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.

Mikhail Chachin

Mikhail Chachin

Vice President, Sberbank
Biography
Michail Chachin, senior managing Director – Director of Department on work with regional clients in the public sector.

Michail was born in 1968. He graduated from all-Union financial-economic Institute with a degree in "Finance and credit". In 2000 he has finished the Academy of national economy under the government of the Russian Federation with a degree in "management". In 2012 he has successfully held a training program for the development of senior executives in London Business School.

Michail works in Sberbank since 1996, he has gone from Deputy Director of the credit Department of the Tula head office, Director of sales and service to corporate clients and small businesses clients of Srednerussky Bank, Deputy Chairman of the Srednerussky Bank Manager of the head office of the Moscow region, Senior managing Director-Director of Department on work with regional clients in the public sector to Vice President.

He has experience managing corporate and retail business over 20 years. He responsible for interaction and development of relations with regional Executive authorities and industry ministries, financial bodies of subjects of the Russian Federation and municipalities, development corporations, industry funds, public enterprises and institutions.

Michail is married and has two sons.
Quotes
11.09.2023
EEF 2023
The Far East: The Path to Waste Recycling and a Circular Economy
We will have to think about harmonizing forms of support... Currently, there is a difference between regional and federal [support measures – ed.]... Can these be brought into alignment or not? I would argue that they can, with the aim of focusing and prioritizing this resource
11.09.2023
EEF 2023
The Far East: The Path to Waste Recycling and a Circular Economy
Now, [having built an intake capacity of 19 million tonnes – ed.] we need to do the same again, and spend around RUB 500 billion. This money needs to be found somewhere
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