Our Programs
The Aspen Institute programs have achieved an international reputation as an effective and impartial forum for constructive dialogue on significant issues. The goal is to create a space where likeminded individuals can come together to work toward a greater good.
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AscendAscend is a policy program of the Aspen Institute and the national hub for breakthrough ideas and collaborations that move vulnerable children and their parents toward educational success and economic security.Explore
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Aspen ChallengeThe Aspen Challenge provides inspiration, tools, and a platform for young people to design solutions to some of the most critical issues humanity faces.Explore
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Aspen Commission on Information DisorderThe effort aims to identify and prioritize the most critical sources and causes of information disorder and deliver a set of short-term actiExplore
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Aspen Community ProgramsAspen Community Programs offer a diverse mix of opportunities, taking place in Aspen year-round, and attract locals and visitors alike who share a desire for learning and reflecting on the ideas that shape ourselves, our society and the world in which we live.Explore
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Aspen DigitalWe empower policy-makers, civic organizations, companies, and the public to be responsible stewards of technology and digital media.Explore
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Aspen Global Innovators GroupAspen Global Innovators Group promotes breakthrough solutions to global development challenges by strategic convening, working across sectors, amplifying voices on the ground, and storytelling.Explore
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Aspen Global Leadership NetworkA growing, worldwide community of entrepreneurial leaders from business, government and the nonprofit sector -- currently more than 2,000 "Fellows" from 48 countries -- who share a commitment to enlightened leadership and to using their extraordinary creativity, energy and resources to tackle the foremost societal challenges of our times.Explore
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Aspen High Seas InitiativeThe Aspen High Seas Initiative is a dynamic, interdisciplinary program that brings the ocean community and world leaders together to sustainably manage and protect the health of our planet’s ocean, including the High Seas, our greatest and most neglected global commons.Explore
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Aspen Ideas NowAspen Ideas Now is a weekly curation of timely conversations, from across Institute programming, that elevate formidable leaders, inspiring thinkers, and remarkable stories.Explore
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Aspen Ministers ForumIn 2003, former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright founded the AMF to strengthen diplomatic ties between the US and Europe.Explore
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Aspen Network of Development EntrepreneursThe Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) is a global network of organizations that propel entrepreneurship in emerging markets.Explore
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Aspen Planning and Evaluation ProgramThe Aspen Planning and Evaluation Program (APEP) is a consulting practice at the Aspen Institute. We partner with foundations, nonprofitExplore
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Aspen Strategy GroupProvides a bipartisan forum to explore the preeminent foreign policy challenges the United States faces.Explore
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Aspen WordsAspen Words encourages writers, inspires readers, and connects people through the power of stories.Explore
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Aspen Young Leaders FellowshipAYLF is a place-based, multi-site program that nurtures a cadre of diverse youth committed to addressing the most compelling social, political, and scientific issues facing their communities.Explore
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Business and Society ProgramThe Aspen Institute Business and Society Program, founded in 1998, works with business executives and scholars to align business decisions and investments with the long-term health of society—and the planet.Explore
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Business Ownership InitiativeBOI works to build understanding and strengthen the role of business ownership as an economic opportunity strategy.Explore
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Center for Native American YouthThe Center for Native American Youth, established by former US Senator Byron Dorgan at The Aspen Institute, is dedicated to combating the challenges facing Native American youth. Watch Senator Dorgan talks about why he started the Center, and its goals for the first year.Explore
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China Fellowship ProgramOver the past three decades, China has experienced an economic and social transformation on a scale and at a speed unlike anything witneExplore
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Citizenship and American Identity ProgramFocusing on the challenge of sustaining strong citizenship in America and coherent national identity in an age of demographic flux and severe inequality.Explore
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College Excellence ProgramThe Aspen Institute's College Excellence Program aims to advance higher education practices, policies, and leadership that significantly improve student outcomes.Explore
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Communications and Society ProgramThe overall goal of the Communications and Society Program is to promote integrated, thoughtful, values-based decision making in the fields of communications, media, and information policy.Explore
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Community Strategies GroupThe Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group (CSG) connects, motivates and equips local leaders to build more prosperous regions and advance those living on the economic margins.Explore
