The Aspen Institute ignites human potential to build understanding and create new possibilities for a better world. The Institute drives change through nonpartisan dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the greatest challenges of our time. The Institute builds a thriving interconnected community of leaders driving impact across geographies, generations, and viewpoints. The Institute is committed to dialogue, civility, the diversity of thought, and broad freedom of expression. The Institute’s work is grounded in three core methodologies: facilitating dialogue and curating convenings, developing leaders and leadership, and enabling solutions. The Aspen Institute International Partners are on the frontlines of the defining challenges of our time, connecting global leaders, convening critical conversations, and catalyzing bold solutions. Since 1974, the Aspen Institute has inspired 13 International Partners in 16 countries: Central Europe (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia,) Colombia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Romania, Spain, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. Each branch of the Aspen family tree shares a common mission to drive change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the most important challenges facing the world.