ZEG 2026
JUNE 19 -21
TBILISI, GEORGIA
Welcome to the ZEG Storytelling Festival!
ZEG is the Georgian word for ‘the day after tomorrow,’ and that’s what the festival is all about: finding and telling the stories that matter for the day after tomorrow.
ZEG returns to Tbilisi on June 19-21, 2026 and we are trying something new.
For years, people from around the world have reached out with compelling ideas – stories that need to be told, perspectives that deserve space, conversations waiting to happen. Unfortunately, often, these pitches arrive after our program is already set. We don't want to miss those voices, so for the first time, we're opening a call for pitches for ZEG 2026, giving compelling ideas the chance to become part of our official program. Submit your pitch by February 1, 2026 HERE.
We're also open to new partnerships. If you'd like to join forces with us – whether as a sponsor, media partner, or collaborator – get in touch HERE.
Looking back at 2025: Featuring 141 speakers across 44 countries, unforgettable performances, provocative panels, and a live journalism show, ZEG 2025 was our biggest year yet. Over 1,000 participants joined us for lively conversations, workshops, open mics, and city tours. From AI to autocracy, resilience to resistance, stories from across the world revealed how deeply we are all connected. Read the ZEG 2025 report HERE.
2025 was also the year when ZEG went on the road. We brought ZEG to Amsterdam and London. Both events sold out, welcoming nearly 500 attendees in total. Different cities, familiar questions, unexpected answers. Explore the ZEG Amsterdam & London Report HERE.
We're building something different together, one conversation at a time.
ZEG is the Georgian word for ‘the day after tomorrow,’ and that’s what the festival is all about: finding and telling the stories that matter for the day after tomorrow.
ZEG returns to Tbilisi on June 19-21, 2026 and we are trying something new.
For years, people from around the world have reached out with compelling ideas – stories that need to be told, perspectives that deserve space, conversations waiting to happen. Unfortunately, often, these pitches arrive after our program is already set. We don't want to miss those voices, so for the first time, we're opening a call for pitches for ZEG 2026, giving compelling ideas the chance to become part of our official program. Submit your pitch by February 1, 2026 HERE.
We're also open to new partnerships. If you'd like to join forces with us – whether as a sponsor, media partner, or collaborator – get in touch HERE.
Looking back at 2025: Featuring 141 speakers across 44 countries, unforgettable performances, provocative panels, and a live journalism show, ZEG 2025 was our biggest year yet. Over 1,000 participants joined us for lively conversations, workshops, open mics, and city tours. From AI to autocracy, resilience to resistance, stories from across the world revealed how deeply we are all connected. Read the ZEG 2025 report HERE.
2025 was also the year when ZEG went on the road. We brought ZEG to Amsterdam and London. Both events sold out, welcoming nearly 500 attendees in total. Different cities, familiar questions, unexpected answers. Explore the ZEG Amsterdam & London Report HERE.
We're building something different together, one conversation at a time.
MAIN STAGE SESSIONS
AN ARRAY OF BRAINSTORMING MEETINGS
INSPIRING CONVERSATIONS
NETWORKING
A TOWN-HALL STYLE EVENT
AN ARRAY OF BRAINSTORMING MEETINGS
INSPIRING CONVERSATIONS
NETWORKING
A TOWN-HALL STYLE EVENT
