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.

Uday Umesh Lalit

Uday Umesh Lalit

Judge, Supreme Court of the Republic of India
Biography
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit

He was born on November 09, 1957 and enrolled as an Advocate on the Rolls of Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa in June, 1983. He practised in the High Court of Bombay till December, 1985 and shifted his practice to Delhi in January 1986. He worked as Junior in the chambers of Mr. Soli J. Sorabjee from 1986 till 1992.

From 1992 till 2002 he practised as Advocate on Record and was designated as Senior Advocate by the Supreme Court in April 2004.

He was appointed Amicus Curiae to assist the Court in many matters including Forest matters, Vehicular Pollution, Pollution of Yamuna etc. He was appointed Special Public Prosecutor for CBI under the orders of the Supreme Court to conduct trial in all 2G matters.

He was conferred Doctorate in Law (Honoris Causa) in 2012 by Utkal University.

He was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on August 13, 2014. He is due to retire on November 8, 2022.
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29.06.2022
St. Petersburg International Legal Forum 2022
The Digitalization of Justice: Problems and Prospects
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