Aspen Events

The Global Financial Crisis and the Developing World: How has the global economic crisis affected the world's emerging economies?
Moderator: Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and William Ziegler Professor at Harvard Business School

Energy Controversies: Can efficiency and renewables alone solve the global energy problem?
Moderator: Sue Sheridan,  adjunct professor, George Washington Law School and former Chief Counsel to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Qualitl Read More »

Changing Models of Culture and Communication in the Web 3.0 World
Moderator: Elizabeth Stark, Visiting Fellow, Yale Information Society Project

In this eight-week series, participants gather to discuss key foreign policy issues facing the world today, as outlined in the 2010 Foreign Policy Association briefing book. The topics will be featured: Special envoys; Preventing genocide; Global crime; U.S.–China security relations; Global financial crisis; Russia and its neighbors; The Persian Gulf; Peacebuilding and conflict resolution. Read More »

2010 Great Books Series – Wednesdays, January 27 – March 24

7:00 – 9:00pm. In 1947, two educators at the University of Chicago, Robert Maynard Hutchins, president of the university and Professor Mortimer J. Adler, established the Great Books Foundation to draw together passionate readers to discuss enduring issues and ideas. Three years later, these gentlemen joined Walter Paepcke to form the Aspen Institute. Join us for this 8-week exploration of the readings from the Great Books. Reading list to be announced. Fee: $195 ($175 for donors). Read More »

2010 Great Books Series – Wednesdays, January 27 – March 24

7:00 – 9:00pm. In 1947, two educators at the University of Chicago, Robert Maynard Hutchins, president of the university and Professor Mortimer J. Adler, established the Great Books Foundation to draw together passionate readers to discuss enduring issues and ideas. Three years later, these gentlemen joined Walter Paepcke to form the Aspen Institute. Join us for this 8-week exploration of the readings from the Great Books. Reading list to be announced. Fee: $195 ($175 for donors). Read More »

2010 Great Books Series – Wednesdays, January 27 – March 24

7:00 – 9:00pm. In 1947, two educators at the University of Chicago, Robert Maynard Hutchins, president of the university and Professor Mortimer J. Adler, established the Great Books Foundation to draw together passionate readers to discuss enduring issues and ideas. Three years later, these gentlemen joined Walter Paepcke to form the Aspen Institute. Join us for this 8-week exploration of the readings from the Great Books. Reading list to be announced. Fee: $195 ($175 for donors). Read More »

Medical Ethics: The Roots of the Health Care Debate. Moderated by Ezekiel Emanuel, Special Advisor for Health Policy

2010 Great Books Series – Wednesdays, January 27 – March 24

7:00 – 9:00pm. In 1947, two educators at the University of Chicago, Robert Maynard Hutchins, president of the university and Professor Mortimer J. Adler, established the Great Books Foundation to draw together passionate readers to discuss enduring issues and ideas. Three years later, these gentlemen joined Walter Paepcke to form the Aspen Institute. Join us for this 8-week exploration of the readings from the Great Books. Reading list to be announced. Fee: $195 ($175 for donors). Read More »

Hosted by the Business and Society Program. Read More »

Join us for a breathtaking array of lectures, presentations, debates, and panel discussions by leading thinkers who span a vast range of critical topics, from the economy to the environment, from science to the arts. 2009 Aspen Ideas Festival Read More »