The Russian Investment Forum will be held in Sochi on February 15-16, 2018.

The discussions within the sessions of the Forum business program will focus on three thematic areas.

Sessions in the area "New Regional Policy: Improving Governance" will be devoted to further development of the public administration system.

In the thematic block "Business in the regions. To give a new impetus", the participants will discuss ways to stimulate regional entrepreneurship.

The track "Improving the quality of life" will touch upon topics of health, ecology, digital education and innovative development of cities. Within the framework of the plenary session, the awards ceremony of the "Development Prize - 2017", established by Vnesheconombank, will be held, which is a professional award for significant contribution to the social and economic development of Russia.

During the work of the Forum, the A. P. Pochinka Prize will be awarded according to the results of the All-Russian contest of programs for social development of regions. The competition is aimed at finding and identifying the best programs aimed at solving social problems in the regions.

Within the framework of the event, the NGO Laboratory will be working - the site provided by the Roskongress Foundation, where charitable foundations and non-profit organizations will be able to present their programs, events and lectures aimed at the development of the social projects sector. During the work of the Laboratory, the Roskognress Foundation will announce the terms of the competition for specialists in the field of social initiatives. Within the framework of the charitable action, the Foundation will award grants totaling 2.5 million rubles to specialists in five areas: ecology, social sphere, culture, medicine and youth initiatives and entrepreneurship. The decision on the grant of up to 500 thousand rubles will be made by an expert jury, professionals of these industries.

Web-site: http://rusinvestforum.org/