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.

Matvey Alexeev

Matvey Alexeev

Head of Digital Economy Programmes, Gazprom Neft
Biography
Matvei Alexeev, Director of External Communications, Rambler&Co.Member of various expert councils and working groups for developing and regulating the Internet, including:
— working group under the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation; -expert council on mass communication under the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications (Roskomnadzor); -expert council under the State Duma committee on media policy, IT and communications; -expert council under the Russian Association for Electronic Communications; -expert council of the Institute of Internet Development (IID); -public council under the Government of Moscow. Competencies include information security, reputation risks, government and media relations, complex communications structures. Courses on information security and reputation, GR in various higher educational institutions, including Moscow State University, RANEPA, Higher School of Economics.