Aspen Public Pro­grams

Aspen’s public program consists of a series of breakfast, luncheon and evening meetings with top business and political leaders and policy experts.

The meetings are organized for the larger public with precedence given to the Friends of the Aspen Institute who pay membership dues that are used to defray Aspen’s operating costs. Prospective members of the Friends of the Aspen Institute are invited to experience two to three events before being asked to decide whether to support Aspen financially.

The events usually entail no more than sixty attendees who gather to hear a twenty minute presentation by Aspen’s guest speaker. The presentation is both preceded and followed by extensive formal and informal conversation periods during which attendees have an opportunity to meet and have a meaningful exchange with Aspen’s guest speaker.

Attendance is deliberately restricted to a small number and is by invitation only.