The World Ahead 2026 with Tom Standage (The Economist)

The Economist’s predictive look to the year ahead. Deputy editor Tom Standage will provide a first insight into the top ten themes of The World Ahead 2026.

Economist Impact and WFA invite you to a webinar where Tom Standage, deputy editor of The Economist, will discuss the top 10 themes and trends to watch in the coming year.

The World Ahead 2026 will mark the 40th edition of The Economist’s annual look into the future—four decades of helping influential readers anticipate change and act with clarity, confidence and conviction.

Along with forecasts and predictions, Tom will analyse the interlocking forces shaping the world in the year ahead, considering topics including:

• What will follow Donald Trump’s reshaping of long-standing norms in geopolitics, diplomacy and trade?
• Growing concern over trade wars, economic stagnation and fiscal incontinence
• AI’s potential impact on jobs
• Plus much more