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Congressional ProgramThe Aspen Institute Congressional Program, established in 1983, is a nongovernmental, nonpartisan educational program for members of the United States Congress. The program is funded solely by foundations.Explore
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Criminal Justice Reform InitiativeNow is the time to reimagine the criminal justice system. The Aspen Institute’s new Criminal Justice Reform Initiative’s mission is to amplify and uplift policy and systems changes aimed at reducing mass incarceration within state and local jurisdictions through addressing the entire criminal justice continuum. We will curate ongoing discussions with formerly incarcerated individuals, researchers, advocates, and policymakers in the field; create a Justice Network of local jurisdictions across the US; and promote usage of the Justice Audit, a new approach for accountability and change.Explore
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THE RISE OF THE REST: Maturing Cyber Threats Beyond the "Big Four"THE RISE OF THE REST: Maturing Cyber Threats Beyond the Big Four Aspen Institute Cyber Threat Assessment: November 2019 By Zach Dorfman anExplore
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CybersecurityOur cybersecurity work fosters collaboration among tech companies, civic organizations, and policymakers. We generate solutions to the critiExplore
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Economic Opportunities ProgramThe Economic Opportunities Program (EOP) advances strategies, policies, and ideas to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy.Explore
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Economic Strategy GroupThe Economic Strategy Group (ESG), a program of the Aspen Institute, is composed of a diverse, bipartisan group of distinguished leaders andExplore
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Education and Society ProgramImproving public education by inspiring, informing, and influencing education leaders across policy and practice, with an emphasis on achieving equity for traditionally underserved students.Explore
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Emerging TechnologiesThe Aspen Cybersecurity Group is a cross-sector public-private forum comprised of former government officials, Capitol Hill leaders, industrExplore
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Energy and Environment ProgramThe Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program explores significant challenges with diverse thinkers and doers to make a more prosperous, equitable, and sustainable society for all.Explore
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EPICShines light on economic forces that severely impact the financial security of millions of Americans.Explore
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Executive Leadership SeminarsThe Aspen Executive Leadership SeminarExplore
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Finance Leaders FellowshipThe Aspen Institute's Finance Leaders Fellowship develops a community of enlightened leaders to chart the course of the global financeExplore
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Financial Security ProgramThe Financial Security Program connects the world’s best minds to find breakthrough solutions for America’s family financial security crisis.Explore
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Food and Society ProgramBringing together leaders and decision-makers in the food and beverage industry and the public health community—scientists, nutritionists, environmentalists, entrepreneurs, chefs, restaurateurs, farmers, and food makers of all kinds—to find solutions to production, health, and communications challenges in the food system.Explore
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Forum for Community SolutionsWe envision a future where communities create their own vibrant and lasting solutions to the social and economic problems that they face.Explore
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Forum on Women and GirlsThe Aspen Institute Forum on Women and Girls lifts up promising ideas and leaders and builds on the strength of families to support women and girls in the U.S. and around the world move toward opportunity and equality.Explore
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Future of Work InitiativeThe Future of Work Initiative is a nonpartisan effort to strengthen the social contract in the midst of sweeping changes in the economy.Explore
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Health Innovators FellowshipThe Health Innovators Fellowship’s mission is to develop a community of energized, values-driven leaders committed to findinExplore
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Health, Medicine and Society ProgramOur Program gathers together academic, government and industry leaders to explore health care and health policy and consider their impact on individuals, families, and communities across the United States.Explore
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Henry Crown FellowshipThe Henry Crown Fellowship Program, established in 1997, seeks to develop the next generation of community-spirited leaders, providing them with the tools necessary to meet the challenges of business and civic leadership in the 21st century.Explore
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Latinos and Society ProgramOur Program aims to create broad awareness of the growth and importance of the Latino community to the future success of the United States.Explore
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Leadership ProgramsThe work of the Institute’s Leadership Division creates a continuum of programs challenging leaders, from ages 14 to 104, to sharpen their values and take action.Explore
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Major Employers Commit to Build a Stronger Cybersecurity Workforce PipelineMajor Employers Commit to Build a Stronger Cybersecurity Workforce Pipeline Date: 10/30/2019 By: John Carlin Chair, Cyber & TechnologExplore
