The EEF 2019 in Vladivostok featured a thematic zone called the Building Trust Area, a unique platform that combines two of the Roscongress Foundation’s top focuses: the Innovation Space and the Innosocium LAB.

The approach to healthcare in the Far East and the specifics of implementing the national projects in the region were discussed at the panel sessions on the sidelines of the 5th anniversary Eastern Economic Forum.

As part of the Innosocium Lab programme, the Roscongress Foundation’s Building Trust platform hosted a discussion on supporting youth entrepreneurship as a key factor of economic development. The promotion of the youth business initiative is a priority for the Roscongress Foundation’s social platform and the Innosocium Foundation for Social Development.

5th Eastern Economic Forum took place 4–6 September in Vladivostok under the motto “The Far East – Development Horizons”.

Participation of the RCB in the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) was supported by Roscongress Foundation, a socially-oriented non-financial development institution, which supports main initiatives and programs of the Russian Convention Bureau that are aimed at creating and developing the congress and exhibition market of the country. The topics presented by the RCB at the EEF included the “Event Passport of the Region” and “Development of Congress and Exhibition Infrastructure in Primorsky Krai”.

The 2nd Conference-Dialogue of Young Diplomats from the Asia-Pacific Region was held on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum on 5–6 September at the initiative of the Council of Young Diplomats of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia with the support of the Roscongress Foundation. The delegates included representatives from China, the Philippines, Laos, Nicaragua, and Mongolia.

The Roscongress Foundation together with its partners hosted an international meeting of the Friends for Leadership group of young leaders and entrepreneurs as part of the Eastern Economic Forum 2019 on 4–6 September in Vladivostok. Twenty-five representatives of India, Japan, the United States, the Republic of Korea, Uruguay, Switzerland, Nigeria and Russia participated in the event.