Aspen Ideas: Health is the conference where healthcare’s biggest challenges meet its biggest thinkers.
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Presented by the Aspen Institute in partnership with The Atlantic, the Aspen Ideas Festival is the nation's premier, public gathering place for leaders from around the globe and across many disciplines to present and discuss the ideas and issues that both shape our lives and challenge our times.
Schedule
Browse hundreds of sessions and see what our speakers will be discussing. Our schedule spans the 10 days of the Festival, from the beginning of Aspen Ideas: Health to end of Festival 2.
Continuing Medical Education for Physicians and Nurses
Aspen Ideas: Health has partnered with the Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower to offer Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) for members of the medical community.
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A group of Aspen New Voices fellows pose on campus at Aspen Ideas: Health.
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Choreographer Alonzo King speaks with Courtney Martin at Aspen Ideas: Health.
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Tashka Yawanawá, chief of the Yawanawá people in Brazil, talks about the health of people and the planet.
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Early morning sessions are offered at the Maroon Bells Amphitheatre, a short shuttle ride from Aspen.
We tackle topics from planet-wide crises to personalized medicine, and from groundbreaking discoveries to stories of people on the front lines of care.
2019 Health
Program Tracks
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How do we nurture trust between doctors and patients? What is the role of profit in research?
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What’s in the lab, what’s moving to the bedside, and where do we go next?
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Consumers have more opportunities than ever to take control over their own health.
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People are having less sex, yet sexually-transmitted diseases are on the rise.
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The opportunity to grow old is a privilege not afforded to everyone.
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Finance and health are among the fastest-growing sectors of the economy.
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Can we nurture the microbiome ecosystem, sustain gut health, and keep inflammatory diseases at bay?
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Will new attitudes and better alternatives allow more people to get the treatment they need?
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Innovators undaunted by past failures, corporations finding ways to grow a healthy workforce, and policymakers who untangle “wicked” problems offer a future-facing vision.
Featured speakers
Nasha Fitter is CEO of the FOXG1 Research Foundation, which she co-founded after her daughter was diagnosed with FOXG1 syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that impacts speech, m...
Marc Freedman is president and CEO of Encore.org, an innovation hub tapping the talents of people 50 and over for good. He spearheaded the Purpose Prize and co-founded Experie...
Victor Dzau is president of the National Academy of Medicine, since 2014. He was previously chancellor for health affairs and president and CEO of Duke University Health Syste...
Bill Cassidy is a US senator for Louisiana, elected in 2014. He served three terms in the US House of Representatives, beginning in 2008, and in the Louisiana State Senate fro...
