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
Moderator
Irina Kuklina
Executive Director, Analytical Center for International Scientific, Technological and Educational Programs
Speakers and experts
Gulnara Bikkulova
Deputy General Director - Director of International Initiatives and Partnerships, Rosatom Corporate Academy
Irina Dezhina
Head of the Analytical Department of Scientific and Technological Development, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech)
Pavel Drogovoz
Vice-Rector for Science and Digital Development, Bauman Moscow State Technical University
Peter Zavialov
Acting Deputy Director for Scientific and Organizational Work, Head of Laboratory, P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Karin Kneissl
Head, Center G.O.R.K.I. (Geopolitical Observatory on Key Issues in Russia); Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria (2017–2019)
Vladimir Kruzhayev
Deputy Vice-Rector for Science, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B. N. Yeltsin
Olga Mulina
Senior Researcher, N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry
Victoria Panova
Head, BRICS Expert Council – Russia; Vice-Rector, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Russian W20 Sherpa
Irek Suleymanov
International Cooperation Advisor, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Analytics on the topic