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Tracks (click icon for an overview):
Advanced Localization Management
Community
Content Management
Global Business
Keynote
Localization for Asia
TAUSSession Follows Conference Theme:
Recommended Experience Level: Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced | Everyone |
| Soara | G | S | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00am – 9:45am | Exhibits Open | ||
| 9:45am – 10:30am | The Localized Internet: Reaching New Customers with a Focus on Japan | Soara 1 | Presented in both Japanese and English, 同時通訳あり - Simultaneous Interpretation Presenters: Keita Kuno - favy Jeff Sandford - WOVN.io Host: Megumi Kato | How IKEA Maintains the Tone of Voice in More than 50 Languages | G1 | Presenter: Swati Narwal - IKEA Host: Anne-Marie Colliander Lind | Translation Quality Evaluation with DQF and the TAUS Quality Dashboard | S1 | Presenters: Yumiko Metsugi - XTM International Gen Sato - SDL Japan Andrea Tabacchi - Memsource Anne-Maj van der Meer - TAUS |
| 10:30am – 11:00am | Break | ||
| 11:00am – 12:15pm | Our Work in the Diversity Era | Soara K1 | Presented in Japanese, 同時通訳あり - Simultaneous Interpretation Presenter: Kaori Sasaki - UNICUL International, Inc. | Left open to allow attendance at concurrent sessions | Left open to allow attendance at concurrent sessions |
| 12:15pm – 1:45pm | Lunch | ||
| 1:45pm – 2:30pm | Let's Talk About Japanese Again in Japan | Soara 2 | 同時通訳あり - Simultaneous Interpretation Presenters: Yoko Chiba - Women in Localization Miyuki Mori - Women in Localization Mai Sawamura - Women in Localization Yukako Ueda - NetApp Moderator: Aki Ito | Localizing Netflix for Japanese Kids: Unique Challenges and Solutions | G2 | Presenters: Katell Jentreau - Netflix Yuka Ogasawara - Netflix Host: Phanitanan Sanitprachakorn | Case Study of Asian Language Services Using NMT | S2 | Presenter: Mihee Ji - E4NET Host: Anne-Maj van der Meer |
| 2:30pm – 2:45pm | Break | ||
| 2:45pm – 3:30pm | International Customer Experience Advocate? Be you! | Soara 3 | 同時通訳あり - Simultaneous Interpretation Presenters: Janice Campbell - Adobe Mayank Dutt - Adobe Host: Daniel Goldschmidt | SEO for Localization Companies — Insights from a 10-year Journey | G3 | Presenters: Luciano Oliveira - The Translation Company Group Frank Wei - Master Translation Services (MTS) Host: Donna Parrish | Customizing NMT Engines - Automated In-domain Adaptation | S3 | Presenters: Gábor Bessenyei - Globalese Riki Izawa - Kawamura International Host: Anne-Maj van der Meer |
| 3:30pm – 4:00pm | Break | ||
| 4:00pm – 4:45pm | Building Up the Worldwide Hybrid Resource Pool to Provide One-stop Content Solutions | Soara 4 | 同時通訳あり - Simultaneous Interpretation Presenter: Celina Cao - Alibaba Group Host: Kirsty Taylor | Employees First Please! The Global HR Digital Transformation | G4 | Presenters: Kohta Shibayama - Venga Global Masa Shigeki - TalentA Corp. Host: Daniel Goldschmidt | Innovation Starts in Japan, Part 1 | S4 | Presenters: Suguru Sakanishi - Yaraku, Inc. Kenji Takaoka - PIJIN Co., Ltd. Host: Anne-Maj van der Meer |
| 4:45pm – 5:00pm | Break | ||
| 5:00pm – 5:45pm | King’s Journey to Asia | Soara 5 | 同時通訳あり - Simultaneous Interpretation Presenter: Jingyu (Eva) Zhang - King Host: Yukako Ueda | How to Create a Thriving Globalization Community within Your Company | G5 | Presenter: Yuka Kurihara - Pitney Bowes Inc. Host: Teresa Marshall | Innovation Starts in Japan, Part 2 | S5 | Presenters: Takeyoshi Nakayama - Human Science Co., Ltd. Cedric Wagrez - Gengo, Inc. Host: Anne-Maj van der Meer |
| 6:30pm – 9:30pm | Dinner – sponsored by Moravia | ||
Tracks (click icon for an overview):
Advanced Localization Management Community Global Business Keynote
Language Service Providers Localization for Asia TAUS
Technical
UnconferenceSession Follows Conference Theme:
Recommended Experience Level: Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced | Everyone |
| Soara | G | S | Ami | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00am – 10:00am | Exhibits Open | |||
| 10:00am – 11:00am | Congratulations on Your Role as Head of Globalization for Your Company. Now What? | Soara K2 | 同時通訳あり - Simultaneous Interpretation Presenter: Salvo Giammarresi - Airbnb, Inc. | Left open to allow attendance at concurrent sessions | Left open to allow attendance at concurrent sessions | Left open to allow attendance at concurrent sessions |
| 11:00am – 11:30am | Break | |||
| 11:30am – 12:15pm | Localization 3.0 — The Solution for Transformation | Soara 6 | 同時通訳あり - Simultaneous Interpretation Presenter: Anson Zhang - VMware Host: Yoko Chiba | A New Age of Technical Content Creation | G6 | Presenter: Ryo Chikazawa - Locki, Inc. Host: Gary Lefman | Translation and AI — A Google Perspective | S6 | Presenter: Apoorv Saxena - Google Host: Anne-Maj van der Meer | |
| 12:15pm – 1:30pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:30pm – 2:15pm | Where Is Everyone? How Technology Is Redefining How and Where We Meet | Soara 7 | 同時通訳あり - Simultaneous Interpretation Presenter: Ewandro Magalhaes - KUDO Host: Jeannette Stewart | User Community Analysis with MLVs | G7 | Presenters: Nozomu Fujiwara - Yamaha Corporation Takao Tanaka - RWS Moravia Host: Yuka Kurihara | Translation and Localization in a Cognitive World | S7 | Presenter: Tadayuki Yoshida - IBM Host: Anne-Maj van der Meer | |
| 2:15pm – 2:30pm | Break | |||
| 2:30pm – 3:15pm | All Ears — Localization of Technical and Marketing Communications for the Cochlear Implant | Soara 8 | 同時通訳あり - Simultaneous Interpretation Presenter: Stephanie Riches Harries - Cochlear, Ltd. Host: Gary Lefman | Localization Strategies in the Age of Digital Transformation | G8 | Presenter: Yuka Nakasone - Beabloo Host: Ulrich Henes | Numbers Indicate the Effect of Streamlining the Review Process | S8 | Presenter: Yukako Ueda - NetApp Host: Katie Botkin | |
| 3:15pm – 3:45pm | Break | |||
| 3:45pm – 4:30pm | The Three Core Functions of the LSP | Soara 9 | 同時通訳あり - Simultaneous Interpretation Presenters: Renato Beninatto - Nimdzi Insights Tucker Johnson - Nimdzi Insights Host: Aki Ito | Process Innovation Challenge | G9 | Presenter: Gary Lefman - Cisco Systems, Inc. Moderator: Jeffrey Kiser Host: Yuka Nakasone | A Digital Collaboration Platform Transforming the Language Industry | S9 | Presenter: Jeannette Stewart - Translation Commons Host: Katie Botkin | |
| 4:30pm – 4:45pm | Break | |||
| 4:45pm – 5:30pm | Closing/Prize Drawing | |||
