20-21 May
2019
London
United Kingdom
The Curtain
45 Curtain Road
Tickets
Available
XTM LIVE is widely known for its exceptional atmosphere, remarkable attendees, charismatic presenters and engaging topics, which revolve around the hottest issues of translation industry. Each of the events focuses on different aspects of localization, best practices and the challenges that occur along the process.
Read on for details of what's at the heart of this year’s XTM LIVE London 2019 Translation Technology Summit! Be sure to always stay up to date and check the program regularly, as it is likely to change.
Arrival and registration
Opening
XTM LIVE WELCOME
Bob Willans
XTM International
Bob Willans XTM International
Bob is CEO of XTM International Ltd which he co-founded in 2002. He graduated from Cambridge University and has had a varied career, working in South America and as a successful entrepreneur in the IT industry. Building on his experience in the localization industry, he enjoys the varied challenges of growing the company and creating market-leading translation management software.
How to be heard? How to speak so that people want to listen
Julian Treasure
International Speaker
Julian Treasure International Speaker
Julian Treasure is author of the books Sound Business and How To Be Heard. He is a highly-rated international public speaker on business sound and personal communication skills – particularly conscious listening and powerful speaking. His five TED talks have been viewed over 80 million times, and his latest is in the top 10 TED talks of all time. Julian's company, The Sound Agency, works with major brands worldwide proving that good sound is good business and pioneering the use of generative soundscapes instead of mindless music in spaces like airports, shopping malls and offices.
The adidas localization technology landscape
Davide Grandis
adidas Group – OLIVER Agency
Davide Grandis adidas Group – OLIVER Agency
Davide Grandis is an all-around Italian localization professional with a 20 years career in the language industry, started as freelance Translator, developed as in-house marketing Transcreator/Copywriter and eventually landed into the tech side of things. Member of the adidas Localization team since 2010, currently via OLIVER Agency, originally as main linguist for the Italian market and, since 2014, also as Translation Tech Lead across adidas Group.
XTM v12 launch and our roadmap for the future
Bob Willans
XTM International
Bob Willans XTM International
Bob is CEO of XTM International Ltd which he co-founded in 2002. He graduated from Cambridge University and has had a varied career, working in South America and as a successful entrepreneur in the IT industry. Building on his experience in the localization industry, he enjoys the varied challenges of growing the company and creating market-leading translation management software.
Translation “All you can eat” with XTM
Dr Germán Basterra
Nestlé GLOBE
Dr Germán Basterra Nestlé GLOBE
Germán Basterra has more than 15 years of experience in the localization industry. He is Translation Manager and L&T Tools lead at Nestlé IT Department. Born in Bilbao (Spain) he studied Sociology and Social Anthropology and has a Ph. D. in Sociolinguistics from the University of Marburg (Germany). A main focus of his work is the integration between language technologies and content/authoring/training tools within the context of a corporate system landscape.
Coffee & Network
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Welcoming NMT, your digital team member!
Pol Kayuka
SYSTRAN
Pol Kayuka SYSTRAN
Pol studied Computer Science and holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, following 5 years of experience in the telecommunication Industry. He joined SYSTRAN in 2016 as a Pre-sales and Delivery consultant, supporting the prospects and customers in their MT implementation project. Today, as a Sales Account Manager Pol works hand-in-hand with customer teams to allow them to maximize benefits drawn from the solution.
Going with the workflow: XTM @ GetYourGuide
Matt Purchase
GetYourGuide
Matt Purchase GetYourGuide
Matt is currently Freelancer Operations Co-ordinator at Get Your Guide, overseeing the outsourced localisation processes for a growing catalogue. He began his content career in print and digital publishing and is enjoying the challenges that large-scale continuous delivery of localised content brings. He is based in Berlin.
End Users Feedback – Acceptance of Raw and Post-edited NMT
Philipp Ursprung
Swiss Post
Philipp Ursprung Swiss Post
Philipp Ursprung holds a degree in translation and translation technology from the University of Surrey (UK). Before joining Swiss Post as language technology specialist in 2018, he has worked in the localization industry for more than 10 years in different positions with both language services providers and corporate language services departments, where he focused on project management and the introduction of TMS and MT systems and optimization of translation processes and workflows.
