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.

The Film Industry: Promoting the Regions

Moderators
Alexander Tsekalo
General Producer, Sreda Production Company
Anna Krutova
General Director, KinoKvant
Speakers and experts
Vladimir Zarudnyi
General Director, Kaliningrad Region Development Corporation
Sergey Obryvalin
Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation
Oleg Safonov
Head, Federal Agency for Tourism
Sergey Selyanov
Chairman of Board, Association of Film and Television Producers (AFTP); Head, STV Film Company
Svetlana Chupsheva
General Director, Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Projects
Participants
Alexey Barykin
Head, Department of Cinematography, Kazan State Institute of Culture
Xenia Leontyeva
Senior Analyst, Nevafilm Research
Igor Tolstunov
Director, General Producer, PROFIT
Nikita Trynkin
Executive Vice President, Star Media Film Company
Anton Malyshev
Executive Director, KINOPRIME Foundation; Head of the Department of Distribution and Marketing, Faculty of Production, Russian State University of Cinematography named after S.Gerasimov (VGIK)