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.

Vladimir Sitnov

Vladimir Sitnov

Senior Vice President, Sberbank
Biography
Vladimir Sitnov was born in Samara on May 6, 1979. Education.

In 2001, graduated from the Samara State Academy of Economics with a diploma in “Finance and Credit”. In 2004, received his PhD degree with a thesis on “Economics and National Economy Management: Logistics, Innovation Management”. In 2006, completed a course in “Enterprise (Business) Evaluation” at the Higher School for Privatization and Entrepreneurship; in 2008, received his MBA diploma from the Russian Government’s Academy of National Economy. In April 2012, enrolled in the LBS-Sberbank Programme in Management and Finance for Bankers at the Centre for Management Development Company Limited. Employment history: With Sberbank since 2000. Occupied various positions with the Lending Division, Investment Lending and Project Finance Division of Povolzhsky Bank. In 2006, was appointed head of the Lending Division at Sberbank’s Povolzhsky Bank; starting from October 2009, was Deputy Chairman of Povolzhsky Bank. In January 2013, was appointed acting Chairman of Povolzhsky Bank, and became Chairman of that bank in May of that same year. In late October 2018, was redeployed to the Central Head Office of Sberbank in the capacity of a Senior Vice-President overseeing five segments of the Corporate and Investment Business Block.
Quotes
05.09.2024
EEF 2024
Russia – India
The [trade – ed.] imbalance can be addressed by stimulating imports to Russia from India. This is just a small part of what could be done to resolve the trade imbalance. The main thing is to ensure mutual investment – Russian investment in India and Indian investment in Russia
05.09.2024
EEF 2024
Russia – India

The trade imbalance is remedied by stimulating the import of goods from India to Russia. This is only a small part of what can work and solve the issues of imbalance. The most important task is mutual investments. Russian investments in India and Indian investments in Russia

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