EUPeace Conference 2025: Advancing Justice, Peace and Inclusiveness in Times of AI

DAY 1: Monday 22 September 2025, Parkhotel Pilsen

10:30 – 11:30     Arrival of the participants

12:00 – 13:00     Common Lunch

13:00 – 13:30     Opening of the conference

13:30 – 14:30     Keynote presentation

• Lukáš Benzl: Application of AI tools and approaches in the Czech Republic in the context of Europe (President of CAAI)
• Miloslav Konopík: Evolving Intelligence: The Journey of AI at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (University of West Bohemia in Pilsen)

14:30 – 15:00     Coffee break

15:00 – 17:00     Plenary session & discussion

• Francesco Scarcello: Working and Learning with Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education (University of Calabria)
• Sophia Hercher: Language about AI and AI literacy – linguistic representations of generative AI and the implications for AI literacy in higher education (Marburg University)
• Pavel Ircing: Inclusive AI at ZČU – how do we make AI beneficial and accessible to different communities (University of West Bohemia in Pilsen)
• Sergio Cuenca: Political Horizon (Comillas Pontifical University)
• Přemysl Rosůlek: Political campaign ethics in the emerging age of ai: towards a code of conduct for the 2025 Czech parliamentary elections (University of West Bohemia in Pilsen)

Evening     Common Gala Event at Parkhotel (For conference participants, EUPeace Body members and invited guests of UWB)

DAY 2: Tuesday 23 September 2025, Parkhotel Pilsen

09:00 – 10:30

• Panel 1 – Research Hub Security and Conflict Transformation “Theoretical approaches to Security and Conflict Transformation”
• Panel 2 – Research Hub Climate Science and Just Transition “Governing Climate Change in a Dynamic Political Environment”
• Panel 3 – Research Hub Migration and Human Rights “Navigating Human Rights and Legal Frameworks in Migration”
• Panel 4 – Research Hub Inclusive Health and Well-Being “Digital Technologies for Advancing Inclusive Health”

10:30 – 11:00     Coffee Break

11:00 – 12:30

• Panel 5 – Research Hub Security and Conflict Transformation “Legal and historical approaches to Security and Conflict Transformation”
• Panel 6 – Research Hub Climate Science and Just Transition “Impact of Climate Change on Local Communities: Constraints and Opportunities”
• Panel 7 – Research Hub Migration and Human Rights “Cultural Dynamics, Discourses and Politics of Migration”
• Panel 8 – Research Hub Inclusive Health and Well-Being “Interdisciplinary Approaches to Women´s Health”

12:30 – 13:30     Common Lunch

13:30 – 15:00

• Panel 9 – Research Hub Security and Conflict Transformation “Quantitative approaches to Security and Conflict Transformations”
• Panel 10 – Research Hub Climate Science and Just Transition “Education for Better Climate Change Governance”
• Panel 11 – Research Hub Migration and Human Rights “Technological Transformations in Migration Studies and Narratives”
• Panel 12 – Research Hub Inclusive Health and Well-Being “Cross-Sector Approaches to Inclusive Health and Wellbeing”

15:00 – 15:30     Coffee Break

15:30 – 16:30

• Meeting – Research Hub Security and Conflict Transformation
• Meeting – Research Hub Climate Science and Just Transition
• Panel 13 – Research Hub Migration and Human Rights “Resonances of Displacement: Bodies, Objects, and Critical Thought in Migration”
• Meeting – Research Hub Inclusive Health and Well-Being

16:30 – 17:00     Joint Conference Conclusion

Evening     Optional joint dinner (own costs) Tour of the pilsen brewery, Plzeňský Prazdroj

DAY 3: Wednesday 24 September 2025, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen – Univerzitní 2732/8, 301 00 Plzeň 3-Jižní Předměstí

09:00 – 12:00

• Creative Space 1 – “Beyond the Places of Pain”
• Creative Space 2 – “Framing, enabling, and teaching the concept of justice in the context of climate change”
• Creative Space 3 – “Social Mediation and Inclusive Justice: Bridging Grassroots Knowledge and Academic Perspectives in Europe”
• Creative Space 4 – “Digital Tools and Women’s Pelvic Health Awareness”

12:30 – 13:30     Common Lunch

Afternoon     Optional campus tour or city tour

• Location: Pilsen, Czech Republic
• Main venues: Parkhotel Pilsen & University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
• Dates: 22–24 September 2025