The 2025 edition of the Aspen Seminar for Leaders, will take place on April 24 – 27, in a special location in the heart of Romania.

Inspired by one of the Aspen Institute’s oldest and most beloved programs, the Seminar gathers each edition 15-20 leaders from the public, private, academic and non-governmental sectors to explore questions related to leadership and values, using the Aspen Method, in an informal and critical dialogue based on a collection of readings sent beforehand. 

The seminar curriculum is an expertly curated mix of stimulating readings from historical and contemporary thinkers, in the fields of philosophy, literature, economic theory, history, and the social sciences. The texts are carefully chosen to spark discussions and interest in exploring various topics such as liberty, equality or responsibility, stimulating participants to find their own answers to the enduring questions of societal, organizational, and personal leadership. These debates will contribute to enhancing participants’ ability to analyze and tackle increasingly challenging contemporary societal issues and global situations. 

The Seminar will be moderated by Dr. Todd Breyfogle, Executive Director of Seminars, Aspen Institute US. The moderator will be challenging participants to expand their perspectives and explore the value conflicts inherent in all leadership decisions, using the readings as a foundation for discussion.

While the Seminar offers no ready-made solutions, it creates a space for dialogue, which we find fundamental for a world that has to deal with conflicting interests, values and cultures on a daily basis. The purpose of the Seminar is not to find unanimous responses, but to highlight the complexity of today’s societies and to stimulate that cultural understanding from which values and universal ideals are born. We like to think of the Aspen Seminar for Leaders as a journey of reflection and of self-discovery. 

The participation to the Seminar is fee-based.