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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Aspen Business Leaders Dialogue

Event | August 1, 2013 - August 3, 2013 |
Aspen, CO
Business and Society Program
 A global conversation focused on the unique role that each dialogue participant can play in shaping the future of capitalism. Read More

Central America Leadership Initiative, Class VIII

Event | April 22, 2013 - April 28, 2013 |
Antigua, Guatemala
Seminar 2/4: The Aspen InstituteThis event is by invitation only. Read More

Aspen Leaders Action Forum

Event | July 29, 2013 - August 1, 2013 |
Aspen, CO
The Aspen Leaders Action Forum is an annual event offered every July in Aspen, Colorado. Inspired by a previous gathering called “ACT II”, the Action Forum is designed to connect Fellows from the... Read More

The 2013 Aspen Ideas Festival

Event | June 26, 2013 - July 2, 2013 |
Aspen, CO
For more information about the Aspen Ideas Festival, please visit www.aspenideas.org. Read More

The Futures of School Reform

Event | October 17, 2012 |
Washington, DC
Education and Society Program
Watch the event on C-SPAN.Click Here to order Futures of School ReformHow might we re-envision our school system to make it more just, equitable, and higher performing? Most approaches to school... Read More

Common Core State Standards: What Will It Take For Our Students to Succeed?

Event | October 9, 2012 |
Washington, DC
Education and Society Program
To watch this event live Click Here on October 9th at 9:30am EDTPanel:  Sonja Brookins-Santelises, Chief Academic Officer, Baltimore City Public Schools; Michael Cohen, President, Achieve;... Read More

The Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series featuring Salman Khan

Event | October 26, 2012 |
Washington, DC
The Fall 2012 Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series will feature Khan Academy Founder Salman Khan discussing his recently published book 'The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined' (Twelve... Read More

Thinking Big and Building Big Blocks for Womenpreneurs

Event | 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... Read More

Society of Fellows symposium: What Have We Learned from Lincoln?

Event | March 17, 2013 - March 19, 2013 |
Aspen, CO
No less than 16,000 books grace the Library of Congress walls about the 16th president. This symposium will invite Lincoln off the gallery walls and into the seminar room to grapple with historic -... Read More

Aspen Asks: The Untapped Engine: How Can Women Drive the Economy?

Event | January 24, 2012 |
Washington, DC
Ascend
The Untapped Engine: How Can Women Drive the Economy?On January 24th, on the afternoon of the State of the Union address, Ascend hosted the 2nd Aspen Asks panel, "The Untapped Engine: How Can Women... Read More

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