Business events has
taken place at Russia House in Davos, which is organized by the Roscongress
Foundation. On the first
day venue welcomed over 500 guests from Russia and abroad.
The business programme for the first day began with an
International Cybersecurity Congress (ICC) working discussion entitled ‘Risk or Crisis
Management: Why is Prevention better than Mitigation?’ Stanislav Kuznetsov,
Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board at Sberbank, and Dmitry Samartsev, Chief
Executive Officer of BI.ZONE, took part in the debate, which touched on
different approaches to cyber resilience. It was stated that although over half
of the world’s population uses the internet, which is over 3.5 billion people,
the level of cyber resilience nowadays leaves much to be desired. “The
explosive development of technology is outpacing legislation on cybersecurity.
However, unlike companies and states, cybercriminals are not constrained by
national borders and remain one step ahead. In order to learn how to combat
them, we need to analyse and anticipate future threats while developing a
risk-based approach”, Kuznetsov noted during the
discussion.
The Roscongress Foundation partnered with the Investment Promotion Agency
of Qatar (IPAQ) on a panel discussion ‘Perspectives from Qatar and Russia:
Investment Trends in Emerging Markets’ to explore how international investors are
infiltrating emerging economies and the new investment instruments they are utilizing
to achieve sustainable economic growth.
Roscongress Foundation Chairman of the Board and CEO Alexander Stuglev
and Investment Promotion Agency of Qatar CEO Ali Alwaleed al-Thani held a
meeting during which they agreed to create a platform to promote Russian-Qatari
investments in Doha. Commenting on the event, Sheikh Ali Alwaleed Al Thani said:
“We are pleased to be working closely with our Russian partners towards
expanding Qatar’s sustainable investment opportunities for international
businesses as well as advancing the FDI roadmaps of both nations. This
perfectly aligns with Qatar’s unique investment proposition, which focuses on
strategically cultivating clusters of sustainable investments that enhance
know-how, boost skilled human capital, and introduce new technologies, rather
than merely pursuing a large FDI inflow.”
At Russia House a
discussion on issues surrounding the influence of new forms of FinTech on the
real economy was held with the support of Rosgeologia. Experts discussed the
risks and advantages of stable digital assets which are tied to a specific
software. Participants in the session included: General Director and Chairman
of the Management Board of Rosgeologia, Sergey Gorkov; Head of Business
Development at BitForex, Jason Luo; Managing Director of CORUM
Vermögensverwaltung AG, Stephan Bucher; and Senior Advisor to the Board of
Directors of Turicum Private Bank, Raymond Bisang. Sergey Gorkov believes tokenization is a new era of global investment.
“Time will tell whether or not that’s the case. But it’s obvious that the
technology has already had success, although interest is constrained by a large
number of risks, including due to the lack of a regulatory framework”, he said.
The official
Russian residence is open to Davos guests and participants until 24 January. The business
programme can be found on the official Russia House website: www.houserussia.com.
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 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 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 173 economic partners, including industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions, financial, trade, and business associations from 78 countries worldwide, and 179 Russian public organizations, federal and legislative agencies, and federal subjects.
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.