Practical Implementation of AI in Localization
Andrzej Zydroń
XTM International
Andrzej Zydroń XTM International
Andrzej is one of the leading IT experts on Localization and related Open Standards. Following a career creating localization systems for large enterprises, Andrzej was a co-founder of XTM International and now, as CTO, oversees the technical architecture and product strategy with a strong emphasis on usability and the security of XTM.
Localization Process Automation
Shamus Dermody • XTM International / Charlotte Cole • Farfetch / Anne-sophie Delafosse • Deliveroo / Rory Sampair • XTM International
Panel discussion
Shamus Dermody XTM International
Shamus has almost 20 years in the translation/localization industry, including a graduate diploma in localization from the University of Limerick and a key role in internationalization with Vivendi Universal. As Senior VP for Sales and Customer Success at XTM International his team ensures that customers generate the maximum benefit from their investment in an agile and versatile workflow system for translation
Charlotte Cole Farfetch
Director of Content within Creative Operations with experience in both start up and established e-commerce environments. Heading up Operations teams across asset production, master data, size & fit solutions, site taxonomy, content production, localisation and product information. Driven by building teams and fixing customer problems.
Anne-sophie Delafosse Deliveroo
Anne-sophie started her career working as a teacher of French as a foreign language and now is working as the Localization Manager at Deliveroo. She is passionate about linguistics and her job is to make sure the beauty of each language is respected in a global environment.
Rory Sampair XTM International
Rory Sampair, a Solutions Architect for XTM International, has over five years’ experience in localization Project Management and Solutions Architecture coming from leading language service providers Sajan and AMPLEXOR. At XTM, Rory collaborates with clients throughout the onboarding process to formulate bespoke solutions for effectively attaining client goals and key performance indicators.
Lunch break
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The Human Factor: Redefining Post-Editing in the NMT Era
Deepan Patel
Milengo GmBH
Deepan Patel Milengo GmBH
Deepan is the head of Sales at Milengo GmbH. Originally from London, Deepan moved to Berlin after graduating in Modern Languages & Literature at the University of Oxford. He has been working in the localization industry for over 10 years now, covering a wide range of roles at Milengo, from Project Manager to MT Solutions Architect and Innovations Manager before onboarding for the ultimate challenge as a Sales Director in 2017.
Multilingual Digital Marketing: Boost Your Global Reach
Chris Raulf
Boulder SEO Marketing
Chris Raulf Boulder SEO Marketing
Chris is the founder of Boulder SEO Marketing. He and his team assist local, national and international clients with all of their search engine optimization, PPC, social media, content marketing and online marketing training and consulting needs. Chris' online marketing, localization, and international background has helped him become a globally recognized multilingual and international SEO expert.
Continuous Delivery for Online Games
Růžena Wegener
Bigpoint GmbH
Růžena Wegener Bigpoint GmbH
With more than 9 years in the Localization industry and currently a Localization Project Manager at Bigpoint in Hamburg from 2015. Born in Czech Republic she studied Linguistics with a Master’s Degree from Masaryk University. With a strong focus on software localization in a continuous workflow environment managing Massive Multiplayer Online and Mobile games. An active member amongst game localization professionals.
Easy like Sunday morning – bringing out the best in automation with XTM
Adam Parasion, Agnieszka Zander
Argos Multilingual
Adam Parasion Argos Multilingual
Adam Parasion has been working in the localization industry for over 15 years. He started off his career in a small local LSP, where he managed the entire localization project life-cycle, including building strong client relationships. Adam is currently a Senior Project Manager at Argos Multilingual, working in the Technology Project Management Team. With his depth of experience, Adam provides his clients with strong technical expertise, ensuring their localization objectives exceed expectations and translations are of the highest quality.
Agnieszka Zander Argos Multilingual
Agnieszka Zander is a Senior Project Manager at Argos Multilingual. She completed her university studies in teaching and English philology. After several years working in education, Agnieszka decided to change her career path and started working in the localization industry. With over 12 years’ experience in localization project management, Agnieszka now manages some of the largest Life Sciences clients at Argos Multilingual, bringing value through her dedication to quality and superior customer service.
Coffee & Network
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Localizing products developed on agile paradigm - NextGen PMs in localization
Miklós Urbán
RWS Moravia
Miklós Urbán RWS Moravia
Miklós is an industry expert and renowned for his knowledge of translation management systems. He has experience in many roles including operations and production manager of translation agencies as well as manager of professional services at memoQ. Currently, he works for RWS Moravia as senior solutions architect and provides support for the localization solutions of some major localization buyers. His primary focus nowadays is utilizing NMT and AI in translation workflows.
