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.

BRICS: Russia’s Chairmanship in 2024

Sirius Science and Art Park, conference hall 6

At present, cooperation between BRICS countries in science, technology, and innovation (STI) is one of the most rapidly developing and intense areas of interaction between the five member nations. In 2024, the chairmanship of the BRICS association will pass to Russia on a rotational basis. Particular attention will be paid to issues related to STI: more than 15 events are scheduled, which, among other things, aim to bolster collaboration among BRICS scientists, research teams, and innovators in such areas as large research infrastructure; astronomy; biomedicine and biotechnology; information and communication technologies and high-performance computing systems; energy efficiency; materials science and nanotechnology; photonics; oceanic and polar research; and solid-state (LED) light sources. Other noteworthy events include the Young Scientist Forum, the BRICS Young Innovators Competition, as well as the recap of the sixth competition of research competitions as part of the BRICS STI Framework Programme on the climate agenda. During Russia’s chairmanship, ambitious and strategically important flagship research projects are slated to be launched with the mandatory participation of all five countries. The discussion will include an overview of the BRICS STI architecture and existing mechanisms of interaction, as well as a debate about the prospects for cooperation among BRICS countries as part of Russia’s chairmanship, taking into account initiatives that Russia has announced to conduct international land and sea expeditions, as well as organize internship programmes and the exchange of scientists. What impact will the expansion of the BRICS association from 1 January 2024 have on scientific and technical cooperation?

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16:30—18:00
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Sirius Science and Art Park, conference hall 6
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