ASPEN INSTITUTE ITALY

Aspen Institute Italy is a private, independent, international, nonpartisan and nonprofit characterized from the deepening, discussion, exchange of knowledge, information and values. The community is made ​​up of Aspen Partners Supporters, Ordinary Members, Friends of Aspen , Aspen Junior Fellows and Former Aspen Junior Fellows. By their contributions the Institute draws the resources necessary for its operation. The Aspen international network consists of other centers of activity - ind... ependent but coordinated - based in the United States , in France , Germany , Japan , India , Czech Republic, Romania and Spain. The Aspen Institute was founded in the US in 1950 on the initiative of a group of intellectuals and businessmen Americans are convinced of the need to relaunch the dialogue, knowledge and humanistic values ​​in a complex international geopolitical realities and evolving, just out of the devastating experience of Second World War. In Italy, the Institute began its activities in 1984 with a strong transatlantic characterization, yet still very present today. Currently has a headquarters in Rome , an office in Milan and one in Venice. The mission of the Aspen Institute Italy is the internationalization of entrepreneurial leadership, political and cultural life of the country through a free exchange of ideas and different backgrounds to identify and promote values, knowledge and common interests. The Institute focuses on the problems and challenges of today's politics, economy, culture and society, with particular attention to the Italian and international business community. The "method Aspen" favors confrontation and debate "behind closed doors", promotes interpersonal relationships and allows an effective update of the topics under discussion. Around the table discussing Aspen leaders of industry, economic, financial, political, social and cultural conditions of absolute privacy and freedom of expression. The purpose is not to find answers unanimous or simply reassuring, but to highlight the complexity of the phenomena of the contemporary world and encourage that deepening cultural values ​​from which emerge and universal ideals to inspire a modern and conscious leadership.More