Keep your team as current as the work demands.
Investment, trade, and economic development mandates now span technology, geopolitics, workforce, and commercial diplomacy. Doyen gives teams one place to remain current, compare practice across markets, and develop the judgment required for broader leadership roles.
A week in a classroom every few years no longer keeps anyone current.
Formal courses remain valuable for foundational knowledge. They are less suited to questions that change month by month. Teams also need a continuous way to compare practice, test judgment, and apply new methods without leaving the work for a week at a time.
Onboarding takes too long
New economic developers and investment officers can spend a year learning the parts of the job that formal courses omit. Institutions need a shorter path to sound judgment.
Knowledge leaves when people do
Retirement and turnover can remove years of relationships and institutional judgment at once. Smaller teams feel each departure acutely and seldom have a reliable way to transfer what was learned.
AI is now part of the job
AI is changing research, market intelligence, analysis, and investor outreach. It is now an operating capability, not a specialist topic at the edge of the profession.
The disciplines have merged
Trade officers need investment fluency; investment specialists need workforce and geopolitical judgment. Siloed training no longer reflects the mandate.
Professional development must move closer to the work.
Professionals need answers when a live problem arises, access to people who have handled it elsewhere, and a way to apply what they learn immediately. An annual event cannot provide that operating rhythm.
Doyen combines concise, expert-led sessions with a community where members can test a direct question, and a daily brief that keeps the whole team reading from the same page. Professional development becomes part of the institution's routine rather than an occasional event.
What that looks like in practice
- On-demand sessions and recordings instead of a fixed classroom week
- Peers around the world to ask, rather than a binder to search
- Short, practical material your team can use the same week
- Current intelligence built into the routine, not chased down after the fact
- Cohorts and roundtables that turn isolated staff into a connected team
Capability your organization keeps.
Faster onboarding
New hires can draw on accumulated practice and peer guidance rather than reconstructing each answer alone, shortening the path to independent judgment.
Leadership developed in role
High-potential staff build commercial judgment and strategic range while remaining in post, with access to practitioners who have carried broader mandates.
A stronger retention proposition
Continuous development and a credible professional network give ambitious staff clearer reasons to build their careers inside the institution.
Range across the whole mandate
Trade, investment, innovation, and the work of officers posted overseas sit in one place, so your team can work across the brief instead of within one lane.
Knowledge that outlasts any one person
Shared methods and peer connections reduce dependence on a few individuals and make institutional learning easier to transfer.
Practical AI readiness
Current guidance on using AI in research, intelligence, and outreach, including the verification and governance required for public-facing work.
Institutional capability is becoming a competitive advantage.
Agencies and ministries that adapt to technological, economic, and geopolitical change will be better placed to win investment, retain talent, and advise political leaders. Doyen is designed to strengthen that institutional capacity.
"The next generation of practitioners will not simply be economic developers. They will be economic accelerators."
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Choose the number of seats you need.
The proposed annual membership brings together the community, the daily brief and report library, live programming, and practical courses and tools. The plans below are being tested with prospective founding organizations before membership opens.
For budget context, the indicative ten-seat Agency Team price is comparable to one international conference trip for one employee, while covering the team for a full year.
Indicative founding-cohort pricing only. No payment is being taken and registering interest is non-binding.
Individual
1 seat
For a single practitioner who wants to stay current and connected without waiting for their organization to sign up.
- Full community access
- The daily brief and the report library
- Live seminars and recordings
- Member directory and introductions
- Roundtables and small-group sessions
- Templates and practical tools
Leader + Team
Up to 4 seats
For a leader and their immediate team, or a boutique advisory practice. Bring your senior staff into the same room as their peers worldwide.
- Everything in Individual, for up to 4 people
- Shared seats you can reassign as your team changes
- Priority access to new programming
- A standing invitation to closed-door sessions
Agency Team
Up to 10 seats
For a department or agency putting its whole team on a steady footing. Onboard new hires faster and keep experienced staff current.
- Everything in Leader + Team, for up to 10 people
- A named contact for onboarding your roster
- Group sessions you can request for your team
- Usage summaries you can take to your board
Agency Network
Up to 20 seats
For a network of offices or a multi-branch agency that wants consistent professional development and shared intelligence across locations.
- Everything in Agency Team, for up to 20 people
- Cross-office cohorts and shared programming
- Dedicated onboarding for distributed teams
- Priority consideration for new pilots
Department
More than 20 seatsFrom $15,000
For ministries, large agencies, and networks that want every relevant team on the platform, with onboarding, reporting, and a plan built around your headcount and budget.
Indicative founding-cohort pricing in USD. No payment is being taken and registering interest is not a commitment.
Answers for the people who sign off.
Why show pricing before membership opens?
The figures are indicative founding-cohort prices, published so individuals and organizations can assess the proposal honestly. No payment is being taken and the final purchasing process will be confirmed before membership opens.
When does membership open?
General membership is planned for later in 2026. Organizations on the founding-interest list receive early details and can help shape the programming. Registering interest is not a commitment.
Can we reassign seats when staff change?
Yes. Seats belong to your organization, not to individuals, so you can reassign them as people rotate — including posting cycles for staff overseas. Your investment stays with the team.
Can our people speak candidly inside the community?
Membership is vetted, discussion follows a no-attribution rule, and vendor selling is prohibited. Members must not share classified, commercially confidential, or politically sensitive material. The value lies in professional judgment and experience, not privileged information.
Is this an AI training program?
No. AI fluency is one thread, because it now runs through the work. The core is the craft: investment attraction, trade and export development, economic diplomacy, and the leadership skills the next decade of this profession demands.
What if we need more than 20 seats, or a mix of teams?
The Department tier starts at $15,000 and is scoped around your headcount — across divisions, regional offices, and posts abroad. Talk to us and we'll build the plan around how your organization is actually structured.
Put your team on the founding roster.
Membership is planned to open to organizations later in 2026. Agencies and firms on the founding-interest list receive early details, can help shape the programming their teams will use, and get first notice of confirmed sessions.
Tell us roughly how many seats you are considering. No payment is being taken, and joining the list is not a commitment to purchase.
Register organizational interest
Leave your work email for early details about the proposed team plans.