MISTRA was commissioned by World Expo 2025 to engage in a mini-scenario exercise which looked at what Johannesburg/South Africa/ Africa and the world would look like in 2025. The exercise was embarked on to contribute towards the bid to host the 2025 World Expo. World Expos are global events that are staged every five years by a bid-winning nation which serve to celebrate a themed range of cultural, technological and innovative wonders from participating countries.