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This Summer in Aspen

Excitement levels are building here in Washington, D.C. as new speaker
announcements for Aspen Ideas: Health and the Aspen Ideas Festival continue
to roll out.

[2]Taking the stage at Aspen Ideas: Health are trailblazing leaders and
innovators, including Jennifer Doudna, Vivek Murthy, Christy Turlington
Burns, Atul Gawande, and many more.

Brian Chesky, Jane Fonda, Sam Altman, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Bill Maher,
Masih Alinejad, Alex Rodriguez, and Kara Swisher are just a few of the
icons joining us for the 20th year of the [3]Aspen Ideas Festival.

There really are too many names to list, so stay tuned — the speaker lineup
is growing daily. You can click [4]here to register. It's going to be a
memorable and illuminating summer in Aspen.

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Applications Now Open
* College Excellence Program: [6]The Aspen Presidents Fellowship
* Aspen Global Innovators Group: [7]Impact West Africa Fellowship

Upcoming Events

Societal Trust

In Conversation with Anne Mosle and Dele Olojede

May 2, 2024

Washington, DC + Virtual

Aspen Institute Vice President Anne Mosle and Dele Olojede, a Pulitzer
Prize-winning journalist and Aspen Global Leadership Network fellow, will
delve into crucial lessons on rebuilding societal trust from South Africa's
post-Apartheid era and Rwanda's recovery after the genocide 30 years ago.
[8]Learn More & Register

Societal Trust

Democracy—and Its Limits

May 2, 2024

In Person, Washington DC

Democracy is an easy enough word in ordinary times, but what happens when
you begin to test the limits? Who gets to decide what it is, or how to
protect it? Join us for this live taping of [9]Wisdom of Crowds to wrestle
with these questions and partake in another lively debate.
[10]Learn More & Register

Rising Generations

NATO Youth Summit

May 13, 2024

Miami, FL; Stockholm, Sweden + Virtual

The 2024 NATO Youth Summit, in partnership with the Aspen Institute and
esteemed collaborators, is set to ignite discussions across continents.
This summit serves as a vital platform to foster engagement, build links,
enhance understanding, exchange views, and explore how the transatlantic
Alliance addresses current and future challenges.
[11]Learn More & Register

Economic Opportunity

The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America's Next Economy

May 15, 2024

Virtual

In her first book, Natalie Foster asks us to imagine a new economic
framework that casts aside the failures of the trickle-down approach to
embrace one that builds economic security and well-being from the bottom
up. Join us for a book talk with Natalie.
[12]Learn More & Register

Around the Institute

Societal Trust

The AI Hall of Fame

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Describing the complexity of artificial intelligence in an accessible,
accurate manner is no easy feat. [14]Aspen Digital’s Reporting on AI Hall
of Fame showcases great descriptions of AI in action from 2023.

Rising Generations

Young People Are Laying Down 'Fresh Tracks' for a Better Future

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[16]Get to know Juan D. Martinez Pineda, co-founder of the Aspen
Institute's Fresh Tracks program, who recently received an award from the
National Parks Conservation Association.

Arts

Aspen Literary Prize Winner Announced

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[18]Isabella Hammad won for her novel Enter Ghost, a story of the
connection to be found in family and shared resistance.

Recent Reports

* [19]Messaging Guide: Making the Case for Learning & Employment Records
with Employers from UpSkill America.
* [20]Beyond Bootstraps: Lifting Up Young Women’s Voices About How To
Build an Economy That Works for Them from the Aspen Institute Financial
Security Program.
* [21]Steps Toward Equity: Voices from the USDA Equity Commission

In the News

Climate and Energy

In the [22]Hechinger Report, [23]This is Planet Ed’s senior advisor, Anya
Kamenetz, discusses the importance of scientifically accurate and
entertaining media that engages kids on the causes, solutions, and even the
opportunities to be found in our changing climate.

Design

[24][25]Dwell visits Aspen and Aspen Meadows Resort to explore the
modernist influence of designer Herbert Bayer.

Economic Opportunity

[26][27]The New York Times interviewed Josh Wyner, founder and executive
director of the [28]Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, about the
importance of economic diversity across higher education and the Bloomberg
Philanthropies-supported [29]American Talent Initiative, with ATI member
Baruch College cited as a model.

Climate and Energy

[30][31]The Washington Informer reported on the new Environmental Justice
Artivist Fellowship, a collaboration between DC-based nonprofit [32]Social
Art and Culture and the Aspen Institute’s [33]Arts Program.

Societal Trust

[34][35]ABC News spotlighted Aspen Institute’s Josh Lawson, director of AI
and democracy for Aspen Digital, in a piece about cracking down on
deepfakes ahead of the 2024 election.

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