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  • “It’s really powerful to see an environment where you can really engage with ideas and then in a relatively short amount of time turn it into action.” – Diego de Sola, CEO, Inversiones Bolivar

  • "I'm always surprised how directly the readings connect to real-time issues I'm grappling with.” – Seth Goldman, Co-Founder, President & TeaEO, Honest Tea

  • Learn about the Leaders participating at this year's Action Forum!

  • “I have been challenged to step up. In fact I think that I’m really just starting to realize that it’s going to be a lifelong stepping up experience.” – Beth Galante, Executive Director of Energy Efficiency & Education at Green Grants

  • "I leave feeling energized and inspired, knowing I don't want to be just a life-long student, but an instigator of change." - Najla Al-Midfa, Manager, Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development

  • “There is really that spirit that our lives should be about making the world a better place.” – Patrick Awuah, Founder & President, Asheshi University College

  • “The human interaction was as rich as the intellectual interchanges and that can only be achieved through the sincere and genuine attitudes of all involved.” – Carlos Arauz, Senior Vice President, Towerbank International Inc.

  • “What more can I do? Because I don’t want to stop.” – Hildegard Vazquez, Co-Founder and Head Architect, Hache Uve, S.A.

  • “They’re interested in changing the world in the same way. They connect. They collaborate. Sparks fly.” – Peter Reiling, Executive Vice President, The Aspen Institute

About the Aspen Leaders Action forum

For over 60 years, the Aspen Institute has convened the world’s leaders to pause and reflect on the critical issues of our time. In July 2013, we invite these leaders to do more than just reflect. We invite them to move “from thought to action” at the first-ever Aspen Leaders Action Forum. Read More

Featured Participants

Yolie Flores
United States
2013 Action Pledge: "I will work to eliminate the achievement/opportunity gap for low income children and children of color."
Yofi Grant
Ghana
2013 Action Pledge: "I will work to provide better living conditions for many Ghanaians living in rural areas."
Director, Databank Group
LaToya Cantrell
United States
2013 Action Pledge: "I will reduce substandard housing by 50% in my district in New Orleans."
Councilwoman, District B, City of New Orleans