26–28 October 2026

Program

The program of the XVIII Conference is structured around seven thematic tracks, distributed across three days of keynote lectures, panels and selected paper sessions.

Conference tracks

  • The articulation between freedom of expression and the dignity of the human person in the context of global digital platforms. The track examines the philosophical foundations of protected speech and the legitimate limits to expression when it erodes basic human goods.

Daily agenda

Preliminary program for the three days. Some lecture titles and participants will be confirmed shortly.

  1. 17:00

    Break

    Participant reception

  2. 17:30

    Ceremony

    Opening ceremony

    Remarks by Prof. Juan Carlos de la Llera (President, UC) and Dean Gabriel Bocksang (Faculty of Law). Permanent Committee: Raúl Madrid, Daniel Herrera, José Chávez-Fernández, Erika Valdivieso and Elton Somensi. Co-organizers: Dean Marcus Cole (NDLS) and Dean John Czarnetzky (AVLS)

    Main Hall (Salón de Honor), Central Campus

  3. 18:00

    Keynote

    Introduction to the conference theme

    Prof. Raúl Madrid (UC), Director of the XVIII Conference

  4. 18:30

    Keynote

    First keynote: “The Challenges and Opportunities AI Presents for an Integral Human Ecology”

    Prof. Brian Scarnecchia, Ave Maria School of Law (USA) · Chair: Daniel Herrera (UCA)

  5. 19:00

    Panel

    Q&A and discussion

  6. 20:00

    Break

    Welcome cocktail

Speakers

Invited scholars and authors of selected papers will gather in Santiago in October 2026.

  • Paolo G. Carozza

    Paolo G. Carozza

    University of Notre Dame

    United States

  • Lee Strang

    Lee Strang

    Ohio State University

    United States

  • Pedro Anguita

    Pedro Anguita

    Universidad de los Andes

    Chile

  • Brian Scarnecchia

    Brian Scarnecchia

    Ave Maria University

    United States

  • Fulvio di Blasi

    Fulvio di Blasi

    Thomas International Center for Philosophical Studies

    United States

  • Andrea Bertolini

    Andrea Bertolini

    Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

    Italy

Workshop participants

Scholars taking part in the Conference working sessions.

  • Marta Albert

    Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

  • Pedro Anguita

    Universidad de Los Andes, Chile

  • Matías Aránguiz

    UC Law

  • Fernando Batista

    Dean, Universidad Panamericana de México

  • Andrea Bertolini

    University of Pisa, Italy

  • Maria Cahill

    University of Cork, Ireland

  • Ligia Castaldi

    Ave Maria University, USA

  • Sergio Castaño

    Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina

  • Paolo Carozza

    University of Notre Dame, USA

  • José Chávez-Fernández

    Universidad Católica San Pablo, Arequipa

  • Marcus Cole

    Dean, University of Notre Dame

  • John Czarnetzky

    Dean, Ave Maria University

  • Diane Desierto

    University of Notre Dame

  • Fulvio di Blasi

    Thomas International Center for Philosophical Studies

  • Daniel Herrera

    Dean, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

  • Gabriel Maino

    Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

  • Raúl Madrid

    UC Law

  • José Antonio Santos

    Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

  • Brian Scarnecchia

    Ave Maria University, USA

  • José María Soberanes

    Universidad Panamericana de México

  • Elton Somensi

    Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

  • Lee Strang

    Ohio State University, USA

  • Francisco Urbina

    University of Notre Dame

  • Erika Valdivieso

    San Ignacio de Loyola University, Peru

  • Felipe Widow

    UC Law