Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.
Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
Aspen Institute
The Pandemic Science Summit
Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.
The Pandemic Science Summit explored how science innovation and communication are key to society’s future stability as we emerge from the pandemic. Structured as rotating spotlight conversations between two featured guests at a time, the event drew on speakers’ expertise in science and medicine and offered complementary and synergistic discussions.
Christopher Bailey Arts and Health Lead, World Health Organization
Elisabeth Bik, Ph.D. Microbiologist and scientific integrity consultant
Margaret Hamburg, M.D. Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Medicine; former Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Peggy Oti-Boateng, Ph.D. Director, Division of Science Policy and Capacity-Building, UNESCO
George Yancopoulos, M.D., Ph.D. President and Chief Scientific Officer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
This digital event, in collaboration with the science outlet leapsmag and the social impact company GOOD, accompanied the June 8th release of The Pandemic Issue, a special magazine devoted to new horizons in science and society emerging from the pandemic.
