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.

The Russian Federation’s Participation in International Intellectual Property Protection Agreements in order to Support the Country’s Technological Leadership

Congress Centre, conference hall B4
Moderator
Yury Zubov
Head, Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent)
Speakers and experts
Maria Bogomolova
Head of Intellectual Property Department, SIBUR
Dmitry Galkin
Director of Department of Pharmaceutical and Medical Industry Development, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
Igor Drozdov
Chairman of the Board, Skolkovo Foundation
Liubov Kiriy
Deputy Director, Federal Institute of Industrial Property
Valery Medvedev
Managing Partner, Law Firm Gorodissky and Partners; Russian Patent and Trademark Attorney; Eurasian Patent Attorney