The time in the programme is Lisbon time (GMT+1/UTC).
DAY 1 – Thursday, 14 October
| 15:00 – 15:10 | Welcome |
| 15:10 – 16:40 | Brigitte Falkenburg “Mechanistic explanations in Physics: History, scope, and limitations” |
| 16:40 – 16:50 | Break |
| 16:50 – 18:20 | Nancy Cartwright & John Pemberton “Mechanistic v covering-law explanation: a false conflict” |
| 18:20 – 18:30 | Break |
| 18:30 – 20:00 | Robin Hendry “Mechanisms in chemistry” |
| 20:00 | Parting |
DAY 2 – Friday, October 15
| 15:00 – 15:10 | Welcome |
| 15:10 – 16:40 | Stuart Glennan “The many mechanisms of emergence” |
| 16:40 – 16:50 | Break |
| 16:50 – 18:20 | Alvaro Moreno “The ontology of research strategies in the life sciences” |
| 18:20 – 18:30 | Break |
| 18:30 – 20:00 | William Bechtel “Organisms need mechanisms; Mechanisms need organisms” |
| 20:00 – 20:30 | Final discussion |