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Tracks (click icon for an overview):

Advanced Localization Management
Content Management
Core Competencies
Inside Track
Keynote
TAUS
Technical

Session Follows Conference Theme:
Recommended Experience Level:   Beginner |   Intermediate |   Advanced |   Everyone |

Mission City Ballroom 5 Mission City Meeting Room 3 Mission City Meeting Room 2 Grand Ballroom G Mission City Meeting Room 1 Mission City Ballroom 4
9:00am – 9:45am
Buy-side Colloquium: The New Technology Stack: What Matters and What Doesn't? | IN1 |
Special Registration Requirement, this is an extended session and will run until 10:30.
Presenters:
Arle Lommel - CSA Research 
Ben Sargent - Group-Q
Translation Is Dead | CC1 |
Presenters:
Aldo Bermudez - Lookout 
Kåre Lindahl - Venga Global
Host: Michele Carlson
Managing the Linguistic Quality of Global Content | TS1 |
Presenters:
Klaus Fleischmann - Kaleidoscope 
Val Swisher - Content Rules, Inc.
Host: Anne-Maj van der Meer
9:45am – 10:30am Break
10:30am – 12:00pm
The Future Begins Now | K1 |
Presenter:
Erica Orange - The Future Hunters
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12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch – Hyatt Regency, Terra Courtyard (swimming pool area)
12:10pm – 12:50pm Shakti Naam Business Yoga – Grand Ballroom H
1:30pm – 2:15pm
MicroTalks - Treehouse Strategy, Argos Multilingual | IN2 |
Presenters:
Steve Chu - Treehouse Strategy 
Kimon Fountoukidis - Argos Multilingual 
Gaya Saghatelyan - HubSpot, Inc.
Host: Daniel Goldschmidt
Global by Design | CC2 |
Presenter:
Hanna Kanabiajeuskaja - Uber
Host: Donna Parrish
Continuous Localization for CI/CD Process | T2 |
Presenters:
Adrian O'Sullivan - Veritas 
Andrzej Poblocki - Salesforce.com
Host: Yves Lang
MT Meets Asia: The Way of Machine Translation in Asian Languages | TS2 |
Presenters:
Riki Izawa - Kawamura International 
Koji Maeda - Kawamura International
Host: Anne-Maj van der Meer
2:15pm – 2:45pm Break
2:45pm – 3:30pm Shakti Naam Business Yoga – Grand Ballroom H
2:45pm – 4:00pm Left open to allow attendance at concurrent sessions Left open to allow attendance at concurrent sessions
4:00pm – 4:30pm Break
4:30pm – 5:15pm
The Augmented Translator | IN4 |
Presenter:
Arle Lommel - CSA Research
Enabling Continuous Localization of WordPress Websites | CC4 |
Presenters:
David Čaněk - Memsource 
Max Troyer - Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Host: Ana Velázquez Vergés Andreato
Optimizing Content in the Real World at Google | CM4 |
Presenters:
Jon Ann Lindsey - Google 
Val Swisher - Content Rules, Inc.
Host: Scott Abel
5:25pm – 6:00pm Shakti Naam Business Yoga – Grand Ballroom H
6:30pm – 9:30pm Dinner – sponsored by Moravia followed by after-dinner drinks sponsored by Jonckers
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Tracks (click icon for an overview):

Advanced Localization Management
Content Management
Core Competencies
Inside Track
Keynote
TAUS
Technical

Session Follows Conference Theme:
Recommended Experience Level:   Beginner |   Intermediate |   Advanced |   Everyone |

