Hello, Timișoara!

The Power of Storytelling (PoS) is a gathering built on the idea that well-crafted stories can bridge divides, inspire action, and create change. Since 2011, it has brought to Romania more than 100 thought leaders and storytellers from media, arts, activism, business, and beyond, creating a space where difficult conversations unlock reservoirs of resilience, purpose, and possibility.

At its heart, PoS is about care and connection: how stories are told, how people are welcomed, and how meaningful encounters between speakers and participants can foster belonging, empathy, reflection, and action.

We gather communicators, entrepreneurs, journalists, artists, educators, NGO leaders, and other curious professionals to learn from one another and explore how stories shape our lives, organizations, and societies.

Our 2026 theme, HOPE, invites us to look honestly at the world – with all its pain, chaos, and uncertainty – and still decide to act. Not hope as comfort or waiting, but hope as a choice: the belief that even under difficult circumstances, our actions can help change the course of things for the better.

Hope to see you in October!