The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues.

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Displaying What We Do: Convenings
Event | January 9, 2013 |
Lilongwe, Malawi
Aspen Global Health and Development
An opportunity for members of the Global Leaders Council to discuss the Council's mission, accomplishments to date, and the challenges and opportunities ahead, including the post 2015 development... Read More
Event | February 1, 2013 |
Washington, DC
Economic Opportunities Program
Domestic workers--those that are employed in our homes to care for children, elderly and the disabled as well as perform a variety of other duties, such as cooking and cleaning--are critical to our... Read More
Event | January 9, 2013 |
Lilongwe, Malawi
Aspen Global Health and Development
The Aspen Institute and the Global Leaders Council for Reproductive Health (GLC) visited Malawi for a consultation on the Presidential Initiative for Maternal Health and Safe Motherhood hosted by... Read More
Event | September 12, 2012 |
Washington, DC
Middle East Programs
This conversation will explore the storytelling culture of the UAE and how it is translating into a growing and diversified film and media industry. As our guests discuss building a film and media... Read More
Blog Post | January 28, 2013 | Anonymous
Author and historian Taylor Branch stopped by the Aspen Institute to discuss his latest tome, “The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement” (Simon & Schuster, 2013). He’d... Read More
Event | February 6, 2013 |
Washington, DC
Economic Opportunities Program
For a number of years, employers have expressed concerns about the Skills Gap – the perceived lack of qualified employees to fill the positions that employers have available. Employers in the... Read More
Event | January 31, 2013 |
Washington, DC
Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation (PSI)
A new report, to be released at this event, details how new technology to improve data on the nonprofit sector can spur innovation and impact. Authors are Beth Noveck, former director of the White... Read More
New York Times Chief Washington Correspondent David Sanger moderates the discussion. Read More
Event | January 29, 2013 |
Washington, DC
Roundtable featuring the Honorable Kurt Campbell, assistant secretary of state for east asian and pacific affairs, in conversation with New York Times Chief Washington Correspondent David Sanger.The... Read More
Event | January 25, 2013 |
Washington, DC
The first event of the 2013 Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series will feature Taylor Branch, author of the acclaimed America in the King Years trilogy, discussing his new book The King Years:... Read More

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