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.

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Criminalization and Decriminalization: Striking a Balance

Congress Centre, conference hall B3
Moderator
Alexey Melnikov
Executive Secretary, Public Supervisory Commission of the City of Moscow
Speakers and experts
Victoria Burkovskaya
Co-Chairman, Center for Public Procedures "Business Against Corruption"
Valery Kalinkovich
First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus
Tatyana Moskalkova
High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation
Stanislav Nudel
Head of the Department of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure and Judicial Organization, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation
Elina Sidorenko
Director of the Center for Digital Economy and Financial Innovation, MGIMO University; General Director, Platform for Business.RF; Member of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights
Yury Sinelshchikov
First Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on State Building and Legislation
Vadim Fedorov
Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation
Mikhail Shalumov
Deputy Head of Department - Head of Division for Systematisation of Legislation and Analysis of Judicial Practice in Criminal Matters, Department for Systematisation of Legislation and Analysis of Judicial Practice, Supreme Court of the Russian Federation