Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.

Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
  • In Person

Aspen Ideas: Health 2026

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Jun 22 – 25, 2026

Date

June 22, 2026 (3:00 PM MT) – June 25, 2026 (12:00 PM MT)

Location

The Aspen Institute – Aspen Meadows Campus
1000 North Third Street, Aspen, CO

Contact

    [email protected]

Hosts

  1. Health, Medicine & Society

With its unsurpassed rich and creative programming, Aspen Ideas: Health is not your ordinary health conference. Our global community of over 1,000 attendees – including healthcare and public health practitioners, researchers, business leaders, policymakers, advocates, artists, and journalists – gathers each summer on the Aspen Institute’s awe-inspiring Rocky Mountain campus to elevate and accelerate bold approaches to better health for all.

From June 22-25, 2026, Aspen Ideas: Health will open the Aspen Ideas Festival for the 13th year. The one-of-a-kind learning experience aims to expand the mind, move the body, and ignite the spirit with an agenda that features over 60 sessions, including interviews, panel discussions, live podcast recordings, and book talks, with visionary cross-sector leaders, unparalleled networking opportunities, and enriching activities that celebrate the special setting. Join us! 

Learn more and register for your 2026 Health pass today!

From Local Impact to Global Scale: How Trust-Based Philanthropy Helps Build Resilient Health Systems
Event

From Local Impact to Global Scale: How Trust-Based Philanthropy Helps Build Resilient Health Systems

“The people closest to the problem are often closest to the solution.”

Happier Hours: Rethinking Time and Well-Being
Event

Happier Hours: Rethinking Time and Well-Being

Featuring behavioral scientist Cassie Holmes, to explore one of life’s most pressing questions: how can we spend our time to experience greater happiness and meaning.

Can We Talk? How Linguistic Style Can Make or Break Relationships
Event

Can We Talk? How Linguistic Style Can Make or Break Relationships

Featuring Deborah Tannen, Linguist and best-selling author, for a keynote about the power of language in shaping our relationships, workplaces, and public life.

Science, Public Health, and the Politics of Truth
Event

Science, Public Health, and the Politics of Truth

Featuring Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., professor and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.

The New Science of Women’s Brain Health: How Hormones Shape Memory, Mood, and Cognitive Function
Event

The New Science of Women’s Brain Health: How Hormones Shape Memory, Mood, and Cognitive Function

Featuring Dr. Emily Jacobs, neuroscientist and professor at UC Santa Barbara, whose groundbreaking research examines how hormonal changes across the female lifespan influence brain function and structure.

Unbreakable: A Woman’s Guide to Aging with Power
Event

Unbreakable: A Woman’s Guide to Aging with Power

Featuring Dr. Vonda Wright, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, author, and internationally recognized expert on women’s musculoskeletal health and active aging.

The Fertility Formula: Take Control of Your Reproductive Future
Event

The Fertility Formula: Take Control of Your Reproductive Future

Featuring Dr. Natalie Crawford, double board-certified OB/GYN and Reproductive Endocrinologist, co-founder of Fora Fertility, and author of “The Fertility Formula.”

The Female Brain and the Future of Alzheimer’s Prevention
Event

The Female Brain and the Future of Alzheimer’s Prevention

Featuring Dr. Roberta Brinton, neuroscientist and director of the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona.

Future of Sports Policy
Event

Future of Sports Policy

The U.S sports system sits on the precipice of a massive transition, from the grassroots to the treetops. Traditional structures that have guided the development of youth, school, college, global and professional sports are being pressure-tested and in some cases ripped up by the forces of NIL, legal rulings, technology, private equity, and White House executive orders. In moments like these, policy matters. But sports policy has never been a strength of our government. How did we get here and what needs to happen to ensure the Golden Decade ahead unfolds in a manner that is underpinned by a coherent, mutually beneficial sport system?

The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts
Event

The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts

Featuring Dr. Mary Claire Haver, board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist and author of “The New Menopause.”