All Events
Sister Cities Challenges Series - The Infrastructure Dilemma
Join us for the next session of the Sister Cities Challenges series, where Aspen and Queenstown continue their collaboration to address shared infrastructure challenges. This free online forum will explore critical issues in transport, housing, and energy, focusing on innovative approaches and practical solutions for both communities.
Sister Cities Challenges Series
Join us for the first online forum in the series for Aspen and Queenstown:
Winter Sports and Climate Change - What’s the Plan?
Featuring local and international leaders in the business of winter sports, mountain environments, and sustainable tourism, who will explore the challenges and opportunities climate change presents to winter sports and our communities.
Aspen Dialogue Dinner
In the spirit of Jeffersonian dinners held in the United States, Aspen Dialogue Dinners are held throughout the year in Queenstown.
AI and Future Generations
The conversation is lightly guided and focused on the challenging geo-political, technological, social and physical landscape facing all New Zealanders.
Click to register and for more information.
Aspen Sister City Business Lunch - Prosperity through Partnership
Join us for the Aspen Sister City Business Lunch, moderated by Christine Maiden Sharp, Aspen Institute NZ Founder and CEO, with Aspen City Mayor Torre and Queenstown Lakes Mayor Lewers, who will discuss the sister city relationship and explore similarities and differences through an economic lens.
Aspen Dialogue Lunch: Indo Pacific - Navigating The Next Decade
Join us for our next Aspen Dialogue Lunch at the Northern Club in Auckland, with our honoured guest Professor Ramesh Thakur, Director of the Centre for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (CNND) at The Australian National University.
Aspen Dialogue Dinner
In the spirit of Jeffersonian dinners held in the United States, Aspen Dialogue Dinners are throughout the year in Queenstown.
The conversation is lightly guided and focused on the challenging geo-political, technological, social and physical landscape facing all New Zealanders.
Click to register and for more information.
Aspen Dialogue Dinner
In the spirit of Jeffersonian dinners held in the United States, Aspen Dialogue Dinners are throughout the year in Queenstown.
The conversation is lightly guided and focused on the challenging geo-political, technological, social and physical landscape facing all New Zealanders.
Click to register and for more information.
Aspen Dialogue Dinner
In the spirit of Jeffersonian dinners held in the United States, Aspen Dialogue Dinners are throughout the year in Queenstown.
One table. One discussion. One topic.
The conversation is lightly guided and focused on the challenging geo-political, technological, social and physical landscape facing all New Zealanders.
Wednesday 9th November | ‘Democracy & Trust’
Aspen Dialogue Dinners
In the spirit of Jeffersonian dinners held in the United States, Aspen Dialogue Dinners are throughout the year in Queenstown.
One table. One discussion. One topic.
The conversation is lightly guided and focused on the challenging geo-political, technological, social and physical landscape facing all New Zealanders.
Conversations for the Curious - Can Science understand the Arts and should it?
In partnership with the Wakatipu Music Festival, the Aspen Institute New Zealand presents an in-depth conversation with international experts exploring the intersection of the arts and sciences,
Professor Cathy Stinear and Neil Jacobstein.
Register here. Attendance is complimentary.
Introducing the Aspen Institute New Zealand
A small and informal gathering for local residents to update progress on the formation of the Aspen Institute in New Zealand.