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.

Igor Artamonov

Igor Artamonov

Governor of Lipetsk Region
Quotes
16.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
Improving Quality of Life in Cities: Investments in the Urban Environment and Infrastructure
The task of the government is to make residents contented, and to ensure the economy works. In terms of the economy, we have pretty good results, <...> and residents are always looking for more. <...> By using all the tools provided by DOM.RF and the Ministry of Construction, I think that the needs of our residents will be met. When it comes to the economy or meeting the needs of residents, we won’t need to prioritize one over the other
17.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
Best Practices for Involving the Private Sector in Efforts to Accomplish National Development Goals
Businesses today have a constant need for personnel. And the more comfortable a particular settlement is, the more likely it is that people who are ready to work will go to this point. <...> We are building recreation centres, first aid stations, hospitals, sports facilities, so that a private investor can make a profit. <…> It is difficult today to persuade people to become socially responsible
16.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
New Logistics for New Challenges
Lipetsk Region is home to 250 enterprises with foreign participation. Those were created with the expectation that components, raw materials, and supplies would come from abroad. Many, if not all, immediately encountered difficulties, problems. Some used those problems for their own purposes. <...> We wondered whether we need to bring all this stuff in. Would not it be better for the country, and would not it be easier to look at localization?
03.06.2021
SPIEF 2021
Innovations and Investment Driving Broad Regional Development
We have looked at all industries: housing and utility services, sports, culture – what we want to do. A source of funding has been selected for each site, such as an infrastructure loan, infrastructure bonds, money in an account, and funds from national projects. We have made all the decisions for ourselves and already started sending applications for all the items on the infrastructure menu. So, we are very pleased with the opportunities that both DOM.RF and the Russian Government have provided us
07.06.2019
SPIEF 2019
National Development Goals: Key Issues in the First Year of Work
There are very complex projects, such as birth rate. When we discussed the reasons why people are reluctant to have children – they are uncertain about their future, about reaching a certain income standard
14.02.2019
Russian Investment Forum 2019
Industrial Clusters: How to Make the Regions More Attractive to Investors
We are ready to provide sites and tax breaks in Lipetsk Region, we have everything specially prepared
14.02.2019
Russian Investment Forum 2019
Industrial Clusters: How to Make the Regions More Attractive to Investors
We have no information [about what the investors need – Ed.]. It would be great if the region could obtain that information from somewhere. We very much want to develop this subject, analysing what we already have and what kind of conversion could be used for each enterprise