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.

Football and the Big City

Congress Centre, conference hall D2
Moderator
Alexey Sorokin
Deputy Chair, State Development Corporation "VEB.RF"
Speakers and experts
Anton Alikhanov
Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Hassan Al Thawadi
Secretary General, Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy for 2022 FIFA World Cup
Martin Kallen
Chief Executive Officer, UEFA Events SA
Christian Karembeu
World Cup 1998 Winner; UEFA EURO 2000 Winner
Alexander Kerzhakov
Football player, Ambassador of St. Petersburg at UEFA EURO 2020
Pavel Kolobkov
Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation (until 21.01.2020)
Sol Campbell
UEFA EURO 1996 Bronze medallist
Igor Levitin
Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation; Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cooperation in the Field of Transport
Alexander Medvedev
Chairman of the Board, Football Club Zenit
Valery Fedorov
General Director, Russian Public Opinion Research Center
Vladimir Kirillov
Vice Governor of St. Petersburg
Participants
Petr Makarenko
Chairman of the Management Board, TeleSport
Yermolai Solzhenitsyn
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
Richard Threlfall
Partner, Global Head of Infrastructure, KPMG