October 2026

Program

The program of the XVIII Conference is structured around six 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

The preliminary program will be published once the invited speakers have been confirmed.

  1. 09:00

    Break

    Registration and welcome coffee

  2. 10:00

    Ceremony

    Opening ceremony

    Dean of the Faculty of Law UC

  3. 10:30

    Keynote

    Opening keynote: freedom of expression, human dignity and natural law

    To be announced

  4. 12:00

    Panel

    Panel: philosophical foundations of protected speech

  5. 13:30

    Break

    Lunch

  6. 15:00

    Paper session

    Selected papers session · Track 1

  7. 17:00

    Break

    Coffee break

  8. 17:30

    Keynote

    Keynote: the digital public sphere and the common good

    To be announced

Speakers

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

  • To be announced

    Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

    Chile

  • To be announced

    Catholic University of Argentina

    Argentina

  • To be announced

    Ave Maria University

    United States

  • To be announced

    Catholic University San Pablo

    Peru

  • To be announced

    Università degli Studi dell'Insubria

    Italy