On March 3–5, the Valdai Discussion Club held its first Youth Conference, titled “The Valdai Club: The World in 2040,” as part of the World Youth Festival. On March 4, a workshop titled “Technological Progress as a Challenge and an Opportunity for Civilisation” took place. Ilya Semerikov, Head of the Scientific Group of the Russian Quantum Centre; Rasigan Maharajh, Chief Director of the Institute for Economic Research on Innovation at Tshwane University of Technology; Arvind Gupta, Head and Co-founder of Digital India Foundation, participated.The event was moderated by Ivan Timofeev, Programme Director, Valdai Discussion Club.