A limited number of passes are still available to the 2012 Festival. Register right away to ensure your spot! More details and track information about the 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival.
About the Festival
Nov 17, 2011
Apply Now! The Bezos Scholars Program @ the Aspen Institute, an inspired collaboration between the Bezos Family Foundation and the Aspen Institute, was founded in 2005. The program brings together 12 of the country’s top high school juniors to meet one another and engage in seminars and informal meetings with the international leaders, acclaimed thinkers and creative artists who participate in the annual Aspen Ideas Festival.The Bezos Scholars Program @ the Aspen Institute will...
Oct 31, 2011
The 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival will take place June 27 - July 3.Registration opens to the Society of Fellows at 9 AM MST on October 31. If you are an SOF member, please check your email for the registration link.Registration for the and general public opens 9 AM MST on November 7. • Overview of 2012 Festival• Festival TracksPlease subscribe to our newsletter to receive an alert when registration opens.
Sep 07, 2011
The 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival will take place June 27 - July 3.Registration will open to the Society of Fellows on October 31, and to the general public on November 7.As always, we will announce the 2012 speakers when we have the complete lineup. To see the range of speakers we gather for Aspen Ideas, view past years here.The daily Festival schedule is announced just prior to the event. To get an idea of how the days take shape throughout the week, you can view the previous Festival schedule...
Jul 14, 2011
As with every year, a variety of stories have come out of the most recent Aspen Ideas Festival. From the inevitable rants about the economy to P.E. in schools to whether or not social media can benefit the greater good, here's a list of recent media coverage:Steve Jobs: The Black Swan CEO (Politico)October 7, 2011Ten years later, Albright urges U.S. to learn from 9/11 (Aspen Daily News)August 10, 2011Kagan reflects on first year as Supreme Court justice (Aspen Daily News)August 3,...
Jul 07, 2011
Our friends at genConnect caught up with dozens of AIF speakers to talk about the ideas they came to share at the Festival. Here are a few of our favorite conversations. Watch more on genConnect's Aspen Ideas page.video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo playerPriya AgrawalAgrawal discusses her ground-breaking Mother/Baby 7-day mCheck.video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo playerDon Tapscott The author talks about his book Macro(Wikinomics) video platformvideo...
Jul 02, 2011
Here is an updated Agenda (in a downloadable PDF) for today.
Jul 01, 2011
NEW LOCATION 8:00 AM, Friday Knowledge Exchange: It’s a Social, Social World. Now What? Emily Jacobi, William Powers, Vivian Schiller, Bob Schukai, Sherry Turkle Moderator: Charlie Firestone MOVED TO Paepcke Auditorium CANCELED8:00 AM, FridayDeficits and Debt: Our Fiscal FutureJacob LewInterviewer: David LeonhardtDoerr-Hosier Center, McNulty Room NEW PLENARY SESSION!9:00 AM, FridayIsrael and Its FutureTzipi LivniInterviewer: Walter IsaacsonGreenwald...
Jun 30, 2011
Enjoy The Aspen Ideas Festival LIVE and on-demand at FORA.tv.Watch Festival programs taking place at the Aspen Institute's Paepcke Auditoriumfrom June 27 - July 3, 2011.The Aspen Institute has partnered with FORA.tv, the web's largest provider of conference and event video programs, to make you--a friend of the Aspen Institute--a very special offer. This year’s Aspen Ideas Festival is sold-out but now you can watch it LIVE and on-demand for 14 days of unlimited viewing....
