The section "Complex security of the Caspian macro-region in the digital age: socio-cultural, geopolitical, economic and environmental aspects" will discuss in a lively debate format the problems related both to the living standards and preservation of cultural codes of the region, optimal methods of intercultural communication, and the geopolitical situation in the Caspian region and prevention of conflicts of territorial, ideological and confessional nature. The creation and maintenance of a comprehensive security system requires scientific integration, joining efforts both at the research level and in terms of education. Efforts should be combined to create a new Caspian identity among young people that promotes a relationship to the region as a common home.