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From Healing to Opportunity: Integrating Trauma Healing into Development Programs
September 23, 2025 at 5:00 pm
Armed conflicts are at a post-1946 high, compounded by unprecedented climate crises. For the nearly two billion people living in fragile regions, the result is mass trauma—an invisible barrier that stalls development, suppresses productivity, and…
Bridging Gaps: Partnerships to Expand Access to Health
June 24, 2025
What makes a public-private partnership effective in improving access to health? This conversation will explore how partnerships between companies, local organizations, governments, and health providers can strengthen access to care in underserved communities. Through real-world…
Strengthening Communities: Investing in Local Leaders and Collective Action
June 23, 2025
At a time when loneliness and disconnection have reached epidemic levels, how can we actively invest in building stronger, more connected communities? Inspired by Dr. Vivek Murthy’s Parting Prescription for America, this conversation explores the…
Peggy Clark at Aspen Ideas: Climate
July 22, 2025
Power in Place: Community-Led Climate and Food Sovereignty Work on Chicago’s South Side This panel will explore how South Side Chicago organizations are responding to the climate crisis through community-centered eco-economies that center local supply…
“Public Health Is Done with Communities”
June 24, 2025
At Aspen Ideas: Health, our Global Collaborative Fellow Damon Chaplin joined Rich Besser, Megan Ranney, Joseph Betancourt, and Celine Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA for a thoughtful mainstage conversation on what it means to truly serve…
Bold Moves
June 25, 2025
At Aspen Ideas Festival, our Founder and Interim Executive Director Peggy Clark joined a compelling panel with Regina Dugan, Perri Peltz, and John Mills. The session offered insights on how urgency, innovation, and philanthropy can…
Innovative Models of Care
June 23, 2025
At Aspen Ideas: Health, our Founder and Interim Executive Director Peggy Clark joined a compelling panel with Apoorva Mandavilli, Joseph Betancourt, and Senior New Voices Fellow Mohamed Aburawi to spotlight innovative models of care emerging…
April 11, 2025 at 12:30 pm
The Next Generation Africa: Voices of the Aspen Institute Community This event showcased the powerful voices and innovative solutions of often-overlooked changemakers tackling critical issues such as gender equality, health equity, environmental sustainability, and social…
Leadership as Legacy: Honoring Lola Adedokun
December 12, 2024 at 9:00 am
An idea is only as powerful as the impact it inspires. On Thursday, December 12, 2024, we gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of our late Executive Director, Lola Adedokun, a visionary leader whose…
Private Roundtable: Aspen Black Maternal Survival Initiative
Session Description: Black maternal mortality rates persist as a critical issue globally and domestically, highlighting systemic disparities that demand urgent attention and innovative solutions. This session will bring together leaders and experts from diverse backgrounds…
