Irkutsk Oil Company (IOC) will be the general partner of the Baikal International Youth Forum.

The event will take place from August 11 to 15 on the shores of Lake Baikal in the Olkhon district. The key theme of this year's forum will be sustainable development goals. Six hundred people from regions of Russia and foreign countries will take part. In total, more than 7,000 applications were submitted for the competitive selection process.

Participants will enjoy an educational program in seven areas: tourism, entrepreneurship, young politicians, municipal leaders, international youth clubs, ecology, and young teachers. The event program includes master classes, panel discussions, and meetings with experts in the fields of tourism, business, culture, creative industries, and the IT community.

The forum will also host competitions for project grant support — Rosmolodezh Grants and a regional grant competition organized by the Irkutsk Region Ministry of Youth Policy.

The Baikal International Youth Forum has been held in the Irkutsk Region since 2008 with the aim of involving young people in the development of their municipality and region in the fields of economics, tourism, culture, and public life. Last year, representatives from 51 regions of Russia and nine foreign countries took part in the forum.

The forum is organized by the government of the Irkutsk Region. The event is supported by the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs under the patronage of the Office of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Siberian Federal District. The general sponsor is IOC.

Irkutsk Oil Company (IOC) is one of the independent producers of hydrocarbons in Eastern Siberia. Founded in 2000, the company conducts geological studies, exploration, and development of subsoil areas in the Irkutsk Region, Krasnoyarsk Region, and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The company ranks first in the top 5 best employers in the category "Energy, extraction and processing of raw materials" and is included in the top 50 employers rating hh.ru.

The Baikal Youth Forum will be held with the support of IOC