Welcome to the April edition of The Lookout, bringing you a global perspective on issues that matter. In this edition, we put In Focus AI, Social Media and Democratic Challenges, the topic of our most recent seminar, the eighth in the series Critical Thinking and Values Based Leadership. Followed by Leadership In Action with Beyond Borders, our new podcast and YouTube series, a curated selection of discussions on critical global issues. Plus, an In Depth look at the Institute's Science and Society's new report on Clinical Trial Diversity which investigates how clinical trials can be improved by including a broader spectrum of the population to provide greater outcomes.

Welcome to The Lookout, bringing you a global perspective on issues that matter. In this edition, we put In Focus Great Power Rivalry, the topic of the final forum in the Aspen Summer Series. Followed by Leadership In Action with Aspen Ideas - Climate 2023, the annual multi-day conference that focuses on addressing solutions. Plus, an In Depth look at the Institute's new report on Equitable AI which delves into how we can build and distribute artificial intelligence for equitable outcomes.

Watch Rt. Hon Helen Clark discuss the findings and recommendations of the Independent Panel for Preparedness with Aspen partners, from six of the G7 countries responsible for funding the WHO, 'We have not even reached the zenith of this pandemic, not by a long way.'

Covid-19: Anthony Fauci praises NZ but warns about the virus in chat with Helen Clark

Dr Anthony Fauci​ has warned former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark​ that Covid-19 is unlike any virus he has ever seen on a video call with Clark on Tuesday with the Aspen Institute New Zealand.

Covid 19, A Global Perspective

International experts Helen Clark and Dr Anthony Fauci bring us their global perspective on the challenge and management of Covid 19. This in-depth conversation brought to you by the Aspen Institute New Zealand and the Aspen Institute’s Health, Medicine and Society Program.

Interviewer: Linda Clark, Dentons Public Law Partner

PRESS RELEASE

20 February 2020, Queenstown, New Zealand

On Saturday 8 February the Aspen Institute New Zealand (Aspen NZ) celebrated becoming the 11th partner of the Aspen Institute International Network and holding the inaugural Executive Leadership seminar, ‘Leadership, Sustainability and the Good Society’.

Think of Queenstown and the images that spring to mind are of the great outdoors: adventure tourism, skiing, spectacular scenery. Now, the Otago town is adding a different string to its bow. It’s become the headquarters of the Aspen Institute NZ, the newest member of an international organisation dedicated to values-based global leadership and the exchange of ideas, and the first in the Southern Hemisphere.

Aspen Institute New Zealand has been welcomed into the fold of the international Aspen Institute and will be up and running over the next six months.

Based in Queenstown, Aspen Institute NZ is a non-partisan and non-ideological organisation focused on education and policy. Its mission is to foster leadership to contribute to the development of both New Zealand society and globally.