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LocWorld36 Main Conference Program

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Tracks (click icon for an overview):

Advanced Localization Management
Community
Content Management
Global Business
Keynote
Localization for Asia
TAUS
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 Systems 
Mayank Dutt - Adobe Systems
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
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
Unconference
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

Unconference @ LocWorld | Ami 6 |
Presenter:
Teresa Marshall - Salesforce

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

Unconference @ LocWorld | Ami 7 |
Presenter:
Teresa Marshall - Salesforce

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 Ghesquière Nakasone - Beabloo
Host: Ulrich Henes

Numbers Indicate the Effect of Streamlining the Review Process | S8 |
Presenter:
Yukako Ueda - NetApp
Host: Katie Botkin

Unconference @ LocWorld | Ami 8 |
Presenter:
Teresa Marshall - Salesforce

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: Jeff Kiser
Host: Yuka Ghesquière Nakasone

A Digital Collaboration Platform Transforming the Language Industry | S9 |
Presenter:
Jeannette Stewart - Translation Commons
Host: Katie Botkin

Unconference @ LocWorld | Ami 9 |
Presenter:
Teresa Marshall - Salesforce

4:30pm – 4:45pm Break
4:45pm – 5:30pm Closing/Prize Drawing

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LocWorld is the leading conference for international business, translation, localization and global website management. Attendees are the people responsible for communicating across the boundaries of language and culture in the global marketplace. With a specific emphasis on global business, the conference provides an opportunity for the exchange of high-value information in the language and translation services and technologies market.