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.

Innovative Potential in Russia’s Regions: Drivers of Economic Growth

Moderator
Maxim Safonov
Professor, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
Speakers and experts
Evgeny Dankevich
Chairman of the Management Board, Member of the Supervisory Board, PJSC Bank Otkritie Financial Corporation
Dmitry Razumovsky
Deputy Governor of the Kaluga Region
Pavel Rudnik
Project Manager, Association of Innovative Regions of Russia; Director,Centre for Strategies and Programmes of the National Research University Higher School of Economics
Oleg Fomichev
Chairman of the Management Board of the Association of Fast-Growing Technology Companies, Director for Strategic Planning and Development of JSC " Complexprom»
Vladimir Fortov
Academician, the Russian Academy of Sciences
Heinrich Schmidt
Head of Life Science, Russia & CIS, Merck
Participants
Dmitry Butusov
Deputy Prime Minister of Oryol Region for the Agro-Industrial Complex
Vadim Kulikov
Engineer, Director, International Fund for Technological Development
Daniel Russell
President, Chief Executive Officer, US–Russia Business Council (USRBC)
Denis Cherkasov
General Director, Managing Company Sberbank Venture Capital
Dmitry Chukhlantsev
General Director, TONAP Group of Companies