{"id":3080,"date":"2026-02-06T10:23:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T18:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/?page_id=3080"},"modified":"2026-08-05T12:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T19:53:55","slug":"global-prosperity-security-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/global-prosperity-security-development\/","title":{"rendered":"The Aspen Global Prosperity, Security, and Development Strategy Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h4><em><strong>Mobilizing global leaders from the multilateral, corporate, non-profit, philanthropy, and policy sectors to re-imagine international development and humanitarian assistance and create near-term action plans to propel these ideas forward.<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tOVERVIEW OF THE STRATEGY GROUP\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>The dramatic shifting of the longstanding commitment of the U.S. to foreign assistance, coupled with larger geopolitical trends, has left experts, policymakers, and practitioners ready to rethink development. New visions, models, and practical solutions are urgently needed in the wake of this transformation in development assistance, and leaders are hungry for forums to identify, design, and develop a roadmap forward.<\/p>\n<p>Building on the Aspen Institute&#8217;s long-standing ability to convene highest-level, bipartisan leaders from across sectors-including leaders from the Global South, the private sector, development finance institutions, and foreign policy-the Aspen Global Prosperity, Security, and Development Strategy Group creates a neutral space for constructive, trust-based dialogue that bridges silos, builds shared purpose, and advances consensus and actionable steps toward a forward-looking global development agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The Strategy Group will bring forward concrete and pragmatic models for development assistance in areas of development finance, innovations in scale and efficiency, new public-private partnership ventures, and national government financing, sustainability, and civil society strategies.<\/p>\n\t<iframe allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kgodshHiX4w?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0\"><\/iframe>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPlay Video\n<h2>\n\t\t\tSTRATEGY GROUP LEADERSHIP\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tCONVENINGS\t<\/h2>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1689-9-13-February-2026-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The High-Level Strategy Group Photo from Bellagio\" height=\"1707\" width=\"2560\" title=\"The High-Level Strategy Group Photo from Bellagio\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/>\n\t\t<figcaption>21 leaders and Strategy Group Leadership in Italy<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p><strong>Inaugural Convening:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From February 9-12, 2026, a diverse group of leaders from government, finance, business, philanthropy, multilateral institutions, and civil society convened at the Bellagio Center in Italy to consider a central question: <em><strong>what comes next for global development?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This gathering took place at a moment of structural disruption. Official development assistance is declining, debt burdens are rising, geopolitical competition is intensifying, and institutional fragmentation is deepening. At the same time, demographic pressures, technological change, and re-emphasis on sovereignty and dignity are reshaping expectations in partner countries. The group came together at this moment not to defend or critique the status quo ante, but to think through how this rupture could become a catalyst for productive reinvention and renewal.<\/p>\n\t<p>Over four days of structured discussions including breakout working groups, the group focused on identifying practical footholds for action: how to realign development finance with growth and job creation; how to strengthen national government partnership and domestic resource mobilization; how to unlock private sector engagement at scale; and how to embed innovation into systems rather than projects.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AGIG-Bellagio-Report-FIN.pdf\"  target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tREAD THE REPORT\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DSC06768-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"GPS Leadership\" height=\"1704\" width=\"2560\" title=\"GPS Leadership\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1704;\" \/>\n\t\t<figcaption>Jim Pickup, Henrietta Fore, and Peggy Clark<\/figcaption>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p><em><strong>Footholds for the Future: <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>From Ideas to Action in Reimagining Global Development:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>From July 15-18, 42 senior leaders from across government, business, philanthropy, multilateral institutions, and civil society gathered in Aspen, Colorado, to explore how global development must evolve in a rapidly changing world.<\/p>\n<p>As shifting geopolitical dynamics, constrained resources, and evolving models of partnership reshape the development landscape, participants explored how to strengthen global health, advance new approaches to development finance, harness technology and AI, and foster partnerships that respond to country priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Together, participants developed &#8220;Big Ideas&#8221; and identified collaborative work streams to continue advancing this effort, including Narrative &amp; Framing, Finance, Reform, Market Design, Sovereignty, Education &amp; Human Capital, and Technology.<\/p>\n\t<p>The Group left Aspen with new ideas, even more questions, and a shared commitment to move this conversation forward. Through the Strategy Group, this work will continue bringing together diverse perspectives to help shape the next chapter of global development.<\/p>\n\t<h3><strong><em>For all questions related to the Strategy Group, contact us at <a href=\"mailto:globalinnovators@aspeninstitute.org\">globalinnovators@aspeninstitute.org<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/programs\/climate-innovators-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Aspen Climate Innovators Initiative<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amphealth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The Aspen Global Prosperity, Security, and Development High-Level Strategy Group<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/programs\/healthy-communities-fellowship\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Healthy Communities Fellowship<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/newvoicesfellows.aspeninstitute.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>New Voices Fellowship<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mobilizing global leaders from the multilateral, corporate, non-profit, philanthropy, and policy sectors to re-imagine international development and humanitarian assistance and create near-term action plans to propel these ideas forward. 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