Youth Events

Recognising the importance of involving more young people in the oil and gas sector, the World Petroleum Council WPC organises a number of events focusing on young people and their role in the oil and gas industry.

The latest event was held in Budapest in October 2015:

Tomorrow's Leaders Symposium 2015

The WPC Youth Forums

Every few years the World Petroleum Council organises a special Forum for young people created by young people. There have been four WPC Youth Forums so far and the next one will be:

Game-changers: new leaders for a new competitive energy industry

October 24 – 27 | 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Join us in Brazil for the 5th Edition of the WPC Youth Forum: the Future Leaders Forum - the largest global gathering of young professionals in the petroleum industry this year. Organised by young professionals from a variety of companies within the industry worldwide, the event has been to countries such as China, France, India and Canada. From October 24 to 27, 2016, the Forum lands in Brazil as a result of the partnership between WPC – World Petroleum Council and IBP – Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute. It will be held in parallel to the Rio Oil & Gas Show 2016, the leading energy event in Latin America. The Brazilian edition of the forum will receive 600 young professionals from all over the world for discussions on leadership, sustainability, technology and innovation in the oil and gas business.

Be a game changer

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The fourth WPC Youth Forum was hosted by Canada in October 2013. (click on the logo for further information about the event)

Unconventional Solutions for an Unconventional World

Under this theme, students and young professionals from across the world, our future industry leaders, engaged with current leaders and experts in a trans-generational dialogue in Canada to determine the roadmap towards a truly sustainable future.

Over 1200 participants - young professionals, students, academics, international experts and NGO's -  met in Calgary from 22-25 October 2013

Over three days the 4th WPC Youth Forum offered three levels of discussion: Keynote Plenary sessions for strategic thinking, Workshops for a deep-dive into the overall themes and finally, a networking and knowledge sharing area, the "Knowledge Cafés", with facilitated break-out sessions and one-to-one discussions with industry experts.