ASHINGTON, DC — April 16, 2025: Diplomatic Courier’s think tank and ideas lab, World in 2050, announces its 2025 cohorts of The Expert Network (TEN), Brain Trust, and Senior Fellows.
Members of TEN are part of a global community with proven expertise that aligns with one or more of World in 2050’s megatrends. TEN members have exclusive access to events, expert commentaries, and special edition publications not available to the general public.
Learn more about this year’s TEN members here.
The Brain Trust is composed of 40+ global thought leaders. This group of senior advisors come from academia, media, policy, and business. They manage multimillion-dollar projects, they are published authors, keynote speakers, technologists, and innovators. They are also diverse—in age, expertise, history, ethnic identity, and regional background.
Learn more about this year’s Brain Trust members here.
Senior Fellows are part of a small cohort of thought leaders who contribute meaningfully to discussions across several of World in 2050’s megatrends. Fellows convene regularly to carry out collective intelligence exercises, considering pressing issues that will have an outsized impact on human flourishing.
Learn more about this year’s Senior Fellows here.
Established in 2012, World in 2050 (W2050) is Diplomatic Courier’s think tank and ideas lab seeking to answer challenging questions about the future of society, and galvanize solutions through uncommon collaborations through its members, partners, and experts around the world. The W2050 community is a merit–based collective for extraordinary innovators, leaders, practitioners, and experts from around the world. Its mission? To help the future arrive well.
To learn more about World in 2050, visit the website here.
For questions on this media advisory please contact us at press@diplomaticourier.org.
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Diplomatic Courier and World in 2050 Announce the 2025 Community Cohorts

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April 16, 2025
Diplomatic Courier’s think tank and ideas lab, World in 2050, announces its 2025 cohorts of The Expert Network (TEN), Brain Trust, and Senior Fellows.
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ASHINGTON, DC — April 16, 2025: Diplomatic Courier’s think tank and ideas lab, World in 2050, announces its 2025 cohorts of The Expert Network (TEN), Brain Trust, and Senior Fellows.
Members of TEN are part of a global community with proven expertise that aligns with one or more of World in 2050’s megatrends. TEN members have exclusive access to events, expert commentaries, and special edition publications not available to the general public.
Learn more about this year’s TEN members here.
The Brain Trust is composed of 40+ global thought leaders. This group of senior advisors come from academia, media, policy, and business. They manage multimillion-dollar projects, they are published authors, keynote speakers, technologists, and innovators. They are also diverse—in age, expertise, history, ethnic identity, and regional background.
Learn more about this year’s Brain Trust members here.
Senior Fellows are part of a small cohort of thought leaders who contribute meaningfully to discussions across several of World in 2050’s megatrends. Fellows convene regularly to carry out collective intelligence exercises, considering pressing issues that will have an outsized impact on human flourishing.
Learn more about this year’s Senior Fellows here.
Established in 2012, World in 2050 (W2050) is Diplomatic Courier’s think tank and ideas lab seeking to answer challenging questions about the future of society, and galvanize solutions through uncommon collaborations through its members, partners, and experts around the world. The W2050 community is a merit–based collective for extraordinary innovators, leaders, practitioners, and experts from around the world. Its mission? To help the future arrive well.
To learn more about World in 2050, visit the website here.
For questions on this media advisory please contact us at press@diplomaticourier.org.