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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Jumpstarting Economic Growth with the Demographic Dividend

Blog Post | April 11, 2013 | Mary Cappabianca
On April 8, the Institute's Global Health and Development program hosted a panel to discuss the window of opportunity referred to as the demographic dividend: when fertility rates decline and policy... Read More

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus: Social Business to End Poverty, Unemployment, and Lack of Health: Investing in What Really Matters

Event | April 19, 2013 |
Washington, DC
Aspen Global Health and Development
Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus will receive the Congressional Gold Medal on April 17th in Washington, DC and will be the seventh person in history to have received the Congressional Gold... Read More

About The Business and Society Program

Business and Society Program
MISSIONThe Business and Society Program builds on 60 years of Aspen Institute programming to help established and emerging business leaders put values at the heart of practice. Through dialogue... Read More

The Demographic Dividend: It'’s Not Just for Demographers Anymore

Video | April 8, 2013
Demography is not destiny, but population dynamics can have profound impacts on the course of history. Ministers across sectors, from health and education to finance and security, are talking about... Read More

The Aspen Institute Launches the Better Banking Project

Initiative on Financial Security
Contact: Andrea Browne-Phillips917-447-0934ifsevents@aspeninstitute.orgTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE LAUNCHES THE BETTER BANKING PROJECT New Research Shows Unexpected Drivers of Trust in Banking; ... Read More

The Rapid Shift In the Global Economy

Blog Post | April 5, 2013 | Anonymous
The Aspen Institute recently hosted former World Bank President Robert Zoellick and the Peterson Institute for International Economics' Steven Weisman in discussion on Developments in the... Read More

Aspen Business & Society Leaders Forum

Event | July 14, 2013 - July 17, 2013 |
Aspen, CO
Business and Society Program
The Aspen Business & Society Leaders Forum engages, by invitation, senior executives pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable... Read More

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Business and Society Program
GeneralThe First Movers FellowshipCVSG & Aspen PrinciplesSelect Press Mentions of Policy Statement on Short-Termism, Released September 9, 2009Business Education   GeneralThe Top... Read More

Aspen IFS Testimony to Pensions/Retirement Working Group

Publication | April 10, 2013
Initiative on Financial Security
As the House Ways and Means Committe embarks on a comprehensive examination of the tax code, Aspen IFS puts forward that a tax reform moment offers the opportunity to enhance retirement security for... Read More

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs and Youth in Palestine

Event | April 8, 2013 |
Washington, DC
Partners for a New Beginning
Representatives from Tomorrow's Youth Organization, a Palestinian NGO based in Nablus, will discuss TYO's efforts to support women and youth in the West Bank. The event will highlight business... Read More

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