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.

Stanislav Pozdnyakov

Stanislav Pozdnyakov

President, Russian Olympic Committee
Quotes
04.09.2019
EEF 2019
Olympism and the Asia Pacific: Global Mutual Influence
Russia is self-sufficient when it comes to its athletic facilities, however we have a whole set of critical benefits that we can use in our preparation for the Games here in the Far East: many time zones, which can be difficult, but at the same time it can become an opportunity to get ready for the Olympic Games in Asia in our own facilities
04.09.2019
EEF 2019
Olympism and the Asia Pacific: Global Mutual Influence
Keeping target audience – young people who practice sports – is key to maintaining or boosting audience interest to Olympic sports. We need to create conditions for different kinds of sport, but some of them are hard to maintain. Let’s take winter sports with luge and bobsleigh tracks. They are scarce, so these sports are hard to practice
04.09.2019
EEF 2019
Olympism and the Asia Pacific: Global Mutual Influence
Modern sport technologies see no boundaries. All sports have become very cosmopolitan: borders are open, technologies and methods are common knowledge, and various coaches are involved in other countries’ training programmes. This is yet another part of sport cultures intertwining. This process cannot be stopped, and it makes no sense to do it. It should only be supported
04.09.2019
EEF 2019
Olympism and the Asia Pacific: Global Mutual Influence
Olympic games are probably the only event that unites basically the whole world in peaceful competitions, in peaceful tournaments. As of today, 206 countries, 206 national Olympic committees will send their athletes to take part in the next Olympic Games in Tokyo. The motto of the Olympics – Unity in Diversity – is the ultimate expression of the humanity’s best ideals that were shaped in this model of athletic competitions