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.

Igor Komarov

Igor Komarov

Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Volga Federal District
Biography
Born May 25, 1964 in Engels (Saratov Region)
Married, five kids

Education
1986: graduated from the Moscow State University

Experience
1992 — 2002: top management positions at Inkombank, National Reserve Bank, and Sberbank.
2002 — 2008: Deputy Director General for Economics and Finance at Norilsk Nickel.
2008 — 2009: Advisor to Director General of Rostech State Corporation.
May 2009: Executive Vice President of JSC AVTOVAZ.
August 2009-October 2013: President of JSC AVTOVAZ.
October 2013: Deputy Head of the Federal Space Agency.
March 2014: Director General of United Rocket and Space Corporation.
January-August 2015: Head of the Federal Space Agency.
2015-2018: Director General, State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS
2018 — Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
Since September 7 2018 — Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Volga Federal District.

Awards: Order of Honour; First Class Order of Friendship (Kazakhstan); Order of the Legion of Honour (France)