Fareed Zakaria at Asheville Ideas Fest

UNC Asheville welcomes Fareed Zakaria, host of Fareed Zakaria GPS for CNN Worldwide, columnist for The Washington Post, and a bestselling author, to the UNC Asheville Kimmel Arena on Wednesday, June 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Zakaria’s talk on Democracy Around the Globe: Myths and Reality, a highlight of the inaugural Asheville Ideas Fest, is open to the public as a free but ticketed event. To reserve your seat at the event, visit Eventbrite.

The first-ever Asheville Ideas Fest (AIF) is taking place June 14-18, 2022, on the campus of UNC Asheville and at key sites in our region, including Grove Park Inn, Highland Brewing, and Wortham Center for the Performing Arts. The core programming of this inaugural event is the convening of global thought leaders in Asheville to focus on the most consequential issues of our time. For a schedule of events and to register for the full AIF experience, visit ashevilleideasfest.com.