In announcing his intent to nominate Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson and three others to the Broadcasting Board of Governors, President Obama said, "I am grateful that these distinguished individuals will be a part of this vital agency that has done so much to promote freedom and democracy around the world. I look forward to More...

The conference will be organized around the central question: "What does innovation require?" and it will be a day-and-a-half of conversation on what American policymakers, business, NGOs, and private citizens can do to maintain the innovation that can drive economic recovery and ensure long-term sustainable growth.As part of a yearl More...

In 2008, Aspen Institute India launched Ideas India-a ‘conversations forum, reaching across sectors to bring all stakeholders to the table in addressing issues of crucial importance to Indias development. Where Ideas India 2008 laid out the broad issues, in 2009 we will go a step forward. We now intend to increase the spectrum of issues under More...

Please join the Aspen Institute Initiative on Financial Security on November 17th from 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM for a vibrant debate on the financial reform effort. The discussion will be moderated by Walter Isaacson, President & CEO of the Aspen Institute, and will also feature Edward Yingling, President & CEO of the American Bankers Association More...

Climate change, loss of biodiversity, natural resource depletion, and a host of other environmental problems, coupled with growing energy challenges and increasing human populations, threaten disruptions on a scale more imposing than ever before. Indeed, this combination of global environmental trends imperils the balance of nature, the survival of More...