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Middle East Investment InitiativeBuilding on the conviction that a sound economic base is one clear path to social and political stability, MEII breaks from traditional aid models and designs innovative development finance initiatives that foster economic opportunities and dignity, not dependency.Explore
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Middle East Leadership InitiativeThe Middle East Leadership Initiative (MELI) – a collaborative venture between the Aspen Institute and a consortium of leading regionaExplore
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New York Public ProgramsIncludes Conversations with Great Leaders in Memory of Preston Robert Tisch, the New York Book Series, and Aspen at Roosevelt House events.Explore
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NextGen NetworkNextGen Network Report How can we manage societal disruptions to the world of work? How do we dExplore
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nLIFTHow can we increase financial inclusion through technology-driven platforms?Explore
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Program on Philanthropy and Social InnovationThis program seeks to inform and maximize the impact of grantmaking foundations, nonprofit organizations, social enterprises and public-private partnerships through leadership development initiatives, convenings, and communications so that each can contribute to the good society at home and abroad.Explore
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Program on the World EconomyThe Program on the World Economy has the ongoing goal of promoting sustainable economic growth and financial stability in the world economy.Explore
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Reconnecting Work & WealthCritical changes are reshaping labor & financial markets and leaving working families more vulnerable.Explore
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Rodel Fellowships in Public LeadershipThe Aspen Institute’s Rodel Public Leadership Fellowship The Rodel Public Leadership Fellowship seeks to enhance our democracy by identExplore
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Science & SocietyOur mission is to generate greater public appreciation for science as a vital tool to address global challenges and to foster a diverse scientific workforce whose contributions extend beyond the laboratory.Explore
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Second Annual Cambridge Cyber SummitOctober 4th, 2017 | Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate | Boston, MA This unique one-day summit brings together top technExplore
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Service Year AllianceWe are thrilled to share with you that the Franklin Project, ServiceNation and the Service Year Exchange (incubated by the National Conference on Citizenship) have merged into a new, single organization. The organization will be a joint venture between Be The Change, Inc. and The Aspen Institute, with Stan McChrystal serving as Chair of the board.Explore
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Society of FellowsThe Society of Fellows is an engaged community of the Institute who both actively participate in our educational and policy studies events and provide important financial support to help sustain our mission to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues.Explore
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Socrates ProgramOur Program provides a forum for emerging leaders from various professions to convene and explore contemporary issues through expert-moderated dialogue.Explore
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Sports & Society ProgramThe mission of the Sports & Society program is to convene leaders, foster dialogue, and inspire solutions that help sport serve the public interest.Explore
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Stevens InitiativeThe Stevens Initiative is a multilateral public-private partnership designed to increase people-to-people exchange between youth in the United States and the Middle East and North Africa as a lasting tribute to the legacy of Ambassador Chris Stevens.Explore
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Talent & Workforce DevelopmentThe Aspen Cybersecurity Group is a cross-sector public-private forum comprised of former government officials, Capitol Hill leaders, industrExplore
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The Agent Orange in Vietnam ProgramA multi-year project to help Americans and Vietnamese address the continuing health and environmental impact of herbicides sprayed in Vietnam during the war.Explore
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The Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive EconomyGrowing economic inequality is one of the defining challenges of our time.Explore
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UpSkill AmericaUpSkill America is an employer-led movement to expand opportunity for America’s workers and allow our economy and communities to thrive.Explore
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Urban InnovationThe Aspen Institute’s Center for Urban Innovation connects and supports leaders from government, business, non-profits, and philanthropy who want to connect innovation and inclusion in America’s cities and metropolitan areas.Explore
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Weave: The Social Fabric ProjectLaunched in the spring of 2018, Weave starts with the idea that social fragmentation is the central problem of our time — isolation, alienation and division.Explore
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Workforce Strategies InitiativeWSI explores strategies that help workers attain stability and mobility, including through training, education, and broader systems change.Explore
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Youth Lead Now!Youth Lead Now! is a new initiative of The Aspen Institute that brings expert, national speakers into the living rooms of youth and familiesExplore
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Youth Leadership ProgramsThe Aspen Institute is dedicated to empowering young people ages 14-24 from diverse backgrounds to tackle the most critical issues of the day.Explore
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