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.

Opening of the thematic section on social communication. Presentation of the Nationwide Social Project Competition "INNOSOCIUM" as part of the Centre for the Development of Social Communications

Building A, level 6, NPO LAB: Social Impact Lounge
Moderator
Tatyana Naumova
Project Manager, NTV Broadcasting Company
Speakers and experts
Elena Marinina
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Roscongress Foundation; Director, Innosocium Foundation
Yelena Panova
Chief of Staff of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation for Ecology, Adjacent Territory and Environmental Protection
Alexander Alekseev
President, Art Directors Club Russia; Creative Director, Serviceplan
Maria Melnichenko
Program Director, Art, Science and Sport Foundation
Anna Shabarova
Vice President for Human Resources and Social Responsibility, Russian Copper Company
Ekaterina Kruglova
Executive Director, Memory of Generations Charitable Foundation
Artem Malgin
Vice-Rector for Development, Director of the Priority – 2030 MGIMO Development Program, MGIMO University
Vyacheslav Shoptenko
Director of the Institute for Organizational Development and Strategic Initiatives, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
Marina Pavlenko
Deputy Executive Director, MEMORY OF GENERATIONS Charitable Foundation