Building a successful localization program
Alex Katsambas
Farfetch
Alex Katsambas Farfetch
Alex is a Senior Translation Manager at Farfetch. He holds an MSc in Translation Technologies from Imperial College London. He has been working in the localisation industry for over 9 years, specialised in building bespoke translation workflows, planning and international content solutions. At Farfetch, he is responsible for the successful delivery of high quality localised content across 48 markets.
RIGI: In-context Localization
Henk Boxma
Boxma IT/Rigi.io
Henk Boxma Boxma IT/Rigi.io
As principal internationalization and localization consultant, Henk Boxma provides solutions to his clientele to solve problems that are related to documentation and localization of their products. Henk is hands-on and works together with people in various roles within an organization. One of his specialties is (visual) software localization. Many blue chip companies use his Rigi localization management platform to streamline overall localization processes.
myproof - the first LQA system with risk management for translation
David Benotmane
Glossa Group GmbH
David Benotmane Glossa Group GmbH
David Benotmane is Solutions Architect & Product Director at Glossa Group GmbH, a language service provider specialized in linguistic quality assurance. He is also co-organiser of the annual linguistic symposium in Zurich, Switzerland. Today, Mr. Benotmane and his team are responsible for product management of the LQA product lines of Glossa Group, which include products such as myproof® and mycluster®.
Measuring Translation and Localization Quality
Alex Zekakis • XTM International / Dr Miguel Á. Bernal-Merino • University of Roehampton / Julia Cassidy • Tenable Network Security / Jennifer Vela Valido • Expedia Group
Panel discussion
Alex Zekakis XTM International
Alex has been in the localization industry for almost ten years now and started off as a localization project manager on the vendor side, on which side he remained until recently. After a few years in the industry he moved onto different roles, initially leading production teams and then started focusing on delivering solutions. He currently holds the role of senior solutions architect at XTM International.
Dr Miguel Á. Bernal-Merino University of Roehampton
Dr Miguel Á. Bernal-Merino lectures in the localisation of rich media products at the University of Roehampton in London, channelling his professional experience and worldwide business network to contribute to the improvement of HE programmes and professional practice. He was pivotal in the founding of the IGDA Localization SIG, the Localization Summit, the Game Localization Round Table, the Game Global Summit, the main fora for the discussion of game localisation.
Julia Cassidy Tenable Network Security
Julia works as Localization Manager at Tenable Network Security and is responsible for managing all aspects of the translation process and language quality for Tenable’s Marketing and Web content. She has 14 years’ experience in client-side Globalization teams and has held roles spanning from Translator, Language Coordinator and Language Quality Manager to Localization Strategist and Localization Manager.
Jennifer Vela Valido Expedia Group
Jennifer works in Expedia Group as Localization Quality Manager for the Spanish market. Her current responsibilities include the linguistic quality control of the content produced for Spain by all brands belonging to Expedia Group. Jennifer is also pursuing a PhD in Localization Quality Management while she works as a researcher and invited lecturer specializing in localization, linguistic quality control and new technologies.
XTM LIVE Day 1 Wrap up
XTM Workbench hands on
XTM LIVE Networking Event
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Registration
Setting the rules: a focus on XTM system administration
Getting started with XTM project management
Coffee & network
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Break-out sessions
Session 1: XTM Mobile App
Session 2: Webapp in-context localization
Translating in XTM – the standard and visual editors
Translation workflows
Lunch break
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TM, MT, and terminology from beginner to advanced
Coffee & Network
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Break-out sessions
Session 1: XTM Connect: Sitecore
Session 2: XTM API
Envisioning a quality driven process
Reporting and dashboarding in XTM
Open Q&A session
Registration
The administrator and the PM level 1
Translating in XTM – The standard and visual editors
Coffee & network
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Break-out sessions
Session 1: XTM Mobile App
Session 2: Webapp in-context localization
Advanced translation workflows
Advanced TM, MT and terminology
Lunch break
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Envisioning a quality driven process - Reporting and dashboarding in XTM
Coffee & Network
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Break-out sessions
Session 1: XTM Connect: Sitecore
Session 2: XTM API
Advanced project management
The XTM SDK
Open Q&A session
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