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.

Tourism as an Influence on the Image, Socio-Economic Development, and Investment Attractivity of a Region

Congress Centre, conference hall D3
Moderator
Veronika Strizhak
TV Presenter, Izvestia; Member of the Academy of Russian Television
Speakers and experts
Igor Bailen
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Philippines to the Russian Federation
Sergey Voronkov
General Director, ExpoForum International; President, Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs
Roman Golovanov
Chairman, Committee for Investment of Saint Petersburg
Andrey Yermak
Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Kaliningrad region
Julia Kislova
Director, Market Guide Agency
Sergey Korneev
Chairman, Saint Petersburg Committee for Tourism Development
Marika Korotaeva
Co-Organizer, Project "Land of Forts"
Elena Lysenkova
Deputy Head, Federal Agency for Tourism
Olesya Oleinikova
Deputy Head of the Committee on Convention Activities, The Russian Union of Tourism Industry; Development Director, Profi.travel
Alexander Potekhin
Chairman, Association of the Mass Media of the Northwest; Director, Regional Information Center "TASS North-West"
Ekaterina Pronicheva
Chairperson, Moscow Tourism Committee
Elena Rakova
First Deputy Head of the Passenger Transportation Department, Russian Railways
Leonid Sergeev
Chief Executive Officer, Northern Capital Gateway
Lyubov Sovershaeva
Deputy Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Northwestern Federal District
Prashant Chaudhary
Managing Director, Salvia Promoters Pvt Ltd.
Harmeek Singh Chugh
Founder, Owner, Plan B Group; Chairman, Visit St. Petersburg Middle East