Our Co-Patron and Chair, Sir Don McKinnon with Madeleine Albright and 21 other Foreign Ministers of the Aspen Foreign Ministers Forum call for the International Community to stand up and do more for vulnerable Afghans starting with the evacuation of our Afghan allies, increased humanitarian support & the creation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan.

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This was one of the most successful online engagements I’ve been a part of.

Assoc. Professor Tourism, Susan Houge Mackenzie, University of Otago

It was fantastic to attend @NZAspen Trade Challenges Seminar last week. Wonderful to be in a virtual room with so many different schools of thought discussing NZ’s trade future.

Siobhan Raisbeck, Graduate of Victoria Master of International Trade Program

Sir Eion Edgar, Director and Founding Supporter of the Aspen Institute New Zealand, passed away Tuesday 14th June.

Sir Eion will be deeply missed , none so more than by his colleagues and friends. We pay tribute to his remarkable enthusiasm, leadership, and generosity to leave the world a better place, especially Queenstown. Read more …

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.'

“I though it went exceptionally well … The diversity of participants really adds value through hearing alternate perspectives from outside of one’s usual echo chamber”. Mark Taylor, Founding Supporter

On Thursday 10th December, we hosted a roundtable discussion with Nicholas Snyder, Political and Economic Counsellor, from the U.S. Embassy in Wellington on:

The future of United States relations with New Zealand, Asia and its Indo-Pacific Strategy.

On 4th December Their Excellencies, The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy and Sir David Gascoigne hosted a morning tea for us at Government House.