The ZEG Storytelling Festival is returning for its 5th edition. Curated by award-winning team of journalists from Coda Story and designed for those passionate about shaping our collective future, ZEG Storytelling Festival embraces complex subjects while creating space for inspiring moments: unexpected insights, perspective shifts, and connections that last a lifetime.

The fifth edition of the ZEG Festival will take place on June13-15

The festival will feature intimate conversations, thought-provoking panels, film screenings, captivating performances, transformative connections, hands-on workshops, walking tours, and more.

Among more than 100 speakers are Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Memorial prize winning economist; legendary British photographer Platon; The New Yorker staff writer Ed Caesar; pediatrician Dr. Seema Jilani, who has worked with communities from Afghanistan to Gaza; Adam Faze, the 27-year-old writer, producer and director behind works like How Moving and River Fork; the renowned Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena, known for his innovative and sustainable urban design.We"re also delighted to welcome back satirist Armando Iannucci, creator of award-winning Veep and The Death of Stalin, and Ukrainian philosopher Volodymyr Yermolenko - with many more speakers to be announced.

ZEG Storytelling Festival is the first international storytelling event of its kind in the Caucasus. The festival brings together leading professionals and thinkers from almost every industry to figure out how we can craft narratives for the future.

In Georgian, “zeg” means “the day after tomorrow”, perfectly embodying our mission: discovering and sharing story.