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.

Infrastructural Development, Innovation and Comfortable Urban Environment

Pavilion G, conference hall G5
Moderator
Zhanna Tolstikova
Director General, TV BRICS
Speakers and experts
Desmond Boateng
Chief Director, Ministry of Railways Development of the Republic of Ghana
Mxolisi Kaunda
Mayor of Durban (Republic of South Africa)
William Kwende
Founding Partner, Africana Infrastructure Capital
Alexey Logvinenko
Head of the City of Rostov-on-Don
Joy Makumbe
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities of the Republic of Zimbabwe
Tafadzwa Muguti
Secretary of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Harare Metropolitan Province
Uwem-Edimo Sampson
Managing Director, Trailtrans Logistics; Chairman, NIDO-Russia
Nikita Stasishin
Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation
Eugeniya Uvarkina
Head of the City of Lipetsk
Participants
Mikhail Grin
Chairman of the Committee for Cooperation with the Countries of the Near and Far Abroad, Builders Of Russia Union