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 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 155 economic partners; industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions; and financial, trade, and business associations from 75 countries worldwide.
The Roscongress Foundation has Telegram channels in Russian (t.me/Roscongress), English (t.me/RoscongressDirect), and Spanish (t.me/RoscongressEsp). Official website and Information and Analytical System of the Roscongress Foundation: roscongress.org.
Agenda
Analytics
Experts
Dmitry Peskov
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation, Presidential Press Secretary
Andrey Fursenko
Aide to the President of the Russian Federation
Valery Fadeev
Chairperson to Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council (Russia)
Mikhail Mishustin
Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
Alexander Kozlov
Minister of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation
Jack Young Ma
Founder, Alibaba Group
Teruo Asada
Chair, Japan-Russia Business Cooperation Committee, Japan Business Federation (Keidanren)
Kirill Dmitriev
Chief Executive Officer, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)
Igor Shuvalov
Chairman, VEB.RF
Emmanuel Macron
President of the French Republic
Faustin-Archange Touadéra
President of the Central African Republic
Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi
President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
News and previews
News
23.06.2021
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum hosted an expert discussion entitled ‘Russia’s Demographics’. The session had two thematic parts – ‘Preservation of the Able-Bodied Population as a Socio-Economic Challenge’ and ‘Increasing the Birth Rate in Russia: Solutions and Prospects’. The session was moderated by Oleg Apolikhin, Director of N.A. Lopatkin Research Institute of Urology and Interventional Radiology – branch of the Institution National Medical Research Radiological Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.
News
22.06.2021
Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation Anton Kobyakov held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Russia Ihab Talaat Nasr in Moscow. During the meeting, the parties discussed Egypt’s participation in the jubilee 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum next year as a Guest Country, plans for preparation for the Russia–Africa Summit, as well as resumption of air traffic and related epidemiological safety measures.
News
21.06.2021
The session ‘Technological Sovereignty of the EAEU: Successes and Potential of the National Pharma Industry’ was held as part of the Drug Security Forum, which kicked off the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
News
18.06.2021
The Roscongress Foundation signed over 30 cooperation agreements with Russian and foreign organizations and associations on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The documents aim to develop cooperation in the organization of congress and exhibition events (forums, conferences, roundtables, and business meetings) both in Russia and abroad.
News
17.06.2021
During the session ‘Innovative Therapy: Access Code’ on the sidelines of SPIEF 2021, experts discussed ways to increase access to innovative drug therapy for patients. The session took place as part of the business programme of the Drug Security Forum.
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.
News
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.
News
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.
News
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.
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 155 economic partners; industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions; and financial, trade, and business associations from 75 countries worldwide.
The Roscongress Foundation has Telegram channels in Russian (t.me/Roscongress), English (t.me/RoscongressDirect), and Spanish (t.me/RoscongressEsp). Official website and Information and Analytical System of the Roscongress Foundation: roscongress.org.