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.

Maria Kalinina

Maria Kalinina

Director of Socially Significant Projects, Rosatom State Corporation
Quotes
06.06.2024
SPIEF 2024
Financial Literacy: A Driver of State Economic Development
The corporate academy is involved in all levels of financial literacy training. That covers everything from schools to the talent pool and the senior managers who are currently studying. We of course measure our results, but not by one particular coefficient for assessing financial literacy. <…> Financial literacy forms part of an integrated sectoral social policy. <…> But we are responsible for 30 Rosatom towns and cities. That translates into 2 million people. These are closed territorial entities, cities where nuclear power plants are located, science cities, and single-industry towns. And whereas in the past only our employees were the focus of attention, today Rosatom schools, children, unemployed veterans, pensioners, and everyone resident in these cities are covered by this programme