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.

Equal Opportunities in the Digital Age

Pavilion G, conference hall G8
Moderator
Ekaterina Inozemtseva
Co-founder, Russian Lakes Project; Coordinator, Women for Regional Development and Domestic Tourism Project, Council of the Eurasian Women’s Forum
Speakers and experts
David Beasley
Executive Director, The United Nations World Food Programme
Iris Dzeba
Chief Executive Officer, IBM in Russia and the CIS
Galina Karelova
First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Federal Structure, Regional Policy, Local Self-Government and Northern Affairs
Svetlana Lukash
Deputy Head, Expert Department of the President of the Russian Federation; Russian G20 Sherpa
Victoria Panova
Head, BRICS Expert Council – Russia; Vice-Rector, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Russian W20 Sherpa
Olga Paskina
Chief Executive Officer, National Media Group (until February 2021)
Zeljka Cvijanovic
President of the Republic of Srpska
Participants
Olga Algayerova
Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Elena Myakotnikova
Member of the Executive Committee, Director of Sustainable Development, RUSAL
Marina Rakova
Head of Digital Educational Platforms Tribe, Vice President, Sberbank (until October 2021)
Tatyana Terentyeva
Deputy Director General for Human Resources, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
Aysel Trudel
Co-Founder, Member of the Board of Directors, Aizel.ru
Nadiya Cherkasova
Vice-President, OPORA RUSSIA