Aspen Wye Fellows and Friends of Wye Holiday Party

December 14, 2012
Queenstown, MD

Please join the Aspen Wye Fellows at the Aspen Institute's Eastern Shore campus for the annual holiday party, which will take place on Friday, December 14th at 4p.m..

The Legacy of Rome

December 13, 2012
Aspen, CO, United States

The Legacy of Rome 
Join Renaissance experts Bill Cook, Jeremy Hartnett, and Ross King as they explore the aspects of Rome that have endured: architecture, religion, sculpture, politics, painting, commerce, and law. 

Strategies for Border Management In a Globalized, Networked Environment

December 13, 2012
Washington, DC
Homeland Security Program
Nelson Balido

The Aspen Institute Homeland Security Program and Booz Allen Hamilton present a luncheon discussion on Strategies for Border Management in a Globalized, Networked Environment.

Aspen Consultation: Health, Food Security and Population in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

December 12, 2012
Washington, DC
Aspen Global Health and Development
Aspen Global Health and Development convenes policy experts and draft recommendations on the interrelated issues of health, food security, and population dynamics. Read More

The Future of Affirmative Action: In the Courts and the Classroom

December 12, 2012
Washington, DC
Justice and Society Program
Stuart Taylor, Jr
Does affirmative action work as a way to achieve educational parity, or does it in fact harm the educations and careers of many minority students? Read More

Incubating Innovation - Structuring a Sustainable Ecosystem for Tech Startups

December 12, 2012
Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Middle East Programs

On the occasion of the third Global Entrepreneurship Summit, held in Dubai Dec. 11-12, 2012, the Emirates-Aspen Partnership partnered with the GES team to support sessions on women’s entrepreneurship and the role of incubators in tech entrepreneurship.

Reinventing Health Care: Frontline Innovations Transforming Local Care Delivery San Francisco

December 12, 2012
San Francisco, CA
Health, Biomedical Science and Society Initiative
The Aspen Institute’s Health Innovation Project will host a discussion, in partnership with ThinkWellPoint, entitled, “Reinventing Health Care: Frontline Innovations Transforming Local Care Delivery.” This will be the third of 3 regional events: Columbus, OH; New York, NY; and San Francisco, CA. Read More

The Legacy of Rome Seminar

December 12, 2012 - December 14, 2012
Aspen, CO
The Aspen Institute continues its series on Renaissance Rome with a seminar in Aspen this December. During three morning sessions moderated by Ken Adelman, our world-class experts, Bill Cook, Jeremy Hartnett, and Ross King will discuss aspects of Rome that have endured: architecture, religion, sculpture, politics, painting, commerce, and law. Read More

Celebrating Public-Private Partnerships: A Spotlight on Partners for a New Beginning

December 11, 2012
Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Partners for a New Beginning

Public-private partnerships leverage the core competencies of the public, private, and NGO sectors to creatively address global issues. At the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Dubai Dec. 11-12, 2012, Partners for a New Beginning (PNB) Turkey partner organization Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) hosted a special reception with PNB partners and stakeholders to highlight the successes and unique model of PNB.

Thinking Big and Building Big Blocks for Womenpreneurs

December 11, 2012
Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Middle East Programs

On the occasion of the third Global Entrepreneurship Summit, held in Dubai Dec. 11-12, 2012, the Emirates-Aspen Partnership partnered with the GES team to support sessions on women’s entrepreneurship and the role of incubators in tech entrepreneurship.

The Civil War and American Art: An Examination of Four Paintings

December 5, 2012
Washington, DC
This event will feature a brief private viewing of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s special exhibition: “The Civil War and American Art,” followed by a discussion by panelists as they examine works they find particularly revealing of an aspect of the Civil War. Read More

The Foundation Presidents’ Series with Vartan Gregorian

December 5, 2012
Washington, DC
Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation (PSI)
Vartan Gregorian

Vartan Gregorian, the President of Carnegie Corporation of New York, will speak about philanthropy as part of The Foundation Presidents’ Series.

