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OCTOBER 14-16, 2025

LocWorld54 Monterey

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LocWorld54 Monterey Speakers

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Knowledgeable and experienced presenters, delivering highly valuable sessions.

Scott Abel

Scott Abel

CEO

The Content Wrangler

Hameed Afssari

Hameed Afssari

Head of Globalization

Uber

Nicole Alves

Nicole Alves

Global Localization Supervisor

Crown Equipment

Eddie Arrieta

Eddie Arrieta

CEO

MultiLingual Media

Luciano Arruda

Luciano Arruda

Director of Globalization Programs

Automation Anywhere

Adéṣínà Ayẹni

Adéṣínà Ayẹni

Yobamoodua Cultural Heritage

Paul Barth

Paul Barth

Global Account Director

RWS

Helena Batt

Helena Batt

Director of Localization

TED Conferences

Olga Beregovaya

Olga Beregovaya

VP of Machine Translation and AI

Smartling

Viviana Bernabe

Viviana Bernabe

Head of Interpreting & Accessibility

Welocalize

Alessandra Binazzi

Alessandra Binazzi

Chief Consultant

Global Sights Consulting

Bruno Bitter

Bruno Bitter

Cofounder & CEO

Blackbird International

Olga Blasco

Olga Blasco

Head of M&A, Principal Partner

Lion People Global

Nikolay Bogoychev

Nikolay Bogoychev

Research Scientist

Meta

Kathleen Bostick

Kathleen Bostick

Chief Marketing Officer

DATAmundi.ai

Wayne Bourland

Wayne Bourland

Sr Consultant, Translation

Dell Technologies

Lucie Bovyn

Lucie Bovyn

Director, Globalization Technology

Expedia Group

Pia Bresnan

Pia Bresnan

Sr. Manager

Uber

Alexander Carter

Alexander Carter

Senior Software Engineer

Block, Inc.

Julia Cassidy

Julia Cassidy

Director, Global Experience & Localization

SurveyMonkey

Edgar Castillo

Edgar Castillo

Software Localization Lead / Dilato Academy Coordinator

Dilato Infotech Limited

Kriz Chan

Kriz Chan

Localization Program Manager

Meta

Fabiano Cid

Fabiano Cid

Chief Solutions Officer

Powerling

Jourik Ciesielski

Jourik Ciesielski

Chief Technology Officer

ELAN Languages

Peter Coleman

Peter Coleman

Sr. Research Analyst

CSA Research

Anne-Marie Colliander Lind

Anne-Marie Colliander Lind

Marketing Director

LocWorld

Helen Corfield

Helen Corfield

Head of Localization Quality Management

Translated

Ben Cornelius

Ben Cornelius

Global Consultant, Founder

Cornelius Communications

Matt Cutler

Matt Cutler

Senior Globalization Program Manager

Guidewire

Agustín Da Fieno Delucchi

Agustín Da Fieno Delucchi

Director of International Data & Applied Science

Microsoft

Arnaud Daix

Arnaud Daix

EVP & General Manager North America

Acolad

Paul Danter

Paul Danter

General Manager, Technology, Manufacturing and Entertainment

Welocalize

Paul Danter

Paul Danter

GM

Welocalize

Nynne Deniro

Nynne Deniro

Global Head of Account Management

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Georg Ell

Georg Ell

CEO

Phrase

Gabriel Fairman

Gabriel Fairman

Founder and CEO

Bureau Works

Jane Faraola

Jane Faraola

Engineering Program Management

Cisco

Farmeh Farhour

Farmeh Farhour

CTO

Kara Technologies

Klaus Fleischmann

Klaus Fleischmann

CEO

Kaleidoscope GmbH

Aimee Gallagher

Aimee Gallagher

Localization Specialist

Geotab

Salvo Giammarresi

Salvo Giammarresi

Senior Director, Localization

Airbnb

Darin Goble

Darin Goble

Head of Solutions

Welocalize

Daniel Goldschmidt

Daniel Goldschmidt

Speaker and Educator

LocWorld

Aki Hayashi

Aki Hayashi

Senior Manager, Globalization PMO

Dell Technologies

Winnie Heh

Winnie Heh

Career Advisor, Translation, Interpretation & Localization Management

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS)

Ulrich Henes

Ulrich Henes

Principal

LocWorld

Nancy Hernon

Nancy Hernon

CEO

G3 Translate

Sheriff Issaka

Sheriff Issaka

AI Research Lead

African Languages Lab

Erika Jeffries

Erika Jeffries

Co-producer PIC, Online Content, and Exhibits Manager

LocWorld

Katell Jentreau

Katell Jentreau

Sr Director, Globalization

Expedia Group

John N. Just

John N. Just

Chief Learning Officer

KnowBe4

Gabriel Karandyšovský

Gabriel Karandyšovský

Industry Research, Analyst & Content Producer

Argos Multilingual

Nataly Kelly

Nataly Kelly

Chief Marketing Officer/ Global Marketing Leader

Zappi

Eva Klaudinyova

Eva Klaudinyova

Program Chair, TLM Program

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS)

Hiroki Kudo

Hiroki Kudo

COO

Yaraku, Inc.

