Aspen Ideas

Registration is now open for Aspen Ideas Festival and Aspen Ideas: Health 2025! Join us this summer for conversations with inspiring leaders, brilliant thinkers, and bold change-makers. ?? Special Offer: Register before March 1 to save on your pass! Learn more and get your pass today: https://lnkd.in/eRi2Kif

How can we expand access to mental health care around the world? Psychiatrist Dixon Chibanda’s big idea: tap into the power of one of our most valuable community resources – Grandmas! ? In 2006, Dr. Chibanda started?Friendship Bench Zimbabwe?with 14 grandmothers to provide basic talk therapy to neighbors in need. Today, the program has expanded to include over 3,000 older listeners who attend to more than 200,000 people annually. Centered around connection and rooted in research, the movement is making an impact one conversation at a time. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dxksqrSX #AspenIdeasHealth

In just four months, thousands of big thinkers will gather on The Aspen Institute's awe-inspiring campus for 10 days of conversations that engage the mind, activities that move the body, and connections that ignite the spirit. Join us! ?? Friendly Reminder: Full-price pass rates take effect on March 1st. Register now to save on your 2025 Aspen Ideas: Health or Aspen Ideas Festival pass! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eH3PMidg

The Aspen Ideas Festival packs hundreds of fascinating discussions into seven transformative days. From dawn to dark, we explore critical issues and uncover ideas that spark wonder. Panels, interviews, roundtables and interactive workshops will delve into topics shaping the AI revolution, business and the economy, the role of design throughout all aspects of our lives, geopolitics, sports, leadership, and so much more. We’re delighted to announce more speakers who will join us in the Rocky Mountains this summer: -Former U.S. Attorney General?Alberto R. Gonzales examines the independence of the Justice Department. -Artist?Lisa Park, who works with emerging technologies to create interactive installations and performances, teaches us how to create with AI. -Aspen Ideas Festival founder?Walter Isaacson?joins us to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the The Aspen Institute Institute. -Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist?David Leonhardt?dives into economics, policy, and political trends. -Documentarian?Perri Peltz?considers the danger of AI companions. Our final discounts on 2025 passes expire at the end of the month. We hope you’ll be part of the conversation this June. https://lnkd.in/dJ3HUx3

As the co-founder of BET, the founder and CEO of Salamander Collection, the co-owner of three professional sports teams, and an accomplished violinist,?Sheila Johnson?has redefined industries and broken barriers. But success didn’t come without sacrifice. In her memoir, “Walk Through Fire,” Johnson shares hard truths, invaluable lessons, and the moments that shaped her extraordinary career. TV and podcast host?Kelly Corrigan?interviews Johnson about her personal and professional journey, offering an unfiltered look at what it takes to forge a path where none existed before. Listen on our podcast: https://lnkd.in/guunVMRv

With less than five months to go until the Aspen Ideas Festival, it’s time to start doing some homework — and we promise it’s the fun kind! We’re counting down to June by reading thought-provoking books by some of the brilliant minds speaking at this year’s Festival. Each month, we’ll highlight a book by one of our speakers, giving attendees the opportunity to dive into transformative ideas before seeing the authors in person on our stages. Our February pick is “The Anxious Generation” by social psychologist?Jonathan Haidt. Riveting and extensively researched, this book explores the rise of the phone-based childhood and its alarming implications on the youth mental health crisis. Haidt suggests that adults are oversupervising kids in the real world and undersupervising them in the digital world. With cutting analysis and grounded advice, “The Anxious Generation” is a must-read for all of us navigating this technological age. Want to hear from the authors in person? Secure your pass to the Aspen Ideas Festival with a?$500 discount through the end of the month. Passes are selling out quickly, so register today!

We’re thrilled to give you a first look at some of the extraordinary speakers who will be joining us this June. Our speaker list is growing daily, so stayed tuned for more announcements in the coming weeks and months. Fareed Zakaria, Journalist; Author; 2025 Aspen Ideas Festival Guest Curator Jennifer Breheny Wallace, Founder, The Mattering Institute; Author, "Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic" Jonathan Haidt, Social psychologist, NYU Stern School of Business Anna Deavere Smith, Actress; Playwright; Professor, NYU Tisch School of the Arts Jelani Cobb, Ph.D., Dean, Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism; Staff Writer, The New Yorker Cj Hendry, Artist Teddy Abrams, Conductor; Music Director, Louisville Orchestra Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran, Global Energy and Climate Innovation Editor, The Economist Jennifer White, Journalist; Host, 1A, NPR Sam Fragoso, Writer; Filmmaker; Podcast Host, “Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso” You don’t want to miss this! Limited passes are still available, and you can save $500 when you buy before March 1.?The Festival will sell out, so act fast to secure your spot! https://lnkd.in/gMSR2NCN

When world-renowned cellist Joshua Roman was diagnosed with long COVID in 2021, the life-altering limitations nearly ended his career. But through the struggle and self-doubt, he emerged with a profound acceptance of his vulnerabilities to “make music and art, not of perfection, but of humanity.” ? Now, Joshua's “Immunity” project – a musical exploration of his journey with chronic illness – has brought healing and hope to audiences from concert halls to hospital clinics. Watch his full #AspenIdeasHealth conversation here: https://lnkd.in/egHZGkHW

In his parting prescription as the 21st U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy left the nation with this advice: Choose community. ? During #AspenIdeasHealth, he explained how we can reprioritize relationships, service, and purpose – the core pillars of community - in our daily lives to help build a healthier world for generations to come. Watch more of his inspiring conversation with Dr. Jennifer Ashton: https://lnkd.in/d4A6E5Kw

?? Calling all health leaders, innovators, and advocates! From June 22-25, Aspen Ideas: Health 2025 will gather visionary thinkers on The Aspen Institute's Rocky Mountain campus to explore the big ideas shaping the future of health, medicine, and science.?Register now to join us for the one-of-a-kind learning experience: ?https://lnkd.in/eaTp8tm #AspenIdeasHealth #Healthcare #Medicine #PublicHealth #HealthConference #DigitalHealth #HealthEquity #HealthEvent