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.

Integration in the Name of Development: Practical Aspects of Cooperation Under the SCO

Congress Centre, zone B, 2nd floor, conference hall B2
Moderator
Sergey Katyrin
President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
Speakers and experts
Zhang Ming
Secretary General, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Bakhtiyer Khakimov
Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Affairs
Alexander Vedyakhin
First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank
Tribhuvan Darbari
Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer, Texmaco Defence Systems Private Limited (TDSPL); Chairman of the Business Council, Shanghai Cooperation Organization of the Republic of India
Dzamshed Dzumakhonzoda
Chairman, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan
Igor Drozdov
Chairman of the Board, Skolkovo Foundation
Sergey Pavlov
First Deputy Managing Director, Russian Railways
Ren Hongbin
Chairman, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade; Chairman, Chinese-Russian Business Council
Participants
Dmitry Antonov
Senior Vice President, Resurs Group of Agricultural Enterprises
Sergey Voronkov
General Director, ExpoForum International; President, Russian Union of Exhibitions & Fairs