Wolfgang Lutz to deliver keynote address at the Munhwa Future Report 2023 launch

The Munhwa Ilbo has hosted the Munhwa Future Report (MFR) since 2018, as a venue for conducting informal debate and seeking answers to the historic challenges the world now faces, including degradation of the environment, economic polarization, the changing international order, the crisis of democracy, and the latest scientific and technological breakthroughs. The theme of the sixth MFR meeting to be held on 29 June 2023 is Population – The key to the rise and fall of states in the 21^st Century.

The participants will engage in in-depth discussions on the phenomena, nature, and solutions of the population crisis that has emerged as a key challenge for humanity; a crisis deeply aggravated by low fertility and aging populations in major countries around the world. Korea in particular is going through an unprecedented population crisis, with its total fertility rate hitting the lowest level of 0.78% last year, pushing the country to the brink of becoming a super-aged society.

Lutz has been invited to speak at session 1 of the event under the theme: The phenomena and nature of the global population crisis. He will share his insights and ideas for dealing with the population crisis based on his long and outstanding research and analysis in the field of demography.

The organizers are expecting approximately 500 government officials and private and public sectors to attend the event on-site and about 1000 invited audience members will join remotely. The event will be live-streamed on YouTube for public viewing (link to follow).