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.

Russian Creativity Week

11-13 September 2020
Moscow, Russia
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⁠Gorky Park will host the first ever Russian Creativity Week — a key national event in creative industries — from 11 to 13 September. Leaders from 14 industries that make up the ‘creative industries’ concept according to the international classifications — art, music, fashion, design, architecture and urban studies, cinema, television, new media, publishing and journalism, marketing, computer graphics, development games, IT, and specialized education — will get together in the very heart of Moscow. Russian Creativity Week will feature more than 700 events and 500 speakers over a period of three days. The event will be attended by residents of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm, and other regions of the Russian Federation.

Part of the Russian Creativity Week programme is being assembled under the supervision of international experts, including MusicAeterna conductor and artistic director Teodor Currentzis, head of the Player One game media project Anton Gorodetsky, and prominent fashion and clothing designer Tatyana Parfyonova.

In addition to an extensive educational and entertainment programme, Russian Creativity Week will include a business forum at which representatives of the government, business, and the creative community will discuss issues related to the development of the potential of the creative economy. The forum will be attended by 50 residents from foundations, museums, clusters, and public associations.

Gorky Park will serve as the venue of Russian Creativity Week in Moscow. The country’s most prominent park will have sites for thematic lectures, a main stage, a film festival, and a literature festival. The architectural plan of Russian Creativity Week fully meets the requirements of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing.

Russian Creativity Week is being held based on instructions given by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 2 November 2019 to provide state support for modern popular music and contemporary visual art. The event aims to reveal the creative and economic potential of the Russian creative community.

Russian Creativity Week is being organized by Russian Culture Centre, the social platform of the Roscongress Foundation — the Innosocium Foundation, and the Russian Book Union. The project is being implemented with the support of the Presidential Grants Fund.


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