Plenary speakers
Language and Humanity: Is It More Than Mere Instinct?
Dr. Teri McCarthy, prof. (USA; visiting professor at the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences, Lithuania)
The Role of Figurative Language in International Communication
Dr. philol. Anita Načisčione, prof. (Academy of Culture, Latvia)
A Nation Born in Translation
Dr. philol. Andrejs Veisbergs, prof. (University of Latvia, Latvia)
Institutional Language Policy and Practice: Issues of Identity and Inclusion
MSc. Robert Wilkinson (Maastricht University, Netherlands)
Applied Linguistics in Latvia: Current Tendencies
Dr. philol. Gunta Roziņa, assoc. prof. (University of Latvia, Latvia)
Dr. philol. Indra Karapetjana, assoc. prof. (University of Latvia, Latvia)
Psycholinguistics - Historical and Systematic Issues
Dr. philol. Wolfgang Lörscher (University of Leipzig, Germay)