Chicago Socrates Salon

May 17, 2013 - May 18, 2013
Chicago, IL

"Heroes and Villains, Winners and Losers: Leading Business, Politics, and Civil Society in the 21st Century"

Chicago Socrates Salon

May 17, 2013 - May 18, 2013
Chicago, IL

"Heroes and Villains, Winners and Losers: Leading Business, Politics, and Civil Society in the 21st Century"

Improving Retirement Security: Expanding Coverage to All Americans

May 16, 2013
Washington, DC, United States
Initiative on Financial Security

Approximately half of Americans have no workplace retirement savings plan. As policymakers consider how to enhance retirement security for American households, this Congressional briefing will focus on the imperative to first expand coverage in order to make saving for retirement easier for all American workers.

Aspen Institute Initiative on Smart Energy and Network Technologies (INSENT)

May 15, 2013 - May 17, 2013
Wye River, MD
Communications and Society Program

The Initiative on Smart Energy and Network Technologies (INSENT) is a collaboration between the Aspen Institute Communications & Society Program and the Energy & Environment Program.

Skills Gap in Manufacturing

May 15, 2013
Washington, DC
Manufacturing and Society in the 21st Century
This lunchtime discussion will explore the skills gap in manufacturing and selected efforts to creatively address the problem. Read More

Launch Event: Policy Guide to Scaling Social Innovation (Invite Only)

May 14, 2013
Washington, DC
Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation (PSI)

Launch event for the Policy Guide to Scaling Social Innovation produced through a collaborative effort between the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, PCV InSight, and the Initiative for Responsible Investment at Harvard University.

Featured speakers:

Harnessing the Power of the Diaspora

May 13, 2013
Washington, DC
Partners for a New Beginning

On the margins of the 2013 Global Diaspora Forum, the Partners for a New Beginning Secretariat at the Aspen Institute hosted a roundtable discussion on ways that the diaspora can advance economic opportunity in the countries of origin.

Exploring Tunisia's Investment Climate

May 13, 2013
Washington, DC
Partners for a New Beginning

The PNB Secretariat invites you to attend a roundtable discussion on Tunisia's Investment Climate featuring:

"Voices from Main Street" - North Carolina Regional Health Care Summit

May 13, 2013
Durham, NC
Health, Biomedical Science and Society Initiative

The Tarheel State is home to people and institutions at the leading edge of American health care delivery, research and technology. On May 13, the world-renowned Aspen Institute is returning to North Carolina to revisit our fall 2011 conversation about local health innovations and to measure how North Carolina has moved the needle towards better healthcare in the intervening months.

By Arabs, For Arabs: A New Approach to Media in the Middle East

May 10, 2013
Washington, DC
Middle East Programs

Society of Fellows Symposium: Thoughts on the Good Life: The Quest for Meaning

May 9, 2013 - May 10, 2013
Aspen, CO

This symposium, customized exclusively for Vanguard Chapter members of the Society of Fellows, examines questions that deepen our understanding of what it means to lead a good life. It will address the core questions which have motivated the Aspen Institute’s work for over 60 years. What makes a good life? How do I find satisfaction and meaning? How do I align my life with my values?

Leaning in with Child Care: A Discussion on Childcare Jobs and the Need for Quality, Affordable Care

May 9, 2013
Washington, DC
Economic Opportunities Program

In May, we will celebrate Mother’'s Day, a holiday created by Americans to honor our moms and their influence in society. With the presence of women with children in the workforce increasing, mothers are not only the glue that holds our homes together, but they are also the fuel helping to drive our economic recovery.

Building Community and Breaking Poverty: How the National Service Movement Contributes to Self-Reliance in Low Income Communities

May 8, 2013
Washington, DC
Forum for Community Solutions
This convening will focus on the models and strategies being implemented across the country that are helping to build community self-reliance and leadership, while creating pathways to college and careers for low income young people. Read More

New York Ideas

May 7, 2013
New York, NY
The second annual New York Ideas forum will gather cutting-edge innovators with a simple goal: to draw out the strands of genius from leaders whose work and passions are changing our world. Watch Live

Serving Those Who Served

May 7, 2013
Washington, DC
Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation (PSI)

This event is being hosted by the Philanthropy Roundtable in partnership with the Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation, the Council on Foundations and the George W. Bush Institute.

The Aspen Seminar

May 4, 2013 - May 10, 2013
Aspen, CO

For almost 60 years, this premier roundtable has challenged leaders in every field to think more critically and deeply. The seminar is a unique opportunity to step away from the demands of the present and reflect with other leaders in moderated, text-based Socratic dialogue on the concept of a good and just society: What is it? How does it become a reality?

Rescheduled to May 29: Aspen Wye Fellows with Jason Beaubien

May 3, 2013
Queenstown, MD

This event has been rescheduled to May 29:
The Aspen Wye Fellows are joined by Jason Beaubien, global health and development correspondent for the National Public Radio, to discuss public health in the 21st century.

Reimagining Public Spaces: In Conversation with Architect Elizabeth Diller

May 2, 2013
Washington, DC

Elizabeth Diller; 2012 Harman-Eisner Artist in Residence, The Aspen Institute; Founding Partner, Diller Scofidio + Renfro

in conversation with

Damian Woetzel; Director, Aspen Institute Arts Program

The Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series Featuring Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen

May 2, 2013
Washington, DC

The Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series will feature Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google, and Jared Cohen, founder and director of Google Ideas, discussing their new book "The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Businesses" (Knopf).

About The New Digital Age:

From Athens to Aspen: April 2013

April 29, 2013
Aspen, CO

Join us for this exciting new series! Over two years the group will explore six paired themes—perennial human themes which have shaped our world—as they have been taken up from Athens to Aspen, that is, from the ancient period to our contemporary age. Each of the following six paired themes will receive three sessions of discussion with texts drawn from different genres and different periods of human experience: ancient, medieval/renaissance, modern, and post-modern: Friendship and Love (October – December 2012), Authors: Aristotle and Cicero; Aquinas and Montaigne; Emerson and Weil. Law and Justice (January – March 2013), Authors: Plato and Aristotle; Calvin and Shakespeare; Rawls, Arendt, and Hopkins. The Beautiful and the Good (April – June 2013), Authors: Plato and Augustine; Ficino and Schiller; Hawthorne and Rothko. Tragedy and Death (September – November 2013), Authors: Seneca and Montaigne; Nietzsche and Shakespeare; Strauss. Truth and Knowledge (December 2013 – February 2014), Authors: Plato and Lucretius; Bacon and Descartes; Derrida and Stoppard. History and Transcendence (March – May 2014), Authors: Plotinus and Augustine; Kant and Hegel; Eliot and Ortega y Gasset.

Monday evenings 6:30-9:00pm. October 2012-June 2013 
Registration Fee: $225, includes readings and refreshments.  

Inaugural Meeting of the Franklin Project Leadership Council (Invite-Only)

April 26, 2013
Washington, DC
Franklin Project

This will be the first ever convening of the Franklin Project's Leadership Council. We will present our plan, gather feedback, and build cohesion among Leadership Council members.

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