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 is a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of international conventions; exhibitions; and business, public, 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, 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 133 economic partners; industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions; and financial, trade, and business associations from 70 countries worldwide.
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Analytics
Experts
Magomedsalam Magomedov
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office
Andrey Fursenko
Aide to the President of the Russian Federation
Anton Kobyakov
Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation
Igor Komarov
Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Volga Federal District
Alexander Novak
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
Konstantin Chuychenko
Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation
Valentina Matvienko
Chairwoman, Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Jack Young Ma
Founder, Alibaba Group
Dmitry Rogozin
General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities
Battulga Khaltmaagiin
President of Mongolia
Nikolay Shulginov
Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
Alexey Chekunkov
Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic
News and previews
News
16.06.2021
The expert discussion ‘Healthy Life as a Path of Growth: Uniting All, Available to Each’ was held as part of the Healthy Life Area on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. During the session, experts discussed public policy measures that help to strengthen medical care in terms of the prevention and early diagnosis of socially significant diseases, and also identified a number of practical steps on the part of the state, the medical community, and business that aim to reduce health risks for the most vulnerable people during the pandemic, including citizens with cardiovascular diseases.
News
15.06.2021
A panel session titled ‘Immunization as an Investment Attraction Point: How Will the Pandemic Change the Vaccine Development Market as a Whole?’ was held at the Drug Security Forum during the SPIEF 2021.
News
15.06.2021
The session ‘Haemato-Oncology: High-Quality Care and Access to Innovations’ was held as part of the business programme of the Healthy Life Area on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
News
11.06.2021
The SPIEF Junior youth section was held for the first time at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
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11.06.2021
The Healthy Life Area operated on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The business programme sessions of the Healthy Life Area encompassed a wide range of issues, such as the fight against infectious and non-infectious diseases, the development of high technologies in medical care, the creation of medical ecosystems as well as the development of Russian medical science.
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10.06.2021
The expert discussion ‘The 78+ Target: Responding to the Challenges of the Pandemic’ was held as part of the business programme of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The session is part of the ‘Delivering on National Development Targets’ and was organized by the Roscongress Foundation’s Healthy Life project.
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10.06.2021
The Roscongress Foundation used the Russian video conferencing platform (VCS) Vinteo to connect speakers online as part of the 24-th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) business program. The distinctive feature of the VCS system on the forum was use of a function of simultaneous translations, integrated into the software Vinteo server, for organizing simultaneous interpretation in 12 languages during video conferences.
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09.06.2021
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum opened its doors for the international network of the next generation leaders and entrepreneurs Friends for Leadership with the support of the Roscongress Foundation,
News
09.06.2021
SPIEF 2021 was the first business event of such magnitude to be held offline since the unavoidable break caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Forum closely resembled previous editions of the event, with a range of cutting-edge digital technologies employed. Among those to attend were President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin; a host of global leaders; senior executives from major Russian and international companies and banks; and prominent scientists, journalists, and members of the business community.
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09.06.2021
The session ‘Healthcare of the Future: Gene Technologies and Personalized Medicine as an Industry Growth Driver’ was held as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum’s business programme. The expert discussion part of the ‘New Technology Frontiers’ track.
News
08.06.2021
On June 2-5, 2021, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2021) was held, in which the State of Qatar took part as a guest country. Main results: the Qatari delegation, which brought together 51 organizations and 400 delegates, prepared 20 discussions, signed over 60 agreements, and held almost 250 business meetings in the field of cooperation in trade and investment, education, science and technology, culture and sports.
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08.06.2021
Pitch sessions were made for projects posted on the Investment Portal of Russian Regions Investinregions.ru at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The founders and heads of companies presented 11 standout initiatives to banks, investors, and major industry companies – from a surf park with artificial waves in the Krasnodar Region and tourist clusters in Kuzbass to a leather processing plant in Kalmykia.
The Roscongress Foundation is a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of international conventions; exhibitions; and business, public, 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, 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 133 economic partners; industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions; and financial, trade, and business associations from 70 countries worldwide.