This year's keynote speaker, Professor Lewis Gordon from the University of Connecticut, will present "From Harlem to the World: Philosophy from a Center of the Black World with Questions for the 21st Century."

Gordon will delve into the intersections of worldliness and the public dimensions of philosophy, grounding these concepts in the vibrant context of Harlem, encompassing City College and the realm of Africana philosophy, spanning from Du Bois to Malcolm X and contemporary thinkers like Nathalie Etoke. To cap off this talk, Gordon will pose a compelling set of questions that challenge and shape the trajectory of 21st-century philosophy.

Gordon is Professor and Head of the Department of Philosophy at UCONN-Storrs; Honorary President of the Global Center for Advanced Studies; Honorary Professor in the Unit for the Humanities at Rhodes University, South Africa; and Distinguished Scholar at The Most Honourable PJ Patterson Centre for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy at The University of the West Indies, Mona. He co-edits the journal Philosophy and Global Affairs, the Rowman & Littlefield book series "Global Critical Caribbean Thought," and the Routledge-India book series "Academics, Politics and Society in the Post-Covid World." He is the author of many books, including, most recently, "Freedom, Justice, and Decolonization" and "Fear of Black Consciousness." He is the 2022 recipient of the Eminent Scholar Award from the Global Development Studies division of the International Studies Association.