{"id":9966,"date":"2026-04-21T14:41:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/?p=9966"},"modified":"2026-09-28T17:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:24:00","slug":"the-world-ahead-2026-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/events\/the-world-ahead-2026-event\/2026\/04\/21\/","title":{"rendered":"The World Ahead 2026"},"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;9969&#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;\">Date<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.4;\">21 April 2026<\/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;\">Location<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.4;\">Sky Lounge, Eko Hotel &amp; Suites, Lagos, Nigeria<\/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;\">Format<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 15px; color: #333333; line-height: 1.4;\">Annual launch event \/ high-level dialogue<\/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 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;\">Fifth consecutive Lagos edition<\/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 2026: Nigeria<\/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;\">21 April 2026 | Sky Lounge, Eko Hotel &amp; Suites, Lagos, Nigeria<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The World Ahead 2026: Nigeria brought policymakers, business leaders, investors and creative-sector voices together in Lagos to examine how Nigeria can build a more resilient and sustainable future from within. Produced by CT Productions under exclusive licence from The Economist, the fifth Lagos edition moved the conversation from prediction to preparation, exploring how stronger institutions, local capability, investment and responsible storytelling can turn uncertainty into long-term value.<\/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\/dKhAgW1v1gw\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\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; 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el_class=&#8221;small-custom-title&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h4\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #982d41o;\">Watch &amp; read more<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; el_class=&#8221;small-custom-title&#8221;]| TWA2026 archive: <a href=\"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/category\/twa2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">browse all posts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>| Pre-launch editorial: <a href=\"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/news\/twa-2026-nigeria-our-founder-managing-directors-editorial-on-sustainability-and-narrative-responsibility\/2026\/04\/14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>| Official teaser: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ctproductions3657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CT Productions YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>| TechCabal recap: <a href=\"https:\/\/techcabal.com\/2026\/04\/29\/the-world-ahead-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>| Guardian Nigeria coverage: <a href=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/business-services\/lagos-positions-for-resilient-growth-at-world-ahead-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">read here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>| The World Ahead hub: <a href=\"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/the-world-ahead-license\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all editions<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_single_image onclick=&#8221;link_image&#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\/TWA2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9458 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Economists-The-World-Ahead-2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Economists-The-World-Ahead-2026.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Economists-The-World-Ahead-2026-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Economists-The-World-Ahead-2026-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/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%2FTWA2026.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;9964&#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:1790611508862-a0679c66-e7a6-5&#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;9969&#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;] Date 21 April 2026 Location Sky Lounge, Eko Hotel &amp; Suites,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9966","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\/9966","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=9966"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9985,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9966\/revisions\/9985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ctproductions.co\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}