ORIGIN EDITION—2026
ORIGIN EDITION—2026
FAQ
What is the difference between The Forum and becoming a Keyholder?

Purchasing The Room gives you the six-week live experience – ten sessions, The Manifesto, and The Act. It ends when the six weeks end.

Becoming a Keyholder includes everything in The Forum, full access to the ongoing Gaze editorial, The WBF Journal, monthly community calls, a private member directory, priority access to every WBF programme and in-person gathering worldwide at exclusive member rates, and an open invitation to bring your ideas and projects into WBF. For Keyholders, selected contributions from The Act may be featured across WBF platforms and editorial.

The Room gives you six weeks. The Key gives you a permanent home inside WBF and a private circle of the most intentional minds alive on the question of beauty

Join the Key now and lock the founding rate of €290 per year, rising to €490 from Edition II onward.

What is The Act?

The Act is the culminating project of The Forum. One contribution developed over the six weeks that reflects your own relationship to beauty. Something written, convened, or made, entirely on your terms. It enters the permanent WBF archive as part of the first account of how this generation understood beauty. Visibility is your choice – named and credited, or kept private.

For Keyholders, selected contributions may be featured across WBF platforms and editorial. Full instructions are shared with all participants before The Forum begins.

Can I join if I miss some sessions?

Every session is available for thirty days after broadcast, so missing a live session does not mean missing the content. That said, the live experience – the ability to be present, to ask questions, to be in the room – is the heart of The Forum and cannot be replicated in replay.

What time zone are the sessions in?

Session times will be confirmed upon registration and are designed to accommodate participants across Europe and the Americas.

Do I need any specific background or expertise?

No. The Forum is for anyone for whom the quality of what they make and how they live genuinely matters across any field, at any stage.

What is the founding rate and why does it matter?

The founding rate of €290 per year is locked for anyone who joins during Origin Edition. From Edition II onward the annual rate rises to €490. This is the only moment to lock the founding rate permanently.

What is the Gaze archive?

Gaze is WBF's editorial strand – long-form conversations with practitioners at the edge of their fields, translated into written pieces. Full archive access is included with The Key.

What is The WBF Journal?

The WBF Journal is delivered seasonally – what is worth watching, who is worth knowing, and what WBF is building next. Keyholders also have the opportunity to be featured within it.

What are the monthly community calls?

Monthly live calls for Keyholders – a space to continue the conversations from The Forum, connect with other members, and stay close to what WBF is building. The format evolves with the community.

What is the member directory?

A private directory of all Keyholders – the most intentional leaders, makers and thinkers in the WBF network. Visible only to members.

Can I join The Key without doing The Forum?

Yes. The Key is available as a standalone membership for those who want to be part of the movement, access the archive and editorial, and join the community without participating in the live programme.

Is there a scholarship?

Yes. One place per edition on The Forum is reserved for individuals who demonstrate deep commitment to the work and face financial constraints. To be considered, write to bureau@worldbeautyforum.com with a brief note of intent and proof of financial need. Applications are reviewed with the same care as all others.