Meet This Year's Winners
Jinjou Wang
CANADA
Daniella Biblin
USA
Anderson Chung
USA
Kento Hikima
AUSTRALIA
Vibhor Vanvani
INDIA
Challenge Details
For 50 years, Bridgewater has studied the cause-and-effect forces that shape economies and markets — turning that understanding into timeless and universal investment principles, systematized and stress-tested against every market cycle in history. Today, as an AI-first firm, Bridgewater is building systems designed to do the same — to find signals in complexity, stress-test assumptions, and push the boundaries of what is knowable.
The Bridgewater and Global Citizen “Forecasting the Future” Challenge invites you into this complex world, focusing on two key forces in today’s world: How Modern Mercantilism – where governments actively shape economies to boost national authority, cut trade deficits, and drive industrial growth – collides with Artificial Intelligence, which will impact every aspect of the macroeconomy and government policy.
Submissions require three parts:
- Forecasts: 10+ binary forecasts. One sentence each. Probabilities that match outcomes.
- Framework & Holistic Synthesis: Big-picture view of how AI and Modern Mercantilism shape the next decade.
- Analytical Appendix: Reasoning, evidence and analysis behind forecasts.
For more information and full details, head to Bridgewater’s webpage here.
Submission period is now closed. Stay tuned for the winners announcement.
Challenge Process
STAGE 1
SUBMIT YOUR FORECAST
Open to anyone, anywhere, 18 years or older. No finance background required.
STAGE 2
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
The top forecasters are invited to a Bridgewater-hosted investor roundtable to defend their forecasts in the arena — a live, structured debate on the predictions you've made.
STAGE 3
$25K
AWARD
The top forecasters each receive a $25,000 USD award.
STAGE 4
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
Top forecasters are considered for a role or internship at Bridgewater Associates.
About Forecasting the Future
For 50 years, Bridgewater has studied the cause-and-effect forces that shape economies and markets — turning that understanding into timeless and universal investment principles, systematized and stress-tested against every market cycle in history. Today, as an AI-first firm, Bridgewater is building systems designed to do the same — to find signals in complexity, stress-test assumptions, and push the boundaries of what is knowable.
The Bridgewater and Global Citizen “Forecasting the Future” Challenge invites Global Citizens into this complex world, focusing on two key forces in today’s world: How Modern Mercantilism – where governments actively shape economies to boost national authority, cut trade deficits, and drive industrial growth – collides with Artificial Intelligence, which will impact every aspect of the macroeconomy and government policy.
The 2026 challenge has now closed. Stay tuned for more announcements in the future.
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