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.

Sergey Sitnikov

Sergey Sitnikov

Partner, EMPP
Biography
Mr. Sitnikov has specialized in supporting climate projects, consulting on carbon markets, carbon trading and ESG since 2004. Sergey was actively involved in the work on the Russian federal and regional carbon regulations. In 2022 he participated in the work of the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body (COP27, Sharm El-Sheikh).

Mr. Sitnikov advised, among other things, major Russian and international companies on the implementation of climate projects in Russia and abroad, as well as the regulator on various issues of climate regulation.

Sergey Sitnikov is the author and co-author of a number of scientific researches and books (including "The Oxford Handbook of International Climate Change Law"; "Climate Change Liability. Transnational Law and Practice"; "Energy Law of Russia and Germany. Comparative Legal Studies"; "Trading in Air. Mitigating Climate Change Through the Carbon Markets"), as well as numerous practice-oriented articles on carbon regulation and ESG