2026 Annual Briefing

Discover what’s ahead. Shape what’s next.

On Wednesday 4 February we welcomed over 200 of you for our Annual Briefing where we unveiled our exciting roadmap for 2026. This virtual event was the gateway to understanding more about membership, the research, our events and initiatives that will define the year ahead and how you can be part of it.

Event recording:

Our team at Thinking Ahead speak to WTW colleagues on trends and priorities for the year ahead. Watch these short clips for more on the topic of DC:

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Speakers

Marisa Hall

Head of the
Thinking Ahead Institute


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Roger Urwin

Co-founder of the
Thinking Ahead Institute


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Jess Gao

Director, Research
Thinking Ahead Institute



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Andrea Caloisi

Associate Director, Research
Thinking Ahead Institute

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Louisa Minter-Kemp

Associate Director,
Communications and Engagement
Thinking Ahead Institute

Tessa Mann

Head of Macro Strategy at WTW

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About us
2026 research agenda
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Research content hubs

We encourage all of our Thinking Ahead members to actively participate in our research efforts, contribute their perspectives and connect with peers across the network through our research working groups. We’ve designed our 2026 research activities to generate real impact in strategically important areas. Explore our research content hubs which includes a wealth information on these topics including: training, discussion decks, insights and tools.

Explore our research content hubs: