This is the official channel of the Aspen Ideas Festival, the nation's premier public-gathering place where leaders from around the globe and across many disciplines engage in deep and inquisitive discussion of the ideas and issues that both shape our lives and challenge our times. Some 350 presenters, 200 sessions, and 3000 attendees comprise the annual Festival, launched in 2005, on the Aspen Institute's campus in Aspen, Colorado.