Thinking Ahead Institute | Mid-year Briefing 2026

Six months on from our Annual Briefing, we’ve been busy – five global studies out, over 350 people brought together through our events, and plenty more conversations sparked across our Investing for Tomorrow podcast and beyond.

As we hit the halfway point in the year, we wanted to pause and share what we’ve been working on – what’s landed, what we’re learning and what’s coming next.

Across the industry, and beyond, organisations are having to clear a series of hurdles. For this briefing, we’ve brought together a group of thought leaders from across the globe for a 45-minute conversation to reflect on what’s been happening, help make sense of it, and offer perspective on the challenges we’ve all been navigating.

Mid-year briefing – part 1

Listen in on this conversation, hosted by Marisa Hall, with three thought leaders and systems thinkers from WTW. During this conversation our speakers will cover:

What they’re seeing across their regions right now
The big macro themes cutting across the regions
Looking ahead – what’s the one thing investors should be focusing on

Mid-year briefing – part 2

Louisa Minter-Kemp will be sitting down with Roger Urwin, Jessica Gao and Andrea Caloisi to chat through progress of our 2026 research agenda including a look at DC and Wealth, as well as what’s top of mind including AI, Org-Alpha and systems-level investing.