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.

Zelfira Tregulova

Zelfira Tregulova

General Director, The State Tretyakov Gallery (2015–2023)
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03.09.2021
EEF 2021
Art-window to Asia: Strategies and Prospects of Building Sustainable Economic Relations
The key to success is the unbelievable commitment and enthusiasm of those who want to change the situation for the better. Secondly, it is the myth that a prop artist can become an international star. It means that we should be getting new artists – we are actively working with contemporary artists – that have a huge potential for further development that might put them on the market
03.09.2021
EEF 2021
Art-window to Asia: Strategies and Prospects of Building Sustainable Economic Relations
We have a perpetual jeremiad that the government does not help us. <...> We need to combine our effort and create a unique atmosphere without counting on government support. We need to count on support from patrons – Moscow ones or local ones. I would like to point out that all the big exhibitions in the Tretyakov Gallery – the whole country spoke about – were made with sponsor money
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