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.

Professional Risks in Legal Practice

Congress Centre, conference hall B4
Moderator
Svetlana Volodina
President, Russian Federal Bar Association
Speakers and experts
Oleg Baulin
Vice-President, Federal Chamber of Lawyers of the Russian Federation; President, Voronezh Regional Bar Association
Alexandra Vdovina
Attorney, Barshchevsky&Partners Moscow City Bar Association
Denis Laktionov
Vice-President, Federal Chamber of Lawyers of the Russian Federation; President, Leningrad Region Bar Association
Sergey Pepelyaev
Managing Partner, Pepeliaev Group
Konstantin Rivkin
Lawyer, Moscow Bar Association "Kaganer and Partners"
Evgeny Tonkov
Member of the Council, Chairman of the Commission for the Lawyers Rights Protection, Leningrad Region Bar Association
Olga Shvarts
Advisor, Federal Chamber of Lawyers of the Russian Federation