14th International Whitehead Conference Schedule Overview
Dates
July 17–20, 2026
Location
Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University | Zhuhai, China
Tracks
12 concurrent tracks, 5 paper sessions, 3 speakers per session, allowing 180 speakers
Paper format
20 min talk + 10 min Q&A (3 per 90-min block)
Day 1 – Friday, July 17
08:30–09:00
Registration & Refreshments
09:00–10:00
Opening Ceremony
10:00–11:00
Plenary Keynote 1 — Reimagining Nature: Science in a Living Universe
11:00–11:30
Tea/Coffee Break
11:30–13:00
Paper Block 1 — Breakout Sessions
13:00–14:30
Lunch
14:30–16:00
Paper Block 2 — Breakout Sessions
16:00–16:30
Tea/Coffee Break
16:30–18:00
Collaborative Block A – Project Incubation (Collaborative breakout sessions where participants share emerging ideas for research or practical projects and explore opportunities for future collaboration)
18:30–21:00
Welcome Banquet, Awards Ceremony, & Chinese Cultural Performance
Day 2 – Saturday, July 18
09:00–10:30
Paper Block 3 — Breakout Sessions
10:30–11:00
Tea/Coffee Break
11:00–12:30
Collaborative Block B – Publications Hub (Collaborative breakout sessions for developing shared publication projects, including books, journal issues, or translations)
12:30–14:00
Lunch
14:00–15:00
Plenary Keynote 2 — Reclaiming Meaning: Mind, Spirit, and Human Flourishing
15:00–15:30
Tea/Coffee Break
15:30–17:00
Paper Block 4 (Breakout Sessions)
17:00–17:30
Intergenerational Roundtable
18:00–19:30
Dinner (informal)
Day 3 – Sunday, July 19
09:00–10:00
Plenary Keynote 3 — Rebuilding Civilization: Toward an Ecological Future
10:00–10:30
Tea/Coffee Break
10:30–12:00
Paper Block 5 — Breakout Sessions
12:00–13:30
Lunch
13:30–15:00
Collaborative Block C – Talent Cultivation & the Future of Process Scholars (Collaborative breakout sessions on how to cultivate the next generation of process scholars, with attention to mentorship, emerging opportunities, and the changing landscape of higher education)
15:00–15:30
Tea/Coffee Break
15:30–17:00
Closing Plenary Roundtable
18:00–19:30
Farewell Dinner
Day 4 (Optional) – Monday, July 20
Cultural Excursion (Zhuhai City Tour; Macao option)