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.

Ivan Zykin

Ivan Zykin

Deputy Chairman, International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
Quotes
06.09.2022
EEF 2022
The International Commercial Arbitration Court as Tools to Protect the Rights of Participants in Foreign Economic Activity in the Asia-Pacific Region
The way out of this situation is seen as including arbitration clauses in the contract with a place of arbitration other than the sanctioning countries. It means hearing disputes in Russia, e.g. at the ICAC or in the People’s Republic of China. It seems to me that the signing of the memorandum of cooperation with the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission confirms the importance of this pivot to the East
06.09.2022
EEF 2022
The International Commercial Arbitration Court as Tools to Protect the Rights of Participants in Foreign Economic Activity in the Asia-Pacific Region
Our arbitration, the ICAC, does not exist in a vacuum. COVID restrictions, the sanctions pressure requires an adequate response from the ICAC. The practice of remote hearings via videoconferencing and proceedings based on written materials has increased. This helps to overcome the sometimes-difficult personal involvement of all parties located in different countries when hearing a case in person. The policy of Western countries regarding anti-Russian sanctions has led to complications in accessing the arbitration centres of those countries. These complications are quite significant. They do not apply only to disputes that somehow involve these Western countries, but also to those that have nothing to do with them, disputes between other countries. What are these complications? Difficulties in getting arbitrators, difficulties with experts, difficulties with paying arbitration costs..., getting foreign legal assistance
06.09.2022
EEF 2022
The International Commercial Arbitration Court as Tools to Protect the Rights of Participants in Foreign Economic Activity in the Asia-Pacific Region
We try to take into account international trends. We try to factor in the peculiarities of individual cases. This is important. If common rules exist, Arbitration is not a template. Every case is different. We have rules for international arbitration and for domestic, corporate and sporting
29.06.2022
St. Petersburg International Legal Forum 2022
Relevant Issues Pertaining to Third-Party Funding in Court and Arbitration Proceedings
It’s particularly important to fix the terms of the agreement in relation to specific deals, contracts, and so it was right to mention that the main points should be enshrined in legislation. We should include relevant provisions in the [Federal] Law on Arbitration (Arbitration Proceedings) in the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Justice already has a proposal that’s being discussed right now