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.

Hassan Al Thawadi

Hassan Al Thawadi

Secretary General, Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy for 2022 FIFA World Cup
Biography
H.E. Hassan Al Thawadi is the Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), the organisation responsible for coordinating amongst public and private entities to ensure that infrastructure and development projects are delivered in readiness for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

His appointment in March 2011 as Secretary General followed on from his role as Chief Executive Officer in Qatar’s 2022 Bid Committee, in which he worked closely with Bid Chairman, H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani, promoting Qatar’s ultimately successful attempt to bring the FIFA World Cup to the Middle East for the first time.

In addition to this, he also serves as the Chairman of the 2022 FIFA World Cup LLC, - the joint venture between FIFA and the SC responsible for organising and staging the event. In 2013, he was appointed to FIFA’s World Cup Organising Committee (the committee responsible for all matters pertaining to the FIFA World Cup) as Special Advisor.

A lawyer by profession, Al Thawadi previously served as General Counsel for Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Qatar Holding, entities founded by the State of Qatar in 2005 to strengthen the national economy by diversifying into new asset classes and growing Qatar’s long-term strategic investments. He maintains a role at QIA as Legal Advisor to the CEO.

Al Thawadi holds board positions at Katara Hospitality, Qatar University (Colleges of Business and Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences), Qatar Chamber for Commerce and Industry, Qatar International Islamic Bank, and Msheireb Properties.

Al Thawadi is a graduate in Law from the University of Sheffield and speaks four languages.
Quotes
07.06.2019
SPIEF 2019
Football and the Big City
We seriously developed our infrastructure – transport, subway, information technologies – all it was modernized. These projects were part of the plan to develop our country, but thanks to the World Cup they sped up. <…> If you use such events right, they can transform your society, your economy, your country. <…> A system for cooling down the stadiums [was created, – Ed.] Now we are getting it adjusted to outside spaces
07.06.2019
SPIEF 2019
Business in National Development Projects: Ways to Succeed
We are currently creating centres, hubs, and incubators for small and medium businesses, <...> especially service providers, to serve the World Cup [World Cup 2022, – Ed.] so that for them it would be an opportunity to set up a sustainable foundation and enter the international market
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