Global Partners

International partners in Bucharest, Rome, Germany, Lyon, Tokyo, and New Delhi conduct independently developed and supported programs, conferences, and seminars on region-specific issues, global challenges, and leadership development.

Elliot Gerson is our Executive Vice President of Policy and Public Programs, International Partners.

• Aspen España
  
  Aspen Institute España was incorporated as a Foundation in December 2010. The Institute aims to promote social responsibility and contribute to the strengthening of civil society, providing a neutral forum for public dialogue and reflection through conferences, seminars and round-table discussions. In this pursuit, the Institute takes on the values, features and goals of the Aspen model, adjusting them to the realities of the Spanish context; a context which incorporates, in a natural way, Spain´s close ties with other regions in Europe, Latin America, and the Mediterranean. Aspen Institute España is chaired by Mr. Javier Solana and headquartered in Madrid.

• Institut Aspen France
  
  In keeping with the Aspen tradition, the Institut Aspen France is a non-partisan, international forum designed to promote the exchange of ideas on economic, social and political issues. After 13 years of assembling informal conferences in Paris, Institut Aspen France became a permanent affiliate of the Aspen Institute in 1994 when it chartered a new facility in Lyons. This year, Aspen Institut France will hold conferences and workshops on France's role in a changing Europe and an major international issues such as Euro-Japanese relations, African development, and the Information Society. 
  
  
• Aspen Institute Germany
  
  Aspen Institute Germany, founded in 1974 for the study and advancement of ideas related to major contemporary issues, is the oldest international Aspen center. In the heart of the new European capital, the Berlin facility, located on the island of Schwanenwerder, overlooks the city's picturesque Wannsee Lake. Aspen Institute Germany is especially active in promoting transatlantic and regional relations through dialogue about prevalent political, economic and ethical issues. Convening a diverse network of representatives from all sectors for discussion, Aspen Institute Germany seeks to address the challenges of the 21st century in areas such as global economic change, technological advancement, international security and emerging leaders.
  
  
• Aspen Institute India
  
  The Aspen Institute India is a non-profit organization dedicated to in-depth discussion of issues, development of leadership based on values, and an exchange of opinions, information and ideas.
  
  The Institute focuses on the most important problems and challenges facing society, the business community and the individual in India. It invites industrial, economic, financial, political, social and cultural leaders to discuss these issues in reserved settings that encourage frank and open dialogue.
  
  The Aspen Institute India organizes five types of programmes. While each is distinctive with a unique set of goals, they all share the ultimate aim of promoting awareness, dialogue, and action on issues essential for a just and prosperous Indian society.
  
  1. Outreach Seminars
  To promote a deeper understanding of India’s complexities, top thought-leaders are invited to discuss broad – based subjects relevant to Indian society.
  2. Policy Programs
  These programs seek to improve public and private sector policy decision- making through more informed dialogue and values- based policy making.
  3. Leadership Seminars
  These seminars bring together small groups to explore fundamental truths through the Socratic method. The flagship program is the renowned Aspen India Seminar: Leadership, Values and the Good Society, which is an exclusive offering for both established and emerging leaders. The Aspen India Seminar focuses on leadership for the 21st century.
  4. Ideas India
  Aspen Institute India organized IDEAS INDIA 2008 from 17-20 December 2008, in New Delhi - an effort to bring together diverse sections of society to ideate on issues of crucial importance to India’s development. About 95 speakers addressed a varied audience composed of participants from educational institutions, research organizations, think tanks and NGOs, as well as many students.
  5. Strategic Dialogues
  The success of the US-India Strategic Dialogue has helped initiate Track two dialogues with Israel, Europe, Singapore, Malaysia and Trilateral Dialogues between US-Japan-India and Australia, ASEAN and India. The dialogues have significantly helped in bringing India closer to other parts of the world.
  
  
• Aspen Institute Italia
  
  Aspen Institute Italia is an international non-profit association dedicated to in-depth discussion of global issues and to a high-level exchange of opinions, information and values. Its mission is to internationalize the country's industrial, financial, political and cultural leadership. By bringing a value-based perspective to the most important issues of the day, it aims to represent the forum of choice for convening and developing leaders. The Institute focuses on the most important problems and challenges facing society, the business community, and the individual, inviting top industrial, economic, financial, political, social and cultural leaders to discuss them in reserved settings that encourage frank and open debate. Aspen Italia's success is due greatly to its methodology, which favors interpersonal relations and allows leaders to update and deepen their knowledge of the topic at hand. The aim is not to reach unanimous agreement or to crank out reassuring conclusions, but to bring to light the complexity of our world and to lead to a more profound awareness of universal values and ideals that are capable of inspiring a well-informed, forward-looking leadership.
  
  Aspen Institute Italia is composed of a community of Sustaining Members, Ordinary Members, Friends of Aspen and, as of 2002, Aspen Junior Fellows. To fund its activities, the Institute relies on contributions from its members and company and institution sponsors.
  
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• Aspen Institute Japan
  
  Since 1960, the Aspen Institute has had a relationship with the International House of Japan, as well as other Japanese organizations, for the purpose of holding seminars and conferences on issues of common interest. The spring of 1998 trumpeted the arrival of Aspen Institute Japan as a full partner in the Aspen Institute's international network.
  
  
• Aspen Institute Romania
  Aspen Romania launched in Bucharest in 2006 is dedicated to promoting values-based leadership in Romania and to encouraging open-minded and informed debate among leaders about the challenges facing Romania today; and to provide a neutral and balanced venue for discussing and acting on critical issues. We do that through a series of objectives: 

1. Leadership: To harness individual potential and leadership in the context of new Euro Atlantic realities; 
2. Dialogue: To set a new standard of informed and informal policy debate in Romania through selective membership and values-oriented contributions; 
3. Entrepreneurship: To increase the efficiency of the Romanian business sector and its ability to succeed in global markets;
4. Regional Stability: To use Romania's geopolitical position to promote Aspen values in the region and to develop a regional network of highly successful individuals.