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.

Artashes Sivkov

Artashes Sivkov

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Russian Agricultural Bank
Biography
Artashes Sivkov. Executive Vice-President for Corporate Development Member of the Management Board
VympelKom, PJSC. Artashes Sivkov started his career in 2003 at Webasto’s office in Russia as a corporate development manager, later moving to the position of Sales Director.

2006: joined TNT Express Worldwide CIS as their Sales Director and was in charge of their corporate development in Russia. From September 2007: Deputy CEO and Chief Commercial Officer in AlfaInsurance — Life. November 2009 to April 2012: Deputy CEO and Member of the Management Board at ROSNO Insurance Company. After ROSNO Insurance Company was transformed into Alians Insurance Company, he continued his work as Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Deputy CEO and Chief Commercial Officer.

November 2015: joined VympelKom PJSC as Executive Vice-President for Corporate Development.Educational background:

July 2021: Deputy Chairman of the Board of Russian Agricultural Bank.

Alumnus of the Russian State University of Physical Education (teacher training) and the Russian University of Economics (Economics). Mr. Sivkov has a CSc in Philosophy.

Additional information:
As a member of the Steering Committee and Head of the Distribution Development Group of the Russian Insurers’ Union, Artashes Sivkov coauthored the strategy for the insurance market development up to 2020. He took active part in implementing the insurance market reform when insurance market supervision was transferred to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
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24.05.2018
SPIEF 2018
Pitch Session for Startups: New Areas of Growth for Business and Government
We are glad to work with start-ups, because in the era of digitalization, that concerns the telecommunications industry as well, we will not survive without start-ups
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