Bokai Incorporated is a charitable organization currently working directly with village leaders in local and national government in Guidan Roumji, Niger. The current initiative, requested by village leaders, is to receive laptops for village schools. Through Bokai, over 150 laptops have been sent to five schools where the teachers have created computer labs for students. Bokai is working directly with village elders and senior government official, Ibrahim Guimba-Seidou, who is spearheading this computer education initiative for schools throughout Niger. All donations are tax deductible.

Crestec is the number one language service provider (LSP) that you should know! CSA Research, Nimdzi, and Slator all rank Crestec as a top LSP in their rankings. Headquartered in Japan with a network of over 20 sites in the US, Europe, and Asia, we offer a one-stop comprehensive solution for global communications from marketing content creation and technical writing to localization, printing, and studio/shooting production.

Common Sense Advisory (CSA Research) is an independent market research firm. We help companies profitably grow their international businesses and gain access to new markets and new customers.

The Egyptian Association for Globalization and Language Solutions (EAGLS) is a nonprofit trade association founded in 2018 by a number of Egyptian companies to act as an umbrella for all the industry’s stakeholders where they can meet, discuss, and improve their industry. EAGLS is nonprofit and a fully self-funded association through its members’ contributions. The main objective of EAGLS is to bring stakeholders together in a friendly ecosystem where they can exchange thoughts and expertise, discuss the industry’s challenges, and define the best practices to achieve and maintain growth.

The Ghana Association of Translators and Interpreters is the national association of translators and interpreters practicing their trade in Ghana. The association was incorporated in 1992, as a company limited by guarantee. It currently has 60 members in good standing. The vetting committee vets membership applications and recommends applicants to the executive bureau. The association has the general assembly as its highest decision making body. Under this is the board of trustees, followed by the executive bureau.

The Localization Institute offers instructor-led master classes and self-study certification courses as well as virtual round tables and conferences. Founded in 1996 by Ulrich Henes, and based in Madison, Wisconsin, USA, The Localization Institute’s mission is to bring the highest quality training and resources to the global business community, governments, and nongovernmental organizations.

The magazine MultiLingual (ISSN 1523-0309) originated as a buyer’s guide in 1987 and is distributed in print and digital format six times a year to 40,000 readers in 109 countries. It covers topics ranging from technical internationalization to project management to language histories in industries as varied as medical devices and games. It contains reviews of new products and books and gives you the latest news and opinions.

The Process Innovation Challenge (PIC) is a dynamic session to showcase process and technology innovations in our industry. Shortlisted innovators will pitch their creative ideas to the LocWorld audience. After a time-limited pitch, and with the clock still ticking, a panel of industry experts (aka the PIC Dragons) and the audience will challenge the candidates with tough questions. Dragons and attendees will then vote live for their favorite innovation and innovator to determine which innovations will go to the final round to find the PIC innovator of the year.

Translated is a leading company in AI-enabled translation services. We are on a mission to allow everyone to understand and be understood in their own language. Our success stems from a unique blend of the world’s #1 adaptive neural machine translation technology (IDC MarketScape 2022), the largest network of vetted, native-speaking professional translators, and top-ranked AI-enabled text, audio, and video translation tools (Gartner, 2022). By leveraging a seamless symbiosis of artificial intelligence and human creativity, we design custom localization projects that were previously unthinkable, helping more than 360,000 clients grow their businesses worldwide.

The Watinoma (Welcome) Association is a voluntary nonprofit organization that has been working on sustainable development since 2004, in particular in Burkina Faso. We strongly believe that enhancement, promotion, renewal in music and art, as well as traditional knowledge and cultural specificities can represent the engine to acquire consciousness, awareness, and skills – in other words, the keys to autonomous and responsible growth. Thanks to its constant relationship with the local people, Watinoma promotes solidarity campaigns that arise from specific requests in order to improve access to drinking water, health, and basic education, and works to maintain biodiversity and environmental sustainability. Through its labor camps, intercultural laboratories, and artistic activities, Watinoma fosters the relationship between people from the North and South of the world in an exchange perspective to show a different Africa, not only a carrier of needs, but a region full of energy, vitality, and determination. Watinoma has always been very active in promoting initiatives, participating in events and fairs, and collaborating with educational institutions in Italy and Burkina Faso. Through the support of its volunteers, it promotes fundraising campaigns for the implementation of solidarity projects and works in close collaboration with the Watinoma Association of Burkina Faso.  The motto of the Watinoma Association is “The well done is never lost.”