A socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of international conventions; exhibitions; and sporting, public, and cultural events.
The Roscongress Foundation – a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of international conventions; exhibitions; 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 2,500 people working in Russia and abroad. In addition, it works in close cooperation with 122 economic partners; industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions; and financial, trade, and business associations from 69 countries worldwide.
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Herman Gref
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank
Alexander Novak
Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
Shinzō Abe
Prime Minister of Japan
Oleg Belozerov
Chief Executive Officer – Chairman of the Executive Board, Russian Railways
Sergei Kiriyenko
First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office
Jean-Claude Juncker
President of the European Commission
Andrey Adrianov
Vice-President, Russian Academy of Sciences
Konstantin Drevetnyak
Acting General Director, Fishing Industry Union of the North
Georgy Luntovskiy
President, Assoсiation of Banks of Russia
Oleg Shamshovich
Deputy Director – Chief Engineer, Bashkirenergo
Mikhail Kuznetsov
Director of the Center for System Transformations of the Faculty of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Winner, Leaders of Russia National Management Competition
Sergey Kravchenko
President, Boeing Russia/CIS
Roscongress Blog
4 June 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is a grave challenge to the entire planet. Millions of people and companies in practically all sectors of the economy feel its impact. The Roscongress Foundation and the Skolkovo Foundation present a series of publications on Russian technological projects that are already helping to overcome the crisis. First and foremost, these include solutions for telehealth, disinfectants, and cutting-edge medical products and supplies.
4 June 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.
3 June 2020
Two-time Olympic water polo medallist and deputy of the State Duma Irek Zinnurov showed Roscongress TV how you can strengthen your knee and hip joints at home. Zinnurov has previously participated in sporting projects organized by the Roscongress Foundation, having played in a gala football match as part of the sporting programme of the World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi in October 2017.
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Expert opinion
06.06.2020
The future is always better
Founder of Alibaba Group Jack Yun Ma was one of the main guests at SPIEF 2015. He spoke at the session «From IT to DT: A New Era for Commerce and Trade». Interestingly, the focus of his talk was more on people than technology.
Expert opinion
05.06.2020
When you have a culture of discovery and innovation, you want to apply it to make an impact in the world
Rafael Reif’s talk at the panel discussion «Leading Universities» at SPIEF 2012 could be deemed a major event in its own right. His appearance came two weeks before his official speech as President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — a position he holds to this day. His talk covered the following topics:
Expert opinion
04.06.2020
Neither the United States, nor Russia would allow themselves to be dictated to
The history of 20th century geopolitics largely centres around relations between Russia (then the USSR) and the United States. In 2012 two major figures from the world of government and diplomacy — Yevgeny Primakov and Henry Kissinger — met at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to discuss «Geopolitical Challenges of the 21st Century». The session was one in a series of meetings with leaders entitled «Conversations to Make a Difference».
Analytical digest
03.06.2020
New Dates for the WADA vs. RUSADA Case Trial, the Return of Football with Spectators and Assistance to Sports Federations
The Roscongress Foundation presents the ‘World Sport Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic’ news digest of 1–3 June.
20 May 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
Ratings of Digital Rights Observance
In this publication, the non-governmental organization Roskomsvoboda assesses the degree to which popular web services of Runet (the Russian-language segment of the Internet) observe digital rights of their users.
Article
When, how, and from whom should a startup seek help?
The article written by Dmitry Filatov for Inc. deals with means of support for startups depending on their stage of development.
Expert opinion
Macroeconomic prospects in an unstable environment
Analytical digest
COVID-19: legal risks and recommendations for doing business. Part 1
The Roscongress Foundation – a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of international conventions; exhibitions; 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 2,500 people working in Russia and abroad. In addition, it works in close cooperation with 122 economic partners; industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions; and financial, trade, and business associations from 69 countries worldwide.