Leadership

Remembering and Forgetting | Opening Remarks by Dar Vanderbeck

August 23, 2023  • Aspen Global Leadership Network

“When we become fully human, we are the candles on a path that leads us to a world where we all belong.”

– Dar Vanderbeck, Vice President, Aspen Global Leadership Network

Amidst the chaos that exists around us, there remains an unwavering ability to reconnect with ourselves and with each other, even when circumstances seem insurmountable. This inherent resilience is where the enchantment and potency of our human experience lie. Dar Vanderbeck, Vice President of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, kicked off the 2023 Resnick Aspen Action Forum with a meditation on embracing life’s paradoxes – the light and the dark of humanity – and a refusal to “forget” – in order to create real transformation.