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

Marisa Hall chats to Jayne Bok, Head of Investments, Asia, John Delaney, US Chief Investment Officer and Pieter Steyn, Head of Pensions Investments, UK, from WTW, to reflect on the year so far, make sense of what’s changed, and share perspectives on the challenges ahead.

Explore our three conversation chapters:

1:36 minutes | Regional pulse check in: what these three leaders are seeing right now
12:09 minutes | Big macro themes cutting across regions
38:28 minutes | Looking ahead – over the next 6-12 months, what’s one thing investors should focus on – or avoid getting distracted from?

Mid-year briefing – part 2

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