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.

Andrey Kryukov

Andrey Kryukov

Head, Analytics and Forward Planning Department, Rostec
Quotes
24.10.2019
Russia- Africa Economic Forum 2019
A Safe Africa
Reducing the threat level is possible through creating a security architecture. Technical measures can have an immediate effect. The security architecture can consist of three main components. It is about ensuring security in cities and megacities and taking major highways under control. Blocking borders to prevent illegal movement of criminal groups. Creating a barrier for smuggling weapons, explosives and drugs
24.10.2019
Russia- Africa Economic Forum 2019
A Safe Africa
Half of the world's top 20 countries most vulnerable to terrorist attacks are African countries. The most significant threats: fusion of terrorism and organized crime; possible control of Africa's strategic resources – such as uranium, gold, diamonds, and oil – by criminal and terrorist groups; obstruction of peacekeeping missions in Africa; high mobility of criminal groups, driven by borders transparency; and uncontrolled movement and proliferation of weapons and agents in the region that must be government controlled, i.e. drones, cyber weapons, and man-portable air defence systems
24.10.2019
Russia- Africa Economic Forum 2019
A Safe Africa
Russia has supported and will continue to support Africa's efforts to eliminate crises and reduce terrorism and crime