Aspen Institute Deutschland

The Aspen Institute Deutschland is an independent, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting values-based leadership, constructive dialogue, and international cooperation to address the most pressing global challenges of our time.

The Institute organizes a variety of events, workshops, and conferences focusing on different programs:

• Digital: Addresses the profound societal transformation processes of digitalization[1][4].
• Europe: Focuses on the future of Europe, particularly the Western Balkans, EU enlargement, and questions of the EU's strategic autonomy[1][4].
• Leadership: Encourages exchange among people in leadership positions to promote values-based leadership[1][4].
• Public: Provides a platform for open and constructive dialogue between decision-makers and a broader audience on global challenges[1][4].
• Transatlantic: Enables an open and values-based dialogue on the central challenges of the transatlantic partnership[1][4].

The Aspen Institute Deutschland is committed to the ideal of an open society. It promotes values-based leadership, constructive dialogue between conflicting parties, and Euro-Atlantic cooperation. The mission of the Institute is to bring together decision-makers from business, politics, and science to discuss the most difficult questions of current politics and develop solutions[1][2][4].

The Institute is engaged in various initiatives to address global challenges such as geopolitical and geo-economic conflicts, climate change, health crises, cyber risks, and digitalization. Examples include:

• #InfluencersAgainstDisinfo: A project aimed at bringing together influencers and content creators from Europe, particularly Eastern Europe, to strengthen democratic resilience and make information resistant to manipulation[1].
• Transatlantic Tech Policy: An event that highlights future U.S. digital policy after the elections and transatlantic cooperation[1][4].
• Future Cities Go Glocal: An initiative that promotes exchange among urban actors from Berlin, New Delhi, Nairobi, and Mexico City to share best practices and develop policy recommendations for sustainable, inclusive, and future-oriented urban development[1][4].

The Aspen Institute Deutschland was founded in 1974 by Shepard Stone as the first foreign branch of the U.S. Aspen Institute in Europe. It was established amid the Cold War to promote American-German dialogue with the Eastern Bloc. Since January 2021, Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner has been leading the Institute, which is supported by a team of currently 21 employees[1][2][4].

The Aspen Institute Deutschland plays an important role in promoting dialogue and cooperation at the international level and contributes to solving global challenges through its diverse programs and initiatives.

• 1 - https://www.aspeninstitute.de/de/
• 2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspen_Institute_Germany
• 3 - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspen_Institute
• 4 - https://www.aspeninstitute.de
• 5 - https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/von-berlin-aus-eine-brucke-nach-amerika-schlagen-3976654.html