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.

Ljuba Manz-Lurje

Ljuba Manz-Lurje

Chairperson, Board of Directors, Manz Privacy Hotels Switzerland AG
Biography
Profession: Hotelier



With over 40 years of experience in the hotel industry, Mrs Ljuba Manz-Lurje holds the position of a Chairman of the Board for Manz Privacy Hotels Switzerland AG, Hotel de la Paix SA, Euler AG and Blagomanz AG. She is also Board Member of the Oro Verde Hotel Group South America/Ecuador; a position which she has held since 1998.



As the Chairman of the Board, her primary responsibility is to ensure the Board’s effective functioning of the Group. The family owned hotel business has been focussing for over 125 years on Swiss hospitaliy tradition.



Mrs Manz is the recipient of many professional awards, including the Badge of Honor for the Republic of Austria in 1989 and the Commercial Councilor Award in 1994. Furthermore she was honored by the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia for her charitable work.
Quotes
07.06.2019
SPIEF 2019
Russia–Switzerland
[With sanctions, – Ed.] Europe loses, while Russia gains. If Europe waits too long, it may end up losing too much. We cannot keep up – Russia is developing too fast. I think politicians should try not to lose the Russian market
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