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.

Best Practices for Relations Between Indigenous Peoples and Businesses: Achievements and New Opportunities

S.M. Kirov Palace of Culture, 1st floor, conference hall 3
Moderator
Aleksey Tsykarev
Chairman, Center "Young Karelia"; Program Director, All-Russian competitive educational program "Indigenous Peoples. School of Public Diplomacy"
Speakers and experts
Andrey Ageev
Chairman of the Council of Representatives of Indigenous Peoples of the North under the Government of the Murmansk Region
Igor Barinov
Head, Russian Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs
Antonina Gorbunova
Executive Director, Union of Indigenous Peoples “SOYUZ”; Member, United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Andrey Grachev
Vice President for Federal and Regional Programs, Norilsk Nickel; Member, Public Council under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation
Natalia Kuplyakova
Executive Director, Association "National Network of Participants of the Global Compact for the Implementation of Responsible Business Principles in Business Practice"
Grigorii Diukarev
Commissioner for the Rights of Small-Numbered Indigenous Peoples in the Krasnoyarsk Krai
Hanieh Moghani
Vice-Chair of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Aleksandr Noviukhov
First Vice President, Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and Far East of the Russian Federation; Member of the Committee of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Rules and Organization of Parliamentary Activities
Vladimir Chernogradsky
Minister for the Development of the Arctic and Affairs of the Peoples of the North of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Vasiliy Chikinov
Director of Legal, Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, Nordgold Management
Prabindra Shakya
Head, Asia Indigenous Peoples Network on Extractive Industries and Energy (AIPNEE); Director, Community Empowerment and Social Justice Network (CEMSOJ)