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.

Grigory Gladkovsky

Grigory Gladkovsky

Deputy Chief Engineer, Rosseti
Quotes
13.10.2021
Russian Energy Week 2021
Defense Industry and the Fuel and Energy Sector Inter-Enterprise Collaboration for Import Substitution and Technological Development
We work with manufacturers. We are talking and endeavouring to push the matter of localizing complex electrotechnical products. A government resolution on end-to-end projects has been issued which aims to address the issue through subsidizing manufacturers of key electronic components. It is our view that subsidizing manufacturers is the right step to take. When a supplier of end-user equipment comes to us with a competitive price, there is every possibility of us procuring the equipment and using it
13.10.2021
Russian Energy Week 2021
Defense Industry and the Fuel and Energy Sector Inter-Enterprise Collaboration for Import Substitution and Technological Development
We are interested in acquiring products made by the defence industry. However, even when in possession of messages from government body executives, it is difficult to do. Legislation stipulates that a tender is needed, and we cannot simply promise that in two years we’ll buy what is needed. That would not be in compliance with the need to hold a tender
More