{"id":10028,"date":"2022-03-27T17:50:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T17:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/?p=10028"},"modified":"2026-09-28T18:13:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:13:04","slug":"the-world-ahead-2022-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/events\/the-world-ahead-2022-event\/2022\/03\/27\/","title":{"rendered":"The World Ahead 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; image=&#8221;10031&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; margin: 10px 0 30px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; background: #f5f5f5; border-radius: 6px; padding: 16px 20px; border-left: 4px solid #8c0f24;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8c0f24; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px;\">Launch year<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.4;\">2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; background: #f5f5f5; border-radius: 6px; padding: 16px 20px; border-left: 4px solid #8c0f24;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8c0f24; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px;\">Edition<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.4;\">36th edition of The World Ahead<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; background: #f5f5f5; border-radius: 6px; padding: 16px 20px; border-left: 4px solid #8c0f24;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8c0f24; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px;\">Market focus<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.4;\">Nigerian edition \/ Nigeria and West Africa<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 200px; background: #f5f5f5; border-radius: 6px; padding: 16px 20px; border-left: 4px solid #8c0f24;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8c0f24; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px;\">Produced by<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.4;\">CT Productions, under exclusive licence from The Economist<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;small-custom-title&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-xlarge\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #922334;\"><strong>The World Ahead 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2px&#8221; el_width=&#8221;75&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#D13D55&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #922334;\">UNDER EXCLUSIVE LICENSE<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">23 March 2022 | Nigerian edition, under exclusive licence from The Economist<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The World Ahead 2022 marked CT Productions&#8217; launch of a Nigerian edition of The Economist&#8217;s annual future-focused publication under exclusive licence. The edition combined The Economist&#8217;s global forward-looking analysis with local content on Nigeria and West Africa, with the stated goal of ensuring African voices, opportunities and success stories were better represented to an international audience.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_n2MDuF9zIc\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div><strong>Tom Standage<\/strong>, Editor-in-Chief, The World Ahead: \u201cThis is the 36th year that we have published our future-gazing annual, which now appears in over 90 countries and in more than 20 languages \u2014 and we are delighted at the launch of this Nigerian edition.\u201d<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;small-custom-title&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #982d41o;\">Key themes \/ programme<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;small-custom-title&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The major themes, trends and events expected to shape 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria&#8217;s recovery and resilience after recession and the pandemic.<\/li>\n<li>Technology, agriculture, infrastructure and entertainment as growth opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>The future of business and investment in Nigeria and West Africa.<\/li>\n<li>Representation of African voices in a globally recognised publication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; image=&#8221;10034&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; 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Its global influence is growing, particularly through Afrobeats, whose streams have surged worldwide and turned Nigerian artists into international stars. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/the-world-ahead\/the-world-ahead-2026\/2026\/04\/20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/pdf\/TWA2022_binder.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7177 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/The-World-Ahead-2022-TE-Cover-ed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/The-World-Ahead-2022-TE-Cover-ed.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/The-World-Ahead-2022-TE-Cover-ed-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;DOWNLOAD&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;flat&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fctproductions.co%2Fpdf%2FTWA2022_binder.pdf&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;small-custom-title&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SPONSORS<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; image=&#8221;10036&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;small-custom-title&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h5\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #982d41o;\">CT Productions events:<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_basic_grid item=&#8221;theGem_basicGrid_2&#8243; post_type=&#8221;post&#8221; max_items=&#8221;4&#8243; gap=&#8221;15&#8243; element_width=&#8221;3&#8243; taxonomies=&#8221;66&#8243; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1790618970511-3ba58b38-f4e5-6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; image=&#8221;10031&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;] Launch year 2022 Edition 36th edition of The World Ahead Market&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-events"],"menu_order":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10028"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10040,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10028\/revisions\/10040"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}