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Aspire Institute’s Programs
Aspire Leaders Program
Applications for Cohort 4 of the 2026 Aspire Leaders Program are OPEN! Apply here before the October 16 deadline.
The Aspire Leaders Program welcomes emerging leaders around the world to participate in a free online immersive leadership journey.
After completion, Aspire Institute empowers alumni to continue their leadership development through seed funds, mentorship sessions, and a vibrant global network of peers and mentors.
Leadership Accelerator Powered by AI (LAPA)
Applications for Cohort 3 of the 2026 Leadership Accelerator Powered by AI are OPEN! Apply here before the September 7 deadline.
LAPA is a paid, 8-week, fully virtual program is designed to build the next generation of AI-savvy leaders and combines applied artificial intelligence training with the leadership, communication, and career-readiness skills employers demand today.
Jin Tada (ALP ’26), Transforms Climate Data into Community Action Through the ‘Water Storytellers Collective’
Jin Tada (ALP ’26) from Japan, is expanding access to environmental knowledge through the Water Storytellers Collective, an initiative that has grown from a grassroots civic technology project into an officially endorsed UN Ocean Decade Action Number 14.8. Combining artificial intelligence, environmental data, and community knowledge, the initiative has reached more than 2,500 young people across 45 vulnerable coastal and rural communities while creating more than 100 localized green jobs.
Tamale Elvis (ALP ‘23) Takes Frontline Research from Northern Uganda to a Global Stage in Melbourne
Tamale Elvis is a Ugandan medical doctor and Aspire Leaders Program alumnus whose work bridges frontline clinical care and global health research. His journey has been shaped by a simple conviction: the best solutions to healthcare access aren’t the ones with the most resources, but the ones built around how patients actually live.
Francisco Zuriel Lopez (ALP’24) and Angel Solis (ALP’26) in the Forbes México 30 Under 30 List
Two Aspire Leaders Program alumni from Mexico, Francisco Zuriel Lopez and Angel Solis, have been recognized by Forbes México 30 Under 30 2026 for work addressing challenges in their communities through innovation.
Luis Ferney Ortiz Torres (ALP ’24) Brings Nature and Engineering Together Through HELIO-BROMELIAD
HELIO-BROMELIAD is a modular solar energy system inspired by the architecture of Tillandsia species and was presented by Luis at Nature’s Intelligence Studio Ideathon.
Miguel Angel Calderon Conde, ALP ’25, Advances Circular Economy Innovation Through SOCI-ECO and the SUSI Fellowship
Miguel Angel Calderon Conde, an Aspire Leaders Program 2025 alumnus from Bolivia, is gaining international recognition for his work at the intersection of entrepreneurship, technology, and environmental sustainability.
