The programme

The final programme will be published by 31 March 2027.

Preliminary information and schedule for the conference days:

Thursday, 10 June 2027

Registration: 8:30-9:30

Friday, 11 June 2027

Start of the day: 8:45

Saturday, 12 June 2027

Start of the day: 8:45
Sessions
Presentation and voting of the host city for the next conference
Final keynote (after lunch): 14:00-15:30
Conference closes at 16:00

The Keynote Speakers

Jessica Böhme

Anu Virtanen

Luis de Miranda

The Round table

Pioneers of philosophical practice around the table

Pia Houni facilitates a roundtable discussion in which invited practitioners reflect on their philosophical practice from the perspectives of both the discipline and activism. In addition to reflecting on the past, what kinds of questions should we be asking today, and what kinds of activities should we engage in or practices should we cultivate? Does philosophical practice have a responsibility to support change, not only in individuals but also in society at large?

Activism is not a new idea in philosophical practice. Through their pioneering work, many of the practitioners who are now well known in the field, including participants in the Round Table, and many others, have paved the way for contemporary discussions and for practising philosophy in a manner that breathes new life into ancient wisdom.

Guests - and more announcements still coming up:

Pia Houni

PhD, Adjunct Professor, author. Facilitator of the discussion. She is the driving force behind philosophical practice in Finland, as the programme director of the education program and co-founder of the Finnish Philosophical Practice Network. she is also active in international community and member of... Read more (coming up)

Lou Marinoff

PhD, Professor, The City College of New York, author of several international bestsellers, founding president of the American Philosophical Practitioners Association (APPA), and editor of APPA’s Journal. He has been there from the start of ICPP - as co-organizer of the first international conference in 1994 in Vancouver... Read more (coming up)

Ran Lahav

PhD in philosophy, MA in psychology, author. Teaching at Vermont State University. Founder and director of the Deep Philosophy School, developer of contemplative philosophy. Active practitioner since 1992. Taught the first univ. courses on philosophical counseling (Haifa University 1993-2006). Co-organizer of the first ICPP in 1994... Read more (coming up).

Lydia Amir

PhD, Professor, The Tufts University, author. Co-director of APPA, co-president of the Israeli Association for Philosophical Practice. She is also a leading voice in transformative philosophy and the philosophy of humor, founding-president of the International Association for the Philosophy of Humor, editor and board member of... Read more (coming up).

Guro Hansen Helskog

Professor of pedagogy in teacher education, University of South-Eastern Norway, co-leader in the research group for pedagogical philosophical practice, author, creator of "The Dialogos Way" in educational context. Her theoretical interest is in the philosophy of education, wisdom research, and Bildung... Read more (coming up).

Sari Mattila

PhD, Psychodrama Director, author, co-teacher of the Finnish philosophical practice education program, a certified SMILE_PH practitioner. She divides her life between India and Finland, and has taught e.g. MBA and PhD students in India and worked with executive management teams... Read more (coming up).

Jeanette Bresson Ladegaard Knox

PhD & degrees in Theatre and Religious Studies, Associate Professor of Health Humanities and Medical Ethics, University of Copenhagen, former President of the Danish Society for Philosophical Practice, author. Her research explores the role of the humanities in medicine and healthcare; existential health, care of self, and ethical reflection... Read more (coming up).

Watch this space! Interviews, guest announcements, and further programme details will be coming soon.