2027 Resnick Aspen Action Forum
Going Around the World: 2027 gatherings begin at home on the Aspen Meadows campus in Aspen, Colorado, July 27-30, and continue with Fellow-hosted Action Forums around the world from August through December.
The Resnick Aspen Action Forum is the largest gathering of Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN) Fellows all year. Together at the Action Forum, Fellows find the community and courage it takes to lead transformational change. They challenge one another’s thinking and listen across differences, leaving the gathering ready to act with a renewed purpose and a shared commitment to a better future.
The challenges shaping our future cross every border, sector, and generation, and no single institution or leader can meet them alone. So in 2027, we’re carrying the spirit of the Action Forum out into the world with a goal to gather more Fellows than ever before. We begin on the Aspen Meadows campus in Aspen, Colorado, July 27-30, then continue with Action Forums hosted by Fellows in communities around the globe.
Fellowship has never been about easy answers. Action Forum is an opportunity to ask harder questions. And an invitation to lead with greater clarity and conviction because of them. We welcome you to join us.
From Aspen to the World
Aspen, Colorado
July 27-30, 2027
On the Aspen Meadows campus, the birthplace of the Aspen Institute.
Around the World
August-December 2027
Hosted by Fellows and rooted in the local context.
Join Us in Aspen, Colorado
From Tuesday, July 27, through Friday, July 30, 2027, Fellows from across the Aspen Global Leadership Network will gather on the Aspen Meadows campus in Aspen, Colorado, the birthplace of the Aspen Institute.
Days begin with morning movement and stretch late into the evening. In between, explore the questions shaping your work and the world, in seminar rooms and on mountain trails, over community tables and on long walks across campus. Ideas tested here often become the commitments to act on long after you leave Aspen.
- Dates: Tuesday-Friday, July 27-30, 2027
- Location: Aspen Meadows campus, Aspen, Colorado
- Registration: Opens in early 2027
- Aspen Seminar Dialogues to reflect on your leadership and role in shaping the future through the lens of text, art, music and more in company of a diverse cohort of leaders.
- Impact Sessions to workshop real challenges, exchange insight, and explore what action can look like now.
- Plenary conversations with leaders and thinkers from around the world
- Move & Metabolize sessions on campus and in the mountains to support clarity, presence, and connection
- Community meals and evening gatherings
Every year, the Action Forum brings together leaders and thinkers from around the world to explore the forces shaping our future alongside the Fellow community. Past speakers have ranged from heads of state and military leaders to artists, philosophers, and entrepreneurs. View a recap of the 2026 program.
Aspen/Pitkin County Airport will be closed for runway reconstruction from April through November 2027. For nearby airports and ground travel options during the closure, visit the airport’s runway reconstruction FAQs. We recognize that this will make travel into Aspen, CO more difficult and encourage you to plan your trip early.
Gathering Around the World
From August through December 2027, Fellows will host Action Forums in their home regions. Each gathering will be shaped by the people and places that host it, bringing the Action Forum’s spirit of reflection, connection, and action into the communities Fellows serve. These gatherings are open to all Fellows across the Aspen Institute community.
Thank you to every Fellow who submitted a proposal to host. Your vision is helping the community find new ways to come together.
Host cities will be announced in early 2027. Learn more.
Questions? Contact our team.
Partnerships
The Action Forum is one of the Aspen Institute’s greatest convenings for sparking real and measurable global change. The generous support of our donors and partners is critical for our ability to gather and bring forth the leadership required to tackle the world’s most pressing challenges.
We’re grateful to the Resnick Family Foundation for their endowed support; the John P. And Anne Welsh Mcnulty Foundation, Qatar Leadership Centre, Common Era, The Michael D. Eisner Arts & Culture Fund, Margot and Tom Pritzker, Gillian and Robert Steel, The Aspen Society, Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Kaye Foundation, David T. Mclaughlin Leadership Fund, The Tessler Family, Jim and Elaine McDade, and others.
Interested in joining this group of innovators for our 2027 event? Contact Molly Antoon, Associate, Partnerships and Impact at [email protected] to explore opportunities.
Past Action Forums
Frequently Asked Questions
Registration for the Aspen gathering opens in early 2027. Fellows will receive an email when registration opens, and updates will also be shared on AGLN Connect.
In early 2027. Fellows will receive an email when locations are selected and updates will also be shared on AGLN Connect.
Yes. Fellows are welcome to join us in Aspen and at any gathering around the world. Each event will have its own registration form and details for each will be shared as individual registrations open.
Family registration details will be shared in the coming months before registration opens. The Resnick Aspen Action Forum will always be open to families and we anticipate the return of both the Youth Action Forum as well as the Emerging Leaders cohort in 2027.
Aspen/Pitkin County Airport will be closed for runway reconstruction from April through November 2027. Visit the airport’s runway reconstruction FAQs for nearby airports and travel options.
Stay Connected
The Resnick Aspen Action Forum reminds us of the power that emerges when values-driven leaders come together to tackle our world’s most pressing challenges.
The conversations that begin in Aspen continue. Stay engaged and connected.
