SlatorCon
Amsterdam 2019
November 28
SlatorCon Amsterdam has a full agenda of strategic insights and actionable ideas, delivered by leading industry experts in highly focused, 20-minute TED-style presentations.
Thu | Nov 28
12:45 PM - 13:30 PM
Registration & Networking
The Gallery - Hyatt Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht

Andrew Smart
Slator
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13:30 PM - 13:35 PM
Welcome Remarks

Andrew Smart
Co-Founder, Slator
- Key takeaways of SlatorCon San Francisco
- Recent changes to Slator’s service model and new subscriptions
- Launch of SlatorCon 2020 events calendar
13:35 PM - 14:00 PM
Presentation | Loc 2020

Florian Faes
Co-Founder, Slator
How the Language Industry is Retooling for the Next Decade
- Key 2019 trends and stories that will shape 2020 (M&A, Big Tech, NMT, NLP, and more)
- Who wins and who loses as NLP and MT research translates to product
- Startup watch
14:00 PM - 14:30 PM
Keynote Presentation | Intuit

Jimena Almendares
Vice President, Global Expansion, Intuit
Global Expansions: Lessons learned from launching a new country in record time
- Design for Delight – A strategic framework to build a cohesive vision for launching a new country
- How to Rally all Key Functions – from legal to compliance, people and places to support a global launch?
- The Devil is in the Details. How to insure all the pieces will come together, at the right time?
14:30 PM - 14:55 PM
Presentation | Acrolinx

Andrew Bredenkamp
Founder and CEO, Acrolinx
AI in the Language Industry - The Next 3 Years
- Overview of where the science of AI is heading
- Which current trends are here to stay, and which are temporary
- Predictions of how the field will look in 2023
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14:55 PM - 15:20 PM
Presentation | i5invest

Patrick Prokesch
Senior Director, i5invest
Achieving Scale
- VC and PE Funding
- Language Industry Startup Environment
- M&A – Inside the Process
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15:20 PM - 16:05 PM
Networking Break
Gallery

Andrew Smart
Slator
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16:05 PM - 16:10 PM
Slator Research

Esther Bond
Research Director, Slator
Updates on the latest Slator Research
- 2019 – The Year in Research
- Upcoming Research Reports
- Slator’s Corporate Research Subscription
16:10 PM 16:35 PM
Presentation | LogMeIn

Hartmut von Berg
Head of Localization, LogMeIn
Glocalization - how to fuel international growth
A Fantastic Journey from Translation Service Provider to Globalization Consultant or How we Learn to Fly
16:35 PM - 17:05 PM
Panel | Enterprise and Ecommerce Localization

Vinicius Britto
Global Localization Manager, Bose Corporation

Andrea Guisado Muñoz
Senior Localization Architect, KAYAK

Álvaro Villalvilla Merelo
Senior Global Localization Manager, Nike

Balázs Benedek
Co-Founder & CTO, Easyling.com
Achieving Scale
- Buy and Build: Getting the balance right
- Can new translation AI Agencies break free from the linear relationship between revenue and people
- Opportunities and Threats: how investors view the language industry’s future market potential
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17:05 PM - 17:30 PM
Presentation | PayPal

Michal Antczak
Head of Localization Technology, PayPal
Conjunction of universes or redefining the localization service in the connected age
- “Are you talking to me?” – the impact of commas on global revenues
- Connect to the client’s heart and head – embracing visions, performance indicators and metrics
- What real innovation means – move beyond TM, MT and other acronyms from the bygone days
- Putting it all together – next gen localization service
17:30 PM - 17:55 PM
Lead Partner Presentation | One Hour Translation

Yaron Kaufman
Co-founder & CMO, One Hour Translation
And what if it's free?! The future of the translation industry and LSPs
- What happened – how technology and unit economics are going to totally change the game
- Timing – should I use NMT now or should I wait
- The NMT Gateway – How can you benefit from NMT today
17:55 PM - 18:00 PM
Closing Remarks

Andrew Smart
Co-Founder, Slator
SlatorCon Amsterdam and Beyond
- Key takeaways of SlatorCon Amsterdam
- Slator’s 2020 client service and subscription model
- SlatorCon 2020 events calendar
18:00 PM - 20:00PM
Reception
The Gallery - Hyatt Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht
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20:00 PM
Ends

Florian Faes
Slator
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Sponsors | SlatorCon

Lead Partner
One Hour Translation makes it easy for anyone in your organization to get an instant, low-cost, high-quality translation. We manage any localization workflow, and handle any volume quickly and efficiently, while taking advantage of new technologies, like NMT.

Panel Partner
Website translation solutions for LSPs from easyling support you from acquiring to delivering your projects. CMS-independent, turnkey solutions, providing wordcount, content extraction, white-labeled Translation Proxy and Javascript-based translation.

Networking Partner
In the past few years, Diuna LSP has been rapidly developing domestically and globally, and is now among CEE's leading providers of translation, MTPE and interpretation services, specialising in IP translations and other IP-related services. See our short presentation.