SlatorCon

London 2019

May 16

THU MAY 16

12:45 PM – 13:30 PM

Registration & Networking (Ballroom Foyer)

13:30 PM – 13:55 PM

It’s All Changing Now: The Language Industry in 2019

FLORIAN FAES·CO-FOUNDER, SLATOR

  • The rise of the super agency
  • NMT is vanilla. Now what?
  • Following the smart money

13:55 PM – 14:20 PM

Strategy, New Markets, and Outlook

JOHN FENNELLY·CEO, LIONBRIDGE

A conversation with John Fennelly, CEO, Lionbridge

  • On Lionbridge’s Transformation
  • Strategy and Markets
  • Outlook 2019

14:20 PM – 14:45 PM

Has Neural Machine Translation shown its full potential?

JEAN SENELLART·CEO, SYSTRAN

  • The Maturity of NMT: still innovating?
  • Beyond Technology: business opportunities & challenges
  • What’s next: Research & Industry applications

14:45 PM – 15:15 PM

Media Localization – Panel Discussion

AMANDA SMITH·DIRECTOR OF LANGUAGE STRATEGY & CONTENT BUSINESS OPERATIONS, DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

JUSTIN WALTON·GLOBAL CONTENT OPERATIONS MANAGER, ITV STUDIOS GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT

JAN-HENDRIK HEIN·DIRECTOR OF MEDIA OPERATIONS, A+E NETWORKS UK

15:15 PM – 16:00 PM

Networking Break (Ballroom Foyer)

16:00 PM – 16:05 PM

Research Update

ESTHER BOND·RESEARCH DIRECTOR, SLATOR

16:05 PM – 16:30 PM

eCommerce Localisation in a Fast-Growing Startup

MARIO TARANTINO·CONTENT AND MERCHANDISING MANAGER, HUEL

  • Setting up quick and efficient localisation workflows
  • Fully localised omnichannel customer experience
  • Setting targets and measuring success
  • Adapting processes and systems to fit growing needs
  • Path to maturity – international content management, focus on quality, SEO

16:30 PM – 16:55 PM

Driving Vision & Growth Through M&A

SMITH YEWELL·CEO, WELOCALIZE

  • Building a Company’s Brand
  • Creating Value Through Operational Reinvention
  • Enabling Clients’ Future in Digital & AI

16:55 PM – 17:20 PM

The Role of Translations in the Pharmaceutical Industry

ADELINA LEAR·MANAGER, CLIENT SERVICES, ICON PLC

  • Where does translation fit into a clinical study?
  • The translation and linguistic validation Process
  • The importance of accuracy in medical translations

17:20 PM – 17:50 PM

Speaker’s Panel

17:50 PM – 17:55 PM

Closing Remarks

ANDREW SMART·CO-FOUNDER, SLATOR

17:55 PM – 20:00 PM

Networking Reception (Ballroom Foyer)

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