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.

Adapting to Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities

Pavilion G, conference hall G7
Moderator
Ivan Eremin
Chief Executive Officer, FederalPress; Deputy Chairman, Public Council of the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment
Speakers and experts
Victoria Abramchenko
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation
Dmitry Konov
Member of the Council, Russian Chemists Union
Alexey Likhachev
Director General, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
John Murton
Envoy, 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)
Alexander Novak
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation
Maksim Reshetnikov
Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Enric Sala
Explorer in Residence, National Geographic Society
Vyacheslav Fetisov
Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation; Chairman, Russian Society for Nature Conservation (VOOP)
Selwin Charles Hart
Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Climate Action, United Nations
Ruslan Edelgeriyev
Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation; Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues
Participants
Olga Golodets
Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank