SlatorCon Remote on December 1st will deliver a high impact agenda of strategic insights and actionable ideas delivered by senior language industry leaders, technology executives and enterprise clients.

The presentations will examine the global language industry’s high growth sectors and transformative language technologies like MT, cognitive AI, speech and interpreting technologies in highly focused, 20-minute presentations.

The Presentations and Panel discussions are followed by an opportunity for you to directly engage these thought leaders with your questions, providing you with unparalleled access not available anywhere else.

There will also be ample time for networking and visiting the exhibitor booths before the conference, during the intermission break and after the event, enabling you to make valuable connections and grow your professional network.

Join us on December 1st to network with the senior LSP executives, technologists and end-client team leaders who are driving innovation, business transformation and profitability in the global language industry. Take away the critical market knowledge and contacts to help your business compete and grow.

Contact Deppy Nikolaidou if you have any questions about the event.

Wednesday | Dec 1

8:00 - 9:00 AM EST (2:00 PM CET)

Pre-event Open Networking & Exhibition

SlatorCon Remote Delegates will be able to visit the event virtual Expo, and the Networking Area to meet and video chat directly with each other 1-on-1 in real time.

9:00 - 9:05 AM EST (3:00 PM CET)

Welcome Remarks

Have we got a show for you!

9:05 - 9:35 AM EST (3:05 PM CET)

Loc 2025 - The Automation and Expert-in-the-Loop Equation

How a most active 2021 sets the scene for the next cycle
Why leading LSPs opt for build over buy in machine translation
Key operational milestones on the LSP growth path
The convergence of MT and fast-emerging language tech
Translators as key knowledge workers in an industry of automation
Outlook 2025

9:35 - 10:05 AM EST (3:35 PM CET)

Human-centric Machine Translation at scale

Most LSPs strive to use Machine Translation to benefit from the productivity gains this technology brings. Pitfalls and judgement errors, however, can easily reduce the cost advantages and threaten the relation with the translators.

In this talk we show how a human-centric approach to MT helps to create a happy community of language experts and at the same time improves productivity substantially.

Transformation of Global Content Distribution and the Role Localization Plays

Adapting to your customers’ needs
Expanding scale, scope, reach and capacity
Innovation in all dimensions

10:05 - 10:35 AM EST (4:05 PM CET)

Panel: Interpreting Technology

More Panelists to be announced shortly.

Proliferating remote conference ecosystem and its impact on RSI
Winning and onboarding large government contracts
Practical implications of advances in language technologies such as ASR, MT
Technology and enabling rare language coverage
Growth areas for remote interpreting in the US and Europe
The future of on-site interpreting

10:35 - 11:00 AM EST (4:35 PM CET)

Group Discussion: How Lingtech will add value to services in 2022 and beyond

Recent developments and trends to see in 2022
The Lingtech movement and its importance for customers
Nurturing new comers to the industry to help them generate value and differentiate

SlatorCon Remote delegates will be invited to join this moderated group discussion hosted by e2f, express views and network.

10:35 - 11:00 AM EST (4:35 PM CET)

Networking, Discussion & Exhibition

The Hopin platform provides Delegates with 3 different ways to network, including direct requests and a speed dating approach. There will also be a Networking partner breakout session and a virtual Expo with leading solution providers.

11:00 - 11:30 AM EST (5:00 PM CET)

Empowering the World’s Creativity in over 100 Languages

Digital Marketing Transformation

Overview of Canva’s Localisation journey, including how the team have evolved over the last 5 years
Keys to our success, and learnings we’ve picked up on the way
The future of globalization at Canva

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST (5:30 PM CET)

Panel: Localization at Scale for International Growth

Explore the vital role of strategy and automation when designing for scale across multiple content streams with:

Mouser Electronics – localizing highly technical content across 63 country-specific websites, 40M webpages.
Lingo24 – AI-powered localization partner for global enterprises like Virgin Pulse, Eventbrite and Mouser Electronics.

Hear about Mouser’s journey to global with practical realities and lessons learned.

12:00 - 12:30 PM EST (6:00 PM CET)

Uber's journey to using MT, becoming vendor agnostic

Lessons from scaling Riot’s Localization Program

Overview of Uber MT Ride. How to make the Journey a success and key learning from roadblocks.
Role of vendor(s) and Translators in the success of MT journey and vice versa.
Gaining speed at the cost of quality when using MT – Fact or Fiction.