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 208 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 180 economic partners, including industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions, financial, trade, and business associations from 81 countries worldwide, and 186 Russian public organizations, federal and legislative agencies, and federal subjects.

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.

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Vladimir Kekhman

Vladimir Kekhman

Artistic director, Mikhailovsky Theatre
Quotes
17.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
Creative Industries: How Not to Get Lost in the World of the Future?
There is a famous choreographer from Spain in St. Petersburg now. He is a world star who is working with the company – we are going to Crimea from 23 July to 7 August. <...> What is going to happen in Chersonesus now is a sensation, because I don’t even remember anything like that. It is probably going to be on the level of huge festivals in Paris, when they build a stage at the bottom of the Eiffel Tower for a concert once a year. That’s the kind of scale we are talking about
17.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
Creative Industries: How Not to Get Lost in the World of the Future?
We have the largest number of foreign performers at the Mikhailovsky Theatre and the Novosibirsk Theatre. There were 27 people at the Mikhailovsky and more than 18 people in Novosibirsk. Of course, they all called back, and their countries simply demanded that everyone leave. <...> They returned to their countries, stayed there for a couple of weeks, saw that there was no work for them, and everyone came back to us
03.06.2021
SPIEF 2021
Is the New Normal a Temporary or Permanent Phenomenon?
I fully support [vaccination, Ed.] for foreigners. If it is possible, then yes,” Vladimir Kekhman, Artistic director
03.06.2021
SPIEF 2021
Is the New Normal a Temporary or Permanent Phenomenon?
In the West up to 70% of ballet companies will cease to exist; if no plans for 2021–2022 are announced, we will lose almost all companies that existed mostly on donations. <...> The whole world is standing still, especially New York. What is happening to the Metropolitan [Opera, Ed.] is a terrible tragedy. It is [impossible, Ed.] to imagine. Such things did not happen even during the war. All theatres worked under the Siege