9:00am – 9:45am
Translation Is Dead | CC1 |
Presenters:
Aldo Bermudez - Lookout 
Kåre Lindahl - Venga Global
Host: Michele Carlson
Buy-side Colloquium: The New Technology Stack: What Matters and What Doesn't? | IN1 |
Special Registration Requirement, this is an extended session and will run until 10:30.
Presenters:
Arle Lommel - CSA Research 
Ben Sargent - Group-Q
Managing the Linguistic Quality of Global Content | TS1 |
Presenters:
Klaus Fleischmann - Kaleidoscope 
Val Swisher - Content Rules, Inc.
Host: Anne-Maj van der Meer
9:45am – 10:30am Break
10:30am – 12:00pm
The Future Begins Now | K1 |
Presenter:
Erica Orange - The Future Hunters
12:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch – Hyatt Regency, Terra Courtyard (swimming pool area)
12:10pm – 12:50pm Shakti Naam Business Yoga – Grand Ballroom H
1:30pm – 2:15pm
Global by Design | CC2 |
Presenter:
Hanna Kanabiajeuskaja - Uber
Host: Donna Parrish
MicroTalks - Treehouse Strategy, Argos Multilingual | IN2 |
Presenters:
Steve Chu - Treehouse Strategy 
Kimon Fountoukidis - Argos Multilingual 
Gaya Saghatelyan - HubSpot, Inc.
Host: Daniel Goldschmidt
Continuous Localization for CI/CD Process | T2 |
Presenters:
Adrian O'Sullivan - Veritas 
Andrzej Poblocki - Salesforce.com
Host: Yves Lang
MT Meets Asia: The Way of Machine Translation in Asian Languages | TS2 |
Presenters:
Riki Izawa - Kawamura International 
Koji Maeda - Kawamura International
Host: Anne-Maj van der Meer
2:15pm – 2:45pm Break
2:45pm – 3:30pm Shakti Naam Business Yoga – Grand Ballroom H
2:45pm – 4:00pm
4:00pm – 4:30pm Break
4:30pm – 5:15pm
Enabling Continuous Localization of WordPress Websites | CC4 |
Presenters:
David Čaněk - Memsource 
Max Troyer - Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Host: Ana Velázquez Vergés Andreato
Optimizing Content in the Real World at Google | CM4 |
Presenters:
Jon Ann Lindsey - Google 
Val Swisher - Content Rules, Inc.
Host: Scott Abel
The Augmented Translator | IN4 |
Presenter:
Arle Lommel - CSA Research
5:25pm – 6:00pm Shakti Naam Business Yoga – Grand Ballroom H
6:30pm – 9:30pm Dinner – sponsored by Moravia followed by after-dinner drinks sponsored by Jonckers
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Tracks (click icon for an overview):

Advanced Localization Management
Community
Content Management
Global Business
Keynote
TAUS
Unconference

Session Follows Conference Theme:
Recommended Experience Level:   Beginner |   Intermediate |   Advanced |   Everyone |

Mission City Ballroom 5 Mission City Meeting Room 3 Mission City Meeting Room 2 Grand Ballroom G Mission City Meeting Room 1 Mission City Ballroom 4
9:00am – 9:45am
Let’s Talk About Japanese Again | GB5 |
Presenters:
Yoko Chiba - Women in Localization 
Miyuki Mori - Women in Localization 
Mai Sawamura - Women in Localization 
Yukako Ueda - NetApp
Moderator: Aki Ito
Interoperability Based on Linport | C5 |
Presenters:
Mikel Forcada - Universitat d’Alacant 
Marc Mittag - MittagQI – Quality Informatics 
Andrzej Zydroń - XTM International
Moderator: Jeannette Stewart
Secrets to Measuring Content Performance | CM5 |
Presenter:
Colleen Jones - Content Science
Host: Scott Abel
9:45am – 10:15am Break
10:15am – 11:00am
Endangered Languages and Technology | C6 |
Presenters:
Shay Boechler - First Peoples’ Cultural Council 
Jeff Edwards - Cherokee Nation 
Manuela Noske - CLEAR Global
Moderator: Jeannette Stewart
11:00am – 11:30am Break
11:30am – 12:45pm
Localization and the C Suite | K2 |
Presenters:
Trevor Gunn - Medtronic 
Iris Orriss - Meta 
Kathy Rokni - Netflix 
Alvin Yang - GoDaddy
Moderator: Ulrich Henes
Left open to allow attendance at concurrent sessions Left open to allow attendance at concurrent sessions Left open to allow attendance at concurrent sessions Left open to allow attendance at concurrent sessions Left open to allow attendance at concurrent sessions
12:45pm – 2:15pm Lunch – Hyatt Regency, Terra Courtyard (swimming pool area)
12:55pm – 1:35pm Shakti Naam Business Yoga – Grand Ballroom H
2:15pm – 3:15pm
How to Not Offend the World | AL7 |
Presenters:
Michele Coady - Microsoft 
Karen Combe - Localization Institute 
Mimi Hills - Hillstra Associates
Moderator: Diane McDade
Benchmarks in Language Services: Understanding the Role of Gender and Family in the Workplace | C7 |
Presenters:
Fabiano Cid - Ccaps Translation and Localization 
Arle Lommel - CSA Research 
Anna Schlegel - Procore
Moderator: Loy Searle
Self-driving Blogs: An Agile Approach | CM7 |
Presenters:
Elzbieta Petlicka - Venga Global 
Hillary Pierce - Advanced Systems Group
Host: Scott Abel
2:15pm – 3:00pm Shakti Naam Business Yoga – Grand Ballroom H
3:15pm – 3:45pm Break
3:45pm – 4:30pm
Localizing at the Speed of Code Change! | AL8 |
Presenters:
Raphael Racine - Autodesk 
Antonio Renna - Autodesk
Host: Ben Sargent
The Reluctant Translator — Why Translators Should Not Fear Smart Machines | C8 |
Presenters:
Paula Estrella - RWS Moravia 
Spence Green - Lilt 
Jost Zetzsche - International Writers’ Group, LLC
Moderator: Jan Grodecki
The Cognitive Era and the Future of Content | CM8 |
Presenter:
Scott Abel - The Content Wrangler
4:30pm – 4:45pm Break
4:45pm – 5:15pm Shakti Naam Business Yoga – Grand Ballroom H
4:45pm – 5:30pm Closing/Prize Drawing
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Tracks (click icon for an overview):

