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Conference Program
10:00 am – 10:40 am UTC
Improving raw MT quality — user-created content case
Stories

Natalia Kurysheva
Localization Project Manager at Agilent
10:40 am – 11:20 am UTC
The importance of community in the translation and localization industry
Panel

Moderator: Vova Zakharov
Editor-in-chief at Smartcat & Connected Translation Community Lead

Loie Favre
Content Marketing Manager at Alconost

Jan Hinrichs
CEO at Beluga & Founder of LocLunch

Simon Akhrameev
Translator & Founder of Successful Freelance Translators Group

Irina Rybnikova
Head of User Assitance Department at Positive Technologies, EMEIA GEO Manager at Women in Localization
11:20 am – 11:30 am UTC
Break
11:30 am – 12:00 pm UTC
Corporate Localization — from zero to hero
Recipes

Dawid Dorynek
Senior Localization Manager at Airhelp
12:00 pm – 12:50 pm UTC
Language for a Just World — how international NGOs use language to help others
Panel

Moderator: Inge Boonen
VP of Sales & Consulting at Nimdzi Insights

Lucio Bagnulo
Head of Translation at Amnesty International

Stella Paris
Chief of Language Services at Translators without Borders

Dr Gaya M Gamhewage
Head of Learning & Capacity Development for WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme

Barbara Scottu
Senior Translation Coordinator at Oxfam
12:50 pm – 1:00 pm UTC
Break
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm UTC
A (much needed) paradigm shift
Mindset

Marc Jonckers
Managing Partner at Speed2Scale
1:30 pm – 2:20 pm UTC
New week, new market: The unicorn global expansion of ClassPass
Stories

Tatiana Ryabinina
Management Consultant & Director at Grow-thru
2:20 pm – 2:30 pm UTC
Break
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm UTC
How to thrive in a crisis
Stories

Hristina Racheva
Head of Localization at Skyscanner
3:00 pm – 3:50 pm UTC
Start here: the case for strategic content localization
Panel

Moderator: Kathrin Bussmann
President & Chief Strategist at Verbaccino

Yuka Nakasone
Globalization & Localization Director at Intento

Miguel Sepulveda
Global Localization Manager at King

Carmen Aviles
Localization Manager at Agilent

Patrick Nunes
Director, Global Communications & Design at Rotary International
3:50 pm – 4:20 pm UTC
API-driven translation workflows
Recipes

Daniel Gray
CRO at One Hour Translation

Daniel Italiaander
VP of Operations at One Hour Translation
4:20 pm – 4:30 pm UTC
Break
4:30 pm – 5:20 pm UTC
In-house production models — pros and cons
Panel

Moderator: Rodrigo Cristina
Localisation Customer Experience Champion

William Spalding
Localization Senior Project Manager at Spotify

Esther Curiel
Localization Operations Manager at Indeed.com

Isabelle Weiss
Owner at Alpha CRC
5:20 pm – 5:50 pm UTC
The language market has hit peak human translation – Now What?
Mindset

Don DePalma
Chief Research Officer at CSA Research
5:50 pm – 6:00 pm UTC
Break
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm UTC
Language Industry Transformation: Now and Tomorrow
Stories

Miloš Milovanović
Head of Business at TAUS

Anne-Maj van der Meer
Training & Events Director at TAUS
6:30 pm – 7:10 pm UTC
The 3 Secrets of Culturalization (Plus a Bonus!)
Recipes

Lloyd Morin
Culturalization Team Lead at Playrix

Laura Linares
EN-ES Localizer, Culturalization Outreach Expert at Playrix

Natalia Yatsenko
Localizer RU-EN, Culturalization Integration Expert at Playrix
7:10 pm – 7:20 pm UTC
Break
7:20 pm – 7:50 pm UTC
Micro, Macro, and Mega Trends. What do they mean to you?
Mindset

Renato Beninatto
CEO at Nimdzi Insights
7:50 pm – 8:20 pm UTC
How can translators remain successful in an MT-driven world?
Recipes

Tess Whitty
Certified English-to-Swedish Translator, Transcreator, & Localizer
8:20 pm – 8:30 pm UTC
Break
8:30 pm – 9:00 pm UTC
Localization reimagined as a strategic function
Mindset

Iti Sahai
Product & Technology Localization / Globalization at Procore Technologies
9:00 pm – 9:50 pm UTC
Leadership in localization
Panel

Carrie Fischer
Manager of Globalization Services at Subway

Denisse Kreeger
Head of Localization Production at Riot Games

Marina Ilari
CEO at Terra Translations

Kristy Sakai
CEO at Supertext USA

Nika Allahverdi
Global Marketing & Engagement Manager at Nimdzi Insights
Speakers

Carrie Fischer
Manager of Globalization Services at Subway

Don DePalma
Chief Research Officer at CSA Research

Denisse Kreeger
Head of Localization Production at Riot Games

Rodrigo Cristina
Localisation Customer Experience Champion

Marc Jonckers
Managing Partner at Speed2Scale

Kristy Sakai
CEO at Supertext USA

Renato Beninatto
CEO at Nimdzi Insights

Marina Ilari
CEO at Terra Translations

Nika Allahverdi
Global Marketing & Engagement Manager at Nimdzi Insights

Lloyd Morin
Culturalization Team Lead at Playrix

Natalia Kurysheva
Localization Project Manager at Agilent

Hristina Racheva
Head of Localization at Skyscanner

Tatiana Ryabinina
Management Consultant & Director at Grow-thru

Carmen Aviles
Localization Manager at Agilent

Yuka Nakasone
Globalization & Localization Director at Intento

Miguel Sepulveda
Global Localization Manager at King

Daniel Italiaander
VP of Operations at One Hour Translation

Dr Gaya M Gamhewage
Head of Learning & Capacity Development for WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme

Lucio Bagnulo
Head of Translation at Amnesty International

Barbara Scottu
Senior Translation Coordinator at Oxfam

William Spalding
Localization Senior Project Manager at Spotify

Esther Curiel
Localization Operations Manager at Indeed.com

Loie Favre
Content Marketing Manager at Alconost

Jan Hinrichs
CEO at Beluga & Founder of LocLunch

Dawid Dorynek
Senior Localization Manager at Airhelp

Miloš Milovanović
Head of Business at TAUS

Anne-Maj van der Meer
Training & Events Director at TAUS

Kathrin Bussmann
President & Chief Strategist at Verbaccino

Daniel Gray
CRO at One Hour Translation

Simon Akhrameev
Translator & Founder of Successful Freelance Translators Group


Isabelle Weiss
Owner at Alpha CRC

Natalia Yatsenko
Localizer RU-EN, Culturalization Integration Expert at Playrix

Inge Boonen
VP of Sales & Consulting at Nimdzi Insights
Hosts

Max Morkovkin
Regional Manager of Customer Success (CIS&APAC)

Bryan Montpetit
VP of Marketing, Ad Astra

Igor Afanasyev
Senior Product Manager at Smartcat