Chris Martenson, PhD (Duke), MBA (Cornell) is an economic researcher and futurist specializing in energy and resource depletion, and co-founder of PeakProsperity.com (along with Adam Taggart). As one of the early econobloggers who forecasted the housing market collapse and stock market correction,

We will be discussing the current state of the macro environment. What are the big trends across the economy, our energy systems, and the environment that are most likely to affect our way of life in the coming decades? What prudent actions can individuals take to prosper through these coming changes?