Aspen Global Leadership Network Leading in an Era of Globalization Seminar -- Costa Rica

December 4, 2012 - December 9, 2012
San Ramon, Costa Rica
Leading in an Era of Globalization Read More

Entrepreneurship and Investment in Pakistan

December 3, 2012
New York, NY
Partners for a New Beginning

The Partners for a New Beginning (PNB) Secretariat at the Aspen Institute organized a roundtable discussion on Entrepreneurship and Investment in Pakistan with Morgan Stanley and Abraaj Capital. Over 75 representatives from the US Government, the Government of Pakistan, the private sector and the NGO community convened on 3 December 2012 at Morgan Stanley’s New York City offices to discuss opportunities for entrepreneurship and investment in Pakistan.

While news reports from Pakistan often focus on violence and corruption, Pakistan has quietly become a potential investment location due to its strong middle class – the fourth largest in Asia – and its energetic entrepreneurial climate. Throughout the evening, the conversation highlighted leaders from the private sector, the US and Pakistani governments, and the impact investment community to share success stories and lessons learned for investing in this growing market.

Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership

November 29, 2012
New York, NY
Danny Meyer
A conversation between Danny Meyer, award-winning restaurateur and Aspen president Walter Isaacson about civic leadership. Read More

Arts in Embassies 50th Anniversary

November 29, 2012
Washington, DC
Global Initiative on Culture and Society

Together with Art in Embassies and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a conversation and reception will take place to celebrate the Art in Embassies 50th Anniversary and their honorees, Cai Guo-Qiang, Jeff Koons, Shahzia Sikander, Kiki Smith and Carrie Mae Weems. The conversation will be moderated by Glenn Lowry, Director of The Museum of Modern Art.

Murky Waters: Natural Gas in the Eastern Mediterranean

November 29, 2012
Washington, DC
Middle East Programs
Since the discovery of natural gas deposits in the Mediterranean basin in 2010, wars of words and border-litigation battles have emerged among the regional stakeholders, including Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. This roundtable of experts will shed light on the struggle that has emerged in the region following the discovery of oil and gas reserves, especially its impact on Lebanon. Read More

Impact of Energy Renaissance on U.S. Manufacturing

November 28, 2012
Washington, DC
Manufacturing and Society in the 21st Century
Natural Gas Rig
Join us as a panel of distinguished experts explore the implications of the energy renaissance on U.S. manufacturing over the next decade. Read More

Central America Leadership Initiative, Class 8

November 27, 2012 - December 2, 2012
Challenge of Leadership Seminar Read More

Alliance for Artisan Enterprise Launch

November 27, 2012
Washington, DC
Aspen Global Health and Development

The U.S. Department of State and the Aspen Institute hosted the formal launch of the Alliance for Artisan Enterprise at the Department’s George C. Marshall Center on Tuesday, November 27th.  Representatives from the 22 founding organizations as well as approximately 150 private sector executives, senior government officials, and non-profit organizations participated in the event. 

Hundreds of thousands of people around the world, largely women, participate in the artisan sector.  Behind agriculture, artisan activity is the second largest employer and in the developing world, often the primary means of income.  However, the value chain for artisan enterprises is fragmented and fraught with barriers that inhibit greater economic value and returns from occurring. To address these challenges, the Aspen Institute is launching the Alliance for Artisan Enterprise, a platform enabling companies, non-profits, governments, and international organizations to collaborate to support and grow artisan enterprises, provide best practice services to the organizations that support them, and to support the broader recognition of the importance of the artisan sector to development, economic growth and preservation of cultural heritage.    

Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, Melanne Verveer and Executive Vice President of Policy and Public Programs,  Elliot Gerson for the Aspen Institute, officially launched the Alliance and delivered opening keynote remarks.  Following their remarks, members of the Alliance, including west elm, Walmart, USAID, the International Folk Art Market-Santa Fe, and Global Goods Partners discussed the economic value that artisans provide, critical barriers in the supply chain, areas of opportunity, and innovative collaborations the Alliance will leverage in order to expand market access for artisans globally. The event fell on Fair Tuesday, a response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, illustrating the power consumers can have in changing the lives of a community by purchasing one fair trade item. 

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