The Aspen Idea
The Aspen Institute Germany promotes values-based leadership, constructive dialog amongst conflicting parties, and Euro-Atlantic cooperation to support and enhance a strong open society. Aspen Germany does this by convening decision-makers and experts from politics, business, academia, media, culture, and civil society in three programs:
- Policy Programs offer a non-partisan conf
idential platform for dialog and analysis to address regional and global challenges and develop mutually acceptable solutions.
- Leadership Programs reflect on values and ideas through the Socratic method to deepen knowledge, broaden perspectives, and enhance participants’ ability to solve the problems they face.
- Public Programs provide a forum for open and constructive dialog between decision-makers and a broader audience on a wide range of current issues. The Aspen Institute Germany was founded in Berlin in 1974. Until today it embodies the idea of transatlantic community and a free and open society. It serves as a non-partisan, non-profit convening platform and is part of the global Aspen network with partners in the U.S., France, Italy, the Czech Republic, Romania, Spain, Japan, India, and Mexico. Together, the Institutes are committed to address the challenges of the 21st century.
