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.

Olesya  Teterina

Olesya Teterina

Deputy Director of the Department for Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Competition of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia
Quotes
26.05.2018
SPIEF 2018
Supporting Youth Entrepreneurship in the G20 Countries
We realise that the real problem is that all support is fragmented. Each regional development institution operates in its own direction, works with its own target audience, and this does not always lead to global impact. For now we give a general guideline to the regions to consolidate all these institutions under one roof. <…> Regions will come to this solution, but not as fast as we wish they would
26.05.2018
SPIEF 2018
Supporting Youth Entrepreneurship in the G20 Countries
Regions have a network of export support centres. They work closely together with the Russian Export Centre. Proactive business community, efforts of OPORA Russia, Delovaya Rossiya or the Chamber of Commerce and Industry are capable of resolving the issue of financing business trips. We also offer international business missions with the support of the Export Centre