• Program Details

  • At the third annual Aspen Environment Forum, July 25-28, 2009 in Aspen, Colorado, the Aspen Institute and National Geographic will gather energy experts, government and business leaders, writers and photographers, and other knowledgeable and committed voices to explore current energy and environmental issues.

    The 2010 Aspen Environment Forum is not an exclusive business conference for managers nor a scientific colloquium removed from political realities; nor is it a gathering limited to special-interest organizations or insider policy practitioners. Instead, it will combine experts, insiders, and the public in a manner now trademark to the Aspen Institute. Unlike forums where distinguished speakers may appear, lecture for 20 minutes, and then leave, here they will remain as eager participants throughout the Forum. Like the Aspen Institute itself, the Aspen Environment Forum is essentially about dialogue and communication. No one is passive, and the enrichment is sustained throughout the entire experience.

    The Forum will present discussions on topics including climate change, renewable energy policy, innovation and technology, efficiency, conservation, and more with the goals of raising awareness, stimulating new thinking, building understanding and consensus, and inspiring commitment to action.

    In the spirit of the Aspen Institute, our hope is to expand and enhance your views on key environmental issues and further your understanding of the magnitude and complexities of the challenges we face by means of an extraordinary rich exchange across a wide array of important environmental topics and ideas.

    The 2010 Aspen Environment Forum will present a variety of programming over a three-day crescendo, each day addressing energy and environmental issues from a different angle.

    Each day of the Forum will offer a wide range of programming:

    • Large plenary sessions offered at least two times a day, taking the form of panels, one-on-one interviews, and/or solo talks;
    • Multiple, concurrent sessions, offered in both the morning and afternoon;
    • Unique seminars each afternoon, featuring innovative ways to engage and reflect on the topics presented each day with selected presenters and fellow Forum participants;
    • Luncheons each day featuring recent photography and conversation with photographers and journalists from our partners at National Geographic Magazine;
    • Casual conversations, book signings, and other informal discussions on campus and off through the day; and
    • Evening exchanges and other events in venues around Aspen 

    The forum will conclude with a special dinner.

    We hope you will join us for the 2010 Aspen Environment Forum.  Register here.

    For an example of the Forum agenda, including information such as plenary/session presenters and topics, please review our 2009 Forum agenda here.