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.

Ruslan Edelgeriyev

Ruslan Edelgeriyev

Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation; Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues
Biography
Born on December 4 1974, in Tsentoroi, Shalinsky District, Chechen-Ingush ASSR



2001: Graduated from Krasnodar Law Institute under the Interior Ministry, with a degree in Jurisprudence



2010: Graduated from Chechen State University, with a degree in Production Technology and Agricultural Products Processing



2014: Graduated from Kuban State Agricultural University, with a degree in Horticulture



1992–1994: Service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation



1994–2004: Service in the law enforcement system



2007–2008: First Deputy Minister of Agriculture of the Chechen Republic



2008–2012: Deputy Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic and Minister of Agriculture of the Chechen Republic



2012–2018: Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic



2018 June 22 – present: Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation





Married, has six children.
Quotes
06.06.2024
SPIEF 2024
Climate Agenda of the EAEU, SCO, and BRICS: Partnership for Sustainable Development
Any transformation must be without imbalances in the economy, without shock scenarios. <...> We rely on energy efficiency and energy intensity. Our approaches have proven themselves. The experiment we are conducting in Sakhalin, which everyone was sceptical about, proves this – the region is meeting its commitments. By 2025, it is likely to be carbon neutral
06.06.2024
SPIEF 2024
Climate Agenda of the EAEU, SCO, and BRICS: Partnership for Sustainable Development
Brazil is also taking its own path, focusing on biofuels. South Africa has taken the risk of replacing coal with other energy sources, and quite quickly
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