: member of the Presidium of the ALRF.

Since 2016: Chairman of the Executive Board of the ALRF.

Awards:

- Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 2nd Class;

- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 3rd Class and 4th Class;

- Russian Federation Presidential and Governmental Certificates of Honour;

- Gratitudes of the President and the Government of the RF;

- Medal “For Battle Merit”;

- Honourary Title “Soldier-internationalist”;

- Honourary badges of the State Duma and the Federation Council.
Quotes
06.09.2022
EEF 2022
Economic Wars as a Weapon for the Suppression of Sovereignty
It’s always a question of finding your place, so to say, and it’s nice when people are unshackled and change their views
06.09.2022
EEF 2022
Economic Wars as a Weapon for the Suppression of Sovereignty
The world today is not as unambiguous as you might think; it is quite difficult to achieve one’s goals by economic measures alone. Although, it also depends on the polity of a country. [Winston] Churchill lost the election after his first term, there were some economic reasons for that. Namely, the population was tired of the war, life was pretty tough for people, and Churchill said, ‘The people have the right to vote, that’s what we fought Hitler for’. So, of course, the economy is the most important element of the state structure, and the way politicians manage, including economic processes, affects the sovereignty of the state. But everything is much more complex and harmonious
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