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Programme of the conference

Eventual programme changes may apply.

October 14 Monday

 

Jobs Fair

15:00 - 18:00 / Auditorium

Translating for the European Commission – introducing the DGT

Martin Stasek

15:30 - 16:00 / Auditorium​

Unlocking the Future: How AI is Transforming Our World

Markus Foti
16:00 - 16:30 / Auditorium

Monastery Brewery Tour and Beer Tasting

19:00

Klášterní Pivovar Strahov, Strahovské nádvoří 301, 118 00 Prague 1

 
 
 
 
 
 

October 15 Tuesday

 

Registration
8:30

Welcome 
09:30 - 09:40 / Auditorium

Keynote Speech: The Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Translation
Tomas Svoboda
09:45 - 10:25 / Auditorium

 

Coffee Break 
10:30 - 11:15

 
 
 


Inside Out: a Buyer-side Guide to Localization Management

Tommaso Rossi

11:15 - 11:45 / Auditorium

 

 

The Role of Vendor Management in Juggling Adversities

Margarida Fernandes
11:15 - 11:45 / Small Room

 
 

The Unsung Heroes - The Critical Role of Vendor Managers in Business Success

Toby Partington

11:45 - 12:15 / Auditorium

Empowering Language Talent: Strategic Insights from ProZ.com's Outsourcing Assistance Team
Tanya Quintieri

11:45 - 12:15 / Small Room​​

Lunch

12:30 - 13:45

Multilingual tools and AI – DGT on the cutting edge

 

Markus Foti

13:45 - 14:15 / Auditorium

 
 
 

Towards responsible and unbiased AI: vendor selection as a key factor in ensuring diversity and objectivity of linguistic data for NLP tasks. Example of TrollWall AI

Olga Gulla-Kowalik

13:45 - 14:15 / Small Room

Adapting Localization Strategies to Meet the Evolving End-Client Needs in the AI Era

Julia Carrasco Ballesteros

14:15 - 15:00 / Auditorium

Coffee Break

15:00 - 15:45​​

Panel Discussion: One chip challenge - VM2025

An ask-me-anything session where the audience can pose spicy questions to the content committee about where VM is heading in 2025. Bring your hottest, boldest questions—and stand a chance to win a prize! Participants: yours truly - the committee.

15:45 - 17:00 / Auditorium

Conference Dinner

19:30 - 23:00

Baroque Refectory of the Dominican Convent of St. Giles

Jilská 5, Praha 1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

October 16 Wednesday

Keynote Speech
Dominika Hejkalová and Marianka Macková
(People in Need)
09:30 - 10:10 / Auditorium

Forget the Transaction, Embrace the Connection!

Maja Bednarek

10:10 - 10:40 / Auditorium

Coffee Break

10:40 - 11:25

 
 

Unlocking talent: insights from freelance translator recruitment from a tech client’s perspective

Athene Koltes

11:25 - 12:00 / Auditorium​

 

Put on your gloves and don't let your clients and PMs hold you back from growth!

István Lengyel

11:25 - 12:00 / Small Room

 

Workshop on AI prompt design

Marina Pantcheva / Auditorium

This is a fun and interactive workshop on prompt design delivered by Marina Pantcheva, Director of Linguistic AI at RWS.

In this workshop, you'll learn what LLMs excel at, where they fall short, and, most importantly, how to design prompts that get them to do exactly what we humans really want them to do. Expect plenty of practical insights, clever tips, and tricks to help you get started as a prompt master.

12:00 - 13:00

 

Lunch

13:00 - 14:00

Group Photo

14:00 - 14:15 / Auditorium

SEO or SOS !? How to fish for SEO talent in a sea of linguists

Magali Karee

14:15 - 14:45 / Auditorium

Revolutionizing Client Relations with AI: Personalized, Efficient, and Engaging Communication Strategies

Josef Kubovský

14:45 - 15:15 / Auditorium

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Closing Speech

15:15 - 15:30​

 
 
 
 
 
 
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