Intercultural Phenomenology and Hermeneutics
The International Conference on "Intercultural Communication Today: Virtual Opportunities and Real Challenges" will be held at the Sofia University "St. Kl. Ohridski", 25 September 2026
PROGRAM
Hall 1 of the Rectorate of Sofia University „St. Kl. Ohridski“
10:00-10:30 Opening and Welcome Remarks
I. Session Moderator: Bianca Boteva-Richter
10:30-11:10 Raúl Fornet-Betancourt: Intercultural communication: what is it about and what is its purpose?
11:10-11:50 Yvanka. B. Raynova: Translation and Intercultural Communication in the Age of AI: A Hermeneutic-Phenomenological Account
11:50-12:30 David Johnson: Past and/as Present: Notes on a Cross-Cultural Philosophy
12:30-14:30 Lunch Break
The Aula Magna, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
II. Session Moderator: Yvanka B. Raynova
14:30-15:10 Graham Parkes: Communicating across Cultures on Climate and Environment: A Real, Momentous, and Inescapable Challenge
15:10-15:50 Bianca Boteva-Richter: Intercultural communication as interaction or how do we communicate in between
15:50-16:30 Patrick Becker: Narratives as a key. Towards an interculturally sensitive theology
16:30-17:10 Iwona Krupecka: The intercultural history of philosophy: main Challenges
17:10-17:40 General Discussion & Concluding Words
18:30 Reception at the Austrian Embassy in Sofia for Conference Participants and Official Guests