The conference keynote speakers are:
Françoise Dastur (Nice)
Alessandro Ferrara (Rome)
Michael Rosen (Harvard)
David Smith (Warwick)

There are also two open plenary sessions:
The Possibilities of Critical Theory,
Maeve Cooke (UCD)
and
The Future of Phenomenology,
Dermot Moran (UCD).

A note on the open plenary sessions
The open plenary sessions on Critical Theory and Phenomenology will be led by Maeve Cooke and Dermot Moran respectively. They will spend about 20 minutes setting out their understanding of the challenges and possibilities of Critical Theory and Phenomenology today. Some delegates will be invited to comment. The floor will then be open to all delegates to put forward suggestions or raise other relevant issues.
A provisional timetable for the conference is now available.