A socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of international conventions, congress, exhibitions, business, social and sporting, public, and cultural events.
The Roscongress Foundation – a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of international conventions, congress, exhibitions, business, social and sporting, public, and cultural events.
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, and helps foster social entrepreneurship and charitable initiatives.
Each year, the Foundation’s events draw participants from 208 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 5000 people working in Russia and abroad. In addition, it works in close cooperation with 129 economic partners; industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions; and financial, trade, and business associations from 69 countries worldwide.
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Analytics
Experts
Anton Vaino
Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office
Igor Levitin
Aide to the President of the Russian Federation; Deputy Chairman, Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport
Dmitry Chernyshenko
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
Valentina Matvienko
Chairwoman, Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Evtushenkov
Chairman of the Board, JSFC Sistema
Alexey Likhachev
Chief Executive Officer, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
Kirill Varlamov
Head, Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF)
Vitaly Mutko
General Director DOM.RF
Alpha Conde
President of the Republic of Guinea
Sauli Niinistö
President of the Republic of Finland
Erna Solberg
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway
Vladimir Norov
Secretary General, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Roscongress Blog
28 September 2020
Launched on 18 March 2020 under the name «In this together», the helpline aims to support and coordinate assistance for people over the age of 60 who are self-isolating due to the spread of COVID-19. It is a joint initiative by the All-Russia People’s Front, the Roscongress Foundation, the Association of Volunteer Centres, the nationwide Medical Volunteers movement, Volunteers for the Constitution, and Rostelecom.
30 July 2020
If you are planning to organize a large-scale event or campaign, consider establishing a hotline to more effectively communicate with your clients. A hotline is a single phone number that connects the caller to an information or reference service capable of handling a large volume of calls. This communication method is indispensable when a project’s image depends directly on how quickly and completely a user’s questions are answered.
25 June 2020
In the latest instalment of the #TimeToThinkOutsideTheBox series on the new RC Sport YouTube channel, leading trainer at the Centre for Positive Psychology Maria Razbash discusses:
— the tasks that can be solved with the help of the subconscious;
— the freewriting technique and how best to use it;
— the problems that can be solved with the help of freewriting and what needs to be done to take advantage of this;
— making use of newly acquired information.
11 June 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious stress test for healthcare systems. At the same time, it has led to the mobilization of hidden resources and is stimulating the creation of new drugs and solutions. What projects are under development in Russia right now? Read more in this series of posts from the Roscongress Foundation and Skolkovo Foundation.
Analytics
Research
16.10.2020
Artificial Intelligence in Education: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development
This paper, prepared by UNESCO, gathers examples of the introduction of AI in education worldwide, particularly in developing countries, analyses how AI can be used to improve learning outcomes, addresses the challenges and policy implications of introducing AI in education.
Research
16.10.2020
FJORD TRENDS 2020
Accenture experts present a look at what’s ahead for the future of business, technology and design from Fjord, design and innovation from Accenture Interactive.
Research
16.10.2020
Russian automotive market. 2019 results and outlook
PwC experts provide in their key data characterizing the current state of the Russian automotive industry, as well as provide forecasts for its development. As one of the key trends, the process of digitalization of sales of passenger cars and related circumstances is considered in detail.
Research
16.10.2020
State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2020
This report covers the latest developments and trends in carbon pricing initiatives around the world. It provides detailed updates to carbon pricing initiatives (either in operation or those coming online), and flags broader issues in the design of—and debate over— these instruments.
9 June 2020
Joint project by the Roscongress Foundation and the KALASHNIKOV magazine is dedicated to the history of Red Army’s rearmament, its growing force and the glory of Russian weapons.
The Weapons of Victory series will cover firearms that accompanied the Soviet Army through the Great Patriotic War all the way to raising the Victory Banner over Reichstag in Berlin.
Interesting on the portal
Research
Latin America’s fight against the pandemic: challenges and opportunities for national governments
Social, economic, cultural and political processes in Latin America in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the most relevant trends in the energy sector of the region, are analyzed in the study by the Roscongress Foundation.
Article
The impacts of COVID-19 on the space industry
As part of the digitalization of the economy, satellite signals and data play an increasingly pivotal role in economic development. However, with the COVID-19 crisis, this positive trend could be reversed. There is a risk that the crisis could lead to more industry concentration, eliminating smaller and younger firms.
Expert opinion
“We’ve created a ‘death economy’. There must be another way”
At a session entitled ‘John Perkins on transforming turmoil’, which was held at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in 2017, founder of the firm Dream Change and author of the renowned book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, John Perkins, explains the difference between the ‘life economy’ and ‘death economy’ and why humanity should choose the former.
Analytical digest
Infrastructure investments: How will the coronavirus pandemic affect the industry?
In this publication, InfraOne Research studies the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on infrastructure projects. Experts explain how the struggle with the pandemic and its consequences will affect the infrastructure, which industry sectors will be affected the most and which might profit, and what kind of projects are to be expected in the post-viral new normal.
The Roscongress Foundation – a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of international conventions, congress, exhibitions, business, social and sporting, public, and cultural events.
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, and helps foster social entrepreneurship and charitable initiatives.
Each year, the Foundation’s events draw participants from 208 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 5000 people working in Russia and abroad. In addition, it works in close cooperation with 129 economic partners; industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions; and financial, trade, and business associations from 69 countries worldwide.