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.

Elena Myakotnikova

Elena Myakotnikova

Member of the Executive Committee, Director of Sustainable Development, RUSAL
Biography
Born in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Territory.

She graduated from Ordzhonikidze State Management Academy in “Global Economics”.

1993–1995: Finance Director, AOZT Salvis.

1995–2000: Various posts at Arthur Andersen / Ernst and Young.

2000–2009: Financial controller, head of internal audit, Finance Director, Sonic Duo (MegaFon Moscow).

2009–2010: Vice-President of Finance, OOO Holding Company Rosgosstrakh.

2010–2012: Worked for AFK Sistema (Executive Vice-President for finance and investments at OAO AFK Sistema, Deputy General Director, head of finance, investments, and economics at OAO RTI).

2012: Adviser to the Head of the Federal Agency for State Property Management.

2013–2017: Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for State Property Management.

She holds the Russian Federation Civil Service grade rank of Third Class Active State Adviser of the Russian Federation.

Since April 25, 2017: Corporate Director of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives.
Quotes
04.09.2024
EEF 2024
Financing "Modern" Energy
In 2017, RUSAL launched a unique brand called ALLOW [a low-carbon aluminium brand – ed.] with a specific emission factor. At the time of its launch back in 2017, this was 4 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of aluminium. We are constantly working on this, improving energy efficiency, and working on decarbonization. As a result, today this figure is 2.3 tonnes of CO2 per tonne of aluminium, which is approximately one sixth that of global average standards
06.06.2024
SPIEF 2024
Climate Agenda of the EAEU, SCO, and BRICS: Partnership for Sustainable Development
We have placed 1,000,351 ready carbon units in the Russian register. And we now occupy 87% of this country's market. This is good but not sufficient. We have also submitted a project to the register with full transparent disclosure
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