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.

Olga Lyubimova

Olga Lyubimova

Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation
Quotes
06.06.2024
SPIEF 2024
Russia – China
The wide-ranging plan for the Years of Culture [of Russia and China – ed.] encompasses a total of more than 230 events. <…> Our museums will hold more than 30 exhibitions in Russia and China. Some of the biggest initiatives will involve the Moscow Kremlin Museums, the Hermitage, the Tretyakov Gallery, and the State Historical Museum. Very soon – in July in fact – the Capital Museum in Beijing will present a range of masterpieces from the State Tretyakov Gallery’s collection
16.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
Financial Wellness Culture Code: How Media Forms Behavioral Patterns
You know how hard it can be for talented people – especially in the regions – to find their inner entrepreneur, and indeed, to become one. That’s particularly the case for things to do with our unique cultural heritage or folk crafts <...> At times, when we talk about culture, it all seems improper. After all, we are temples, and budgets should not come into it. We should only focus on meaning. The only difference with these temples is that there are pipes, there are, forgive me, sewerage systems, and there’s lighting equipment