Program (provisional)

Note: This program is provisional.

Day 1: Friday, 16 October

• 9:30 Door opens

• 10:00-10:15 Opening remarks (Katsunori Miyahara)

• 10:20-12:10 Thematic session (1): Cross-cultural approaches to AI (Chair: Sebastian Sunday Grève)

  • Speakers: Davide Zappeli (Fudan University), Jacob Mortimer (Peking/Kyoto), Robert Stone (Tokyo City University) 

• 12:10-13:40 Lunch break

• 13:40-15:30 Thematic session (2): Embodiment after LLM (Chair: TBD)

  • Speakers: Mirko Farina (Huaqiao University), Rafal Rzepka (Hokkaido University), TBD [1]

• 15:30-16:00 Coffee break

• 16:00-17:30 Keynote lecture: Jun Otsuka (ZEN University)

• 18:00-20:00 Conference dinner (speakers, organizers, & committee members only)

Day 2: Saturday, 17 October

• 10:00 Door opens

• 10:20-12:10 Thematic session (3): Intentional stance and AI (Chair: Yiwen Zhan)

  • Speakers: Herman Cappelen (University of Hong Kong), Sonia Zhang (Hokkaido University), Xiaoyu Ke (East China Normal University), Ying-Tung Lin (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung)

• 12:10-13:40 Lunch break

• 13:40-15:30 Thematic session (4): Creativity and authorship after GenAI (Chair TBD)

  • Speakers: Kengo Miyazono (Hokkaido University), Rachel Sterken (University of Hong Kong), Alexandre Erler (National Yang Ming Chiao Tong)

• 15:30-16:00 Coffee break

• 16:00-17:20 Round table: "Metaphilosophy of AI: Central questions and methodologies"

  • Panelists: Sebastian Sunday Grève (Peking), Zhang Minjun (Fudan), TBD [2]

• 17:20-17:30 Closing remarks (Katsunori Miyahara)

• 17:40-18:10 Business meeting (organizers & committee members only)

Session structure

Thematic sessions (110 mins)

Each of our four thematic sessions focuses on a specific core concept and is structured as follows to allow for both individual presentations and collective dialogue:

• Presentations (60 mins): Three invited speakers will deliver 20 minute presentations back-to-back.

• Break (10 mins): A short intermission to stretch and grab refreshments.

• Panel & Floor Discussion (40 mins): A combined session featuring a moderated panel discussion among the speakers, followed by an open Q&A with the audience.

Round table session "Metaphilosophy of AI: central questions and methodologies" (110 mins)

Our special roundtable session is designed as a dynamic, forward-looking forum focused on mapping out the future of the discipline:

• Lightning Talks (20 mins): Four speakers will deliver short, high-impact 5-minute opening remarks setting out their visions for the field.

• Grouping (10 mins): Quick break while the room divides into smaller breakout groups.

• Small Group Discussion (40 mins): Attendees and speakers split into small groups to brainstorm specific sub-topics (e.g., Group 1: New Methodologies; Group 2: Neglected Topics; Group 3: Interdisciplinary Collaboration).

• Floor Discussion (40 mins): An extended, interactive open-floor debate and panel discussion addressing central methodologies and future research agendas.