A socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of international conventions, congress, exhibitions, business, social and sporting, public, and cultural events.
The Roscongress Foundation – a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of international conventions, congress, exhibitions, business, social and sporting, public, and cultural events.
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, and 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 5000 people working in Russia and abroad. In addition, it works in close cooperation with 129 economic partners; industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions; and financial, trade, and business associations from 69 countries worldwide.
Agenda
Analytics
Experts
Sergei Lavrov
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Maxim Topilin
Chairman of the Board of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation
Patrick Pouyanne
Chairman & CEO, Total
Alexey Likhachev
Chief Executive Officer, State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM
Igor Levitin
Aide to the President of the Russian Federation; Deputy Chairman, Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport
Anna Kuznetsova
Member of the Executive Board, Managing Director of Securities Market, Moscow Exchange
Sean Kwak
Executive VP Innovation at ID Quantique one of the leading company in the field of quantum communications which also produce quantum communications devices
Abderrezak Benyoucef
Head of the Energy Studies Department, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Keir Simmons
Correspondent, NBC News
Andrew Ivanov
Director, Management in Healthcare professional retraining programme, Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg University
Neil MacKinnon
Global Macro Strategist, VTB Capital
Alexander Ryazanov
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Russian Holding Company; Member of the Board of Directors, Russian Railways
Christine Lagarde
Managing Director and Chair, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Quotes
25.05.2018
SPIEF 2018
Plenary Session
We are seeing storms in the forecasts. And these storms essentially have three major clouds. Number one is the level and the burden of debt that weigh on the shoulders of sovereigns and on the shoulders of corporations. <…> Number two. I would mention financial fragility, which will result in significant capital outflows from emerging and low-income countries. <…>The third cloud that is probably the darkest one is the determination of some to rock the system that has presided over the trade relationships
25.05.2018
SPIEF 2018
Plenary Session
The US legal system and judiciary system is so obscure constructively for the US interest that there’s no confidence even though the sanctions have been lifted. That applies to the sanctions that have been decided against Russian individuals as well. And there’s great uncertainty whether or not they targeted themselves or large companie
25.05.2018
SPIEF 2018
Plenary Session
Russia has put in place one of the most admirable macroeconomic framework that you can think of. A rainy day saving fund, letting its exchange rate float. That has helped Russia with the very difficult circumstances in the last three years. It has also generated for Russia, a very low debt and very low unemployment. Clearly, there must be an improvement in productivity. There has to be a diversification out of gas and oil economy
24.05.2018
SPIEF 2018
Putting Russian Economy on a Sustained Path of Growth: Challenges and Solutions
The global economy is now in a place it hasn’t been for the past 10 years. Last year it grew by 3.8%. This year we’re expecting an improvement to 3.9%
The Roscongress Foundation – a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of international conventions, congress, exhibitions, business, social and sporting, public, and cultural events.
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, and 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 5000 people working in Russia and abroad. In addition, it works in close cooperation with 129 economic partners; industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions; and financial, trade, and business associations from 69 countries worldwide.