Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, Dr. 
Peter Diamandis, shared  his research with top scientists, innovators, and captains of industry  which reveals how progress is catapulting the world into a new era of  abundance. While society tends to focus on negative news stories, and  the idea that the world has grown worse over the years, we forget about  the great advancements that have been made during the last century, he  said. For instance, human lifespan has more than doubled, the average  income for every person on the planet (adjusted for inflation) has more  than tripled, and the cost of food has dropped 13 fold.
Demonstrating  his notion of abundance, his book cover is pictured in aluminum-- a  metal once thought to be quite rare and valuable, but now considered  plentiful and disposable. In 2010, 2 billion people were connected to  the Internet, but by 2020 that number will have risen to 5 billion--  "these are new minds plugging into the global economy," and more  geniuses will be discovered wherever they might be, he declared.
He  outlined some of the amazing new technology and inventions that are  coming down the pike, which could greatly improve humanity's situation:  Dean Kamen's "Slingshot" technology can transform any type of liquid  into pure drinking water for less than one cent per liter, urban  "vertical farms" could replace traditional agriculture and eliminate  transportation costs, and a medical "tricorder" type device would put  the emphasis on preventative and predictive health care before people  get sick. Diamandis also talked about his involvement in the Zero G  Corporation, which provides flights in which passengers experience  weightlessness. 
Biography:
Dr. Peter Diamandis is the  Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, which leads the world in  designing and launching large incentive prizes to drive radical  breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. He is also an international  leader in the commercial space arena, having founded and run many of the  leading entrepreneurial companies in this sector including Zero Gravity  Corporation, the Rocket Racing League and Space Adventures.
As  co-Founder & Chairman of the Singularity University, a Silicon  Valley based institution partnered with NASA, Google, Autodesk and  Nokia, Diamandis counsels the world's top enterprises on how to utilize  exponential technologies and incentivized innovation to dramatically  accelerate their business objectives. Dr. Diamandis attended the MIT  where he received his degrees in molecular genetics and aerospace  engineering, as well as Harvard Medical School where he received his  M.D. 
Abundant life is a term used to refer to Christian  teachings on fullness of life. It is not an organized movement or a  unique doctrine, but a name applied to the teachings and expectations of  the groups and people who follow the teachings. Abundant life teachings  may include expectations of prosperity and health,[1] but may also  include other forms of fullness of life when faced with adverse  circumstances.