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We’ve been long warned that the world’s growing population will soon overwhelm the earth’s resources, but in this cuttingedge talk based on his book Empty Planet, John Ibbitson turns that premise on its head. Rather than growing exponentially, the global population is headed for a steep decline, he says. But this time, we’re thinning ourselves deliberately. In much of the developed and developing world, that decline is already underway, as urbanization, women’s empowerment, and waning religiosity lead to smaller families. Citing his sweeping global research, Ibbitson shows how this smaller global population will bring with it a number of benefits: fewer workers means that we’ll command higher wages; good jobs will prompt innovation; the environment will improve; the risk of famine will wane; and falling birthrates in the developing world will bring greater affluence and autonomy for women. But enormous disruption lies ahead, too. A universally significant topic, Ibbitson can speak to insurance companies or firms that employ actuaries to predict future trends, financial advisers who specialize in economic and geopolitical forecasting, businesses that want to predict the size and nature of their markets down the road, government departments charged with predicting population growth and aging, and other audiences looking to position themselves for the incredible changes to come.