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

Aspen Security Forum Opening: Assessing Today’s Security Landscape

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

Tue Jul 14, 2026

Date

Tue Jul 14, 2026
4:30pm – 6:30pm MDT

Location

Greenwald Pavilion
1000 N. Third Street
Aspen, CO

Contact

    [email protected]
    970.544.7970

Hosts

  1. Aspen Community Programs

Registration
This event is now at full capacity. To join the waitlist, please come to Paepcke Auditorium in person between 3:00 – 4:00 pm. The waitlist is first come, first served.

Presented in collaboration with the Aspen Security Forum as part of the McCloskey Speaker Series.

Assessing Today’s Security Landscape
Featuring 66th US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, 38th US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, and other panelists to be announced. The program also includes conversations with Assistant to the President Jarrod Agen; Space Foundation CEO Heather Pringle; CSIS Aerospace Security Project Director Kari Bingen; Vantor CEO Dan Smoot; and additional speakers.
Greenwald Pavilion, doors at 4:00 pm

Parking
Parking is very limited. Please carpool, walk, bike, or ride RFTA.

 

 

 

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