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.

Developing Human Capital amidst Global Transformation to Achieve the 17 SDGs

Sirius Science and Art Park, Buran Hall
Moderators
Ekaterina Arapova
Director, Center for Expertise of Sanctions Policy, MGIMO University
Alexander Marusin
Head of the Patent Information Department, Associate Professor of the Transport Department, Engineering Academy of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Speakers and experts
Vasily Anikin
Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Andrey Baykov
Vice Rector for Research and International Cooperation, Moscow State Institute of International Relations; Member of the Coordinating Council for Youth Affairs in the Scientific and Educational Spheres of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Science and Education
Oksana Barabitskaya
Director, Integra
Andrey Barinov
Chairman (Co-Chairman) of the Council of Young Scientists, Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Researcher, Centre for Global and Strategic Studies
Pavel Golosov
Director, Institute of Social Sciences, Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (RANEPA)
Elena Kaverina
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, Healthcare and Hygiene, Medical Institute, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Nazih Yaser Rebouh
Associate Professor, Senior Scientist of the Environmental Management Department, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Participants
Alexey Marusin
Chairman of the Council of Young Scientists, St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Egor Sergeev
Associate Professor, Department of World Economy, MGIMO University
Vyacheslav Sutyrin
Director of the Center for Scientific Diplomacy and Advanced Academic Initiatives of the Institute of International Studies, MGIMO University
Andrey Sushentsov
Dean of the Faculty of International Relations, MGIMO University
Olga Tarasova
Director, Center for Development of Scientific and Educational Initiatives; Member of the Coordination Council for Youth Affairs in the Scientific and Educational Spheres of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Science and Education