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.

Combatting Counterfeit Goods: A Strategy for Rescuing the Economy

Pavilion H, Krasnodar Region Hall
Moderator
Andrey Barannikov
General Director, SPN Communications
Speakers and experts
Mikhail Dubin
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Advanced Technologies Development Center (ATDC)
Viktor Evtukhov
State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Sergey Katasonov
Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Orenburg Region for Interaction with Federal Government Bodies
Alexey Sazanov
State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation
Sergey Slipchenko
Member of the Presidium, Chairman of the Committee on Excise Goods, All-Russian Non-Governmental Organization of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses OPORA RUSSIA
Arkady Trachuk
General Director, Goznak
Baysolt Khamzatov
First Deputy Director, National Scientific Competence Center in the Field of Combating Illegal Circulation of Industrial Products
Alexey Khersontsev
State Secretary – Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Participants
Anna Dycheva-Smirnova
Managing Director, EXPOVISIONRUS