Advanced Localization Management
Community
Content Management
Global Business
Keynote
TAUS
Unconference

Session Follows Conference Theme:
Recommended Experience Level:   Beginner |   Intermediate |   Advanced |   Everyone |

9:00am – 9:45am
Interoperability Based on Linport | C5 |
Presenters:
Mikel Forcada - Universitat d’Alacant 
Marc Mittag - MittagQI – Quality Informatics 
Andrzej Zydroń - XTM International
Moderator: Jeannette Stewart
Secrets to Measuring Content Performance | CM5 |
Presenter:
Colleen Jones - Content Science
Host: Scott Abel
Let’s Talk About Japanese Again | GB5 |
Presenters:
Yoko Chiba - Women in Localization 
Miyuki Mori - Women in Localization 
Mai Sawamura - Women in Localization 
Yukako Ueda - NetApp
Moderator: Aki Ito
9:45am – 10:15am Break
10:15am – 11:00am
Endangered Languages and Technology | C6 |
Presenters:
Shay Boechler - First Peoples’ Cultural Council 
Jeff Edwards - Cherokee Nation 
Manuela Noske - CLEAR Global
Moderator: Jeannette Stewart
11:00am – 11:30am Break
11:30am – 12:45pm
Localization and the C Suite | K2 |
Presenters:
Trevor Gunn - Medtronic 
Iris Orriss - Meta 
Kathy Rokni - Netflix 
Alvin Yang - GoDaddy
Moderator: Ulrich Henes
12:45pm – 2:15pm Lunch – Hyatt Regency, Terra Courtyard (swimming pool area)
12:55pm – 1:35pm Shakti Naam Business Yoga – Grand Ballroom H
2:15pm – 3:15pm
How to Not Offend the World | AL7 |
Presenters:
Michele Coady - Microsoft 
Karen Combe - Localization Institute 
Mimi Hills - Hillstra Associates
Moderator: Diane McDade
Benchmarks in Language Services: Understanding the Role of Gender and Family in the Workplace | C7 |
Presenters:
Fabiano Cid - Ccaps Translation and Localization 
Arle Lommel - CSA Research 
Anna Schlegel - Procore
Moderator: Loy Searle
Self-driving Blogs: An Agile Approach | CM7 |
Presenters:
Elzbieta Petlicka - Venga Global 
Hillary Pierce - Advanced Systems Group
Host: Scott Abel
2:15pm – 3:00pm Shakti Naam Business Yoga – Grand Ballroom H
3:15pm – 3:45pm Break
3:45pm – 4:30pm
Localizing at the Speed of Code Change! | AL8 |
Presenters:
Raphael Racine - Autodesk 
Antonio Renna - Autodesk
Host: Ben Sargent
The Reluctant Translator — Why Translators Should Not Fear Smart Machines | C8 |
Presenters:
Paula Estrella - RWS Moravia 
Spence Green - Lilt 
Jost Zetzsche - International Writers’ Group, LLC
Moderator: Jan Grodecki
The Cognitive Era and the Future of Content | CM8 |
Presenter:
Scott Abel - The Content Wrangler
4:30pm – 4:45pm Break
4:45pm – 5:15pm Shakti Naam Business Yoga – Grand Ballroom H
4:45pm – 5:30pm Closing/Prize Drawing
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