Past events
Saša Stanišić
What would you do differently today?
Miriam Meckel, Léa Steinacker, Barbara Bleisch
How is artificial intelligence changing our world?
Zadie Smith
What can we ever know about others?
Connie Palmen
What is the secret of successful women?
Helen Macdonald
What does nature mean to us - and what do we mean to it?
Hua Hsu
How can we stay true to ourselves?
Words on Stage
The big spoken word finale with Olivia El Sayed, Dominik Muheim, Leila Ladari, Michael Elsener and Häberli Oggier.
Words on Stage
Review 2024
A look back at the magnificent 12th edition of the festival: The Zurich audience was not only enchanted by the incredibly beautiful atmosphere but also thrilled by the top-class discussions and performances on stage. The high caliber of this year's edition is further highlighted by the recently published New York Times list of the 100 best books of the 21st century, which features no less than three of our authors — Zadie Smith with "On Beauty" and "White Teeth," Helen Macdonald with "H is for Hawk," and Hua Hsu with "Stay True."