Yuka Kurihara

Yuka Kurihara

Director of Globalization Services

Scaled Agile, Inc.

Li Li

Li Li

Senior Localization Program Manager

Guidewire

Yanming Li

Yanming Li

Senior Manager, Localization

Amazon

Andreas Ljungström

Andreas Ljungström

Senior Manager Solutions Engineering

XTM International

Alexander Lum

Alexander Lum

Director - Product Content Development

Ciena

Julie Mack

Julie Mack

Sr. Localization PgM, Tech

Uber

Michael Mannhardt

Michael Mannhardt

President

Congree

Amit Mohanty

Amit Mohanty

Head of Product

Uber AI Solutions

Mick Monaghan

Mick Monaghan

Senior Manager - Globalization

Guidewire

Katrina Montinola

Katrina Montinola

Lead of the Practical AI Practice

2GO Advisory Group

Mandy Morgan

Mandy Morgan

Strategic Account Manager

Welocalize

Priscila Mottola

Priscila Mottola

Director of Language Quality

KnowBe4

Sophie Murphy

Sophie Murphy

Chief Operating Officer

DATAmundi.ai

Rika Nakazawa

Rika Nakazawa

Chief, Commercial Innovation

NTT

Kevin O’Donnell

Kevin O’Donnell

Fractional Leader & Advisor for International Expansion & Revenue Growth

Global10x

Patricia Oceguera

Patricia Oceguera

Head of the Translation and Interpreting Program

Autonomous University of Baja California

Sonia Oliveira

Sonia Oliveira

Advisor

Executive Advisory

Jose Palomares

Jose Palomares

Director, Localization

Coupa

Marina Pantcheva

Marina Pantcheva

Director Linguistic AI Services

RWS

Liliana Pardo-Becerra

Liliana Pardo-Becerra

Sr. Manager, Localization

Vimeo

Donna Parrish

Donna Parrish

Principal

LocWorld

Mika Pehkonen

Mika Pehkonen

Senior Technical Program Manager

GitLab

Morana Perić

Morana Perić

Director of Localization

DeepL

Ella Petlicka

Ella Petlicka

Manager of Optimization TPM

Pinterest

Kathleen Pierce

Kathleen Pierce

Principal Analyst

Forrester

Oleksandr Pysaryuk

Oleksandr Pysaryuk

Senior Manager, Globalization Technology

GitLab

Kevin Redford

Kevin Redford

Localization Manager

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Jenny Reid

Jenny Reid

Senior Product Manager, Localization

RingCentral

Dave Ruane

Dave Ruane

Chair, Process Innovation Challenge

Lion People Global

Iti Sahai

Iti Sahai

Lead Product Manager, Internationalization

Klaviyo

Kristy Sakai

Kristy Sakai

CEO

WE ARE VERY

Marina Sánchez Torrón

Marina Sánchez Torrón

Linguistic Engineer

Smartling

Konstantin Savenkov

Konstantin Savenkov

CEO

Intento

Scott Schwalbach

Scott Schwalbach

Strategy and Vision

LocalizationEvolved

Sam Shamsan

Sam Shamsan

CEO

Blomega Lab

Yoshimi Shimaki

Yoshimi Shimaki

Senior Manager, Localization Program and Portfolio Management

Autodesk, Inc.

Daria Sinitsyna

Daria Sinitsyna

Lead AI Engineer

Intento

Lyena Solomon

Lyena Solomon

Director, Globalization and Accessibility

ServiceNow

Mathijs Sonnemans

Mathijs Sonnemans

Product owner

Blackbird International

Francesca Sorrentino

Francesca Sorrentino

Localization Director

Phrase

Pavel Soukenik

Pavel Soukenik

Head of Global Solutions

Acolad

Melissa Sterner

Melissa Sterner

Localization Project Manager

LastPass

Min Tan

Min Tan

International Growth Localization Consultant

Google

Pascale Tremblay

Pascale Tremblay

Executive Consultant

Pascale Global, Consulting Services LLC

Gert Van Assche

Gert Van Assche

Innovation Hub Leader

DATAmundi.ai

Jean-François Vanreusel

Jean-François Vanreusel

Sr Director of Global Experience

Adobe

Laszlo K. Varga

Laszlo K. Varga

Lead Researcher

Nimdzi Insights

Peng Wang

Peng Wang

Part-time Professor

Localization Institute

Rachel White

Rachel White

Globalization Technical Program Manager

Block, Inc.

Franziska Willnow

Franziska Willnow

Sr. Program Manager

AWS

Maureen Wink

Maureen Wink

Transifex

Shirley Xu

Shirley Xu

Technical Program Manager

AWS

Masaru Yamada

Masaru Yamada

Project Manager

Translation Lab Inc.

Ebru Yildirim

Ebru Yildirim

CEO, Founder

Ollang

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