Join us in June for conversations that matter with people who inspire.

Event Overview
We bring brilliant leaders and thinkers from around the globe to discuss the ideas that will help build understanding today and shape tomorrow.

2025 Program Tracks
The 2025 Aspen Ideas Festival will commemorate the Aspen Institute’s 75th anniversary and honor its enduring commitment to a humanistic worldview, exploring questions both timely and timeless.

How to Attend
All the preparation you need for making the most out of your time in Aspen.
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As the Aspen Ideas Festival wraps up its 20th year, we’re excited to share the 20 most-watched sessions from our June gathering. Our speakers addressed today’s biggest issues, from building responsible A.I. and addressing humanitarian crises around the world to healing social divides and reforming the criminal justice system. We also covered topics that are simply fascinat...

Start your year with some food for thought. We’re kicking off 2025 with powerful moments from the Aspen Ideas Festival that offer fresh perspectives to take into the new year. From a new mindset for thinking about hope and positivity, to what’s missing from conversations about AI and tips for becoming a supercommunicator, this collection highlights ideas worth thinking abo...
Past Speakers
Chancellor, Queen’s University Belfast; Founder, Onward Together; Former US Secretary of State
Alphonse Fletcher Jr. University Professor and Director, Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, Harvard University