Aspen Ideas Festival
founded aspen idea festival aif weeklong event held aspen colorado united state aspen idea festival program event includes discussion seminar panel tutorial journalist designer innovator politician diplomat president judge musician artist writer aspen idea festival program aspen institute aif format modeled educational seminar topic covered festival include global politics economics u policy environment technology science health education art economic issue festival live streaming aif event available aif website atlantic national public radio video sound clip past aif event archived aif website presentation lecture past aspen idea festival speaker also heard itunes u past aif speaker include president bill clinton bill gate ehud barak madeleine albright murray gellmann sylvia earle stephen breyer sandra day oconnor eric holder hillary clinton ruth bader ginsburg david frum salam fayyad paul ryan first aspen idea festival took place aspen colorado aspen institute leadership walter isaacson elliot gerson developed aspen idea festival gather individual various background field expertise discussion global social issue innovative idea first aspen idea festival around speaker attended festival among jane goodall toni morrison jim lehrer arthur schlesinger many others aspen idea festival modeled programming first festival aspen institute earliest event goethe bicentennial aspen institute founded walter paepcke aspen colorado paepcke chicago businessman founder container corporation american cca germanophile wife elizabeth paepcke actualized celebration gathering aspen june mark twohundredth birthday johann wolfgang von goethe success goethe bicentennial festival came aspen institute humanistic study paepcke aspen institute program explored range topic lecture discussion top thinker variety field science art based washington dc campus aspen maryland aspen institute host program focused discussion education policy issue president scientist artist ambassador nobel laureate many others attendance since inception aspen idea festival speaker included individual wide range background including politician diplomat president judge scientist musician entrepreneur artist designer innovator aif speaker participated discussion aif program purpose sharing knowledge subject related expertise interest field work discussion ranged global economy environment theatrical performance beyond past speaker include hillary clinton mitt romney sandra day oconnor barbra streisand joe biden aspen idea festival supreme court justice stephen breyer discussed recent supreme court ruling including defense marriage act voting right act well public response following court decision united state around world renowned oceanographer sylvia earle spoke aspen idea festival womens issue education earle touched upon impact societal pressure interest girl young woman take science becoming high achiever former president bill clinton spoke aspen idea festival telling audience urgency accepting globalization global world working interdependently culture country purpose achieving cultural understanding harmonious crosscultural relationship aspen idea festival scholar program nominates individual world unique accomplishment dedication improving community making advance field work aspen institute trustee aspen institute senior staff aspen idea festival advisor past aspen idea festival scholar select incoming group scholar year past aspen idea festival scholar include educator journalist politician writer community organizer part aspen idea festival since bezos scholar program invite twelve public high school student eleventh grade twelve educator attend aspen idea festival bezos scholar attend aspen idea festival program event well discussion engagement designed bezos scholar attending aspen idea festival scholar return hometown order produce localized version aspen idea festival local idea festival inspired experience aspen stanley mcchrystal interviewed bob schieffer festival part interview mcchrystal asked whether believed draft responded thought every young person serve military doesn’t need every young person need create opportunity young american serve franklin project—an initiative make year national service common opportunity expectation young americans—was created result festival conversation walter isaacson called franklin project “biggest idea” come festival tenure ceo aspen institute aspen idea festival official website