AI is here to stay: How do we shape our future?
AI is no longer optional. AI changes meaning. It makes us question what's trustworthy and what our roles are.
So, what are our choices?
Localization professionals have long enabled global business and communication. Today, our role expands. We can become educators, stewards, and custodians of ethics and responsible governance in a world that doesn’t have to be just AI-first.
This online conference brings together historians, educators, developers, and language practitioners to explore how we build trustworthy, human-centered AI. Because in a world where language is power, how we shape AI matters.
19 Speakers
11 Sessions
3 Days
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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
March 30, 2026
Day 1 - The Future
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Miguel Sepulveda
16:00-16:50 CET
Keynote
Truth, Trust, and the Politics of Expertise in Times of Change
17:00-17:50 CET
Panel
Governance, AI Safety, and Human-Centered AI Implementation for Localization
18:00-18:30 CET
Lightning Talk
Storytelling and the Value of Localization
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Maria Zarifi
Keynote speaker
Moderator
Belén Agulló García
Panelists
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Veronica Hylak
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John O Shea
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Dan Taber
Balazs Kis
March 31, 2026
Day 2 - The People
16:00-16:50 CET
Panel
AI Bias & AI Ethics. What must the Localization Industry reckon with?
17:00-17:30 CET
Lightning Talk #1
Teaching translation in the age of generative AI
17:30-18:00 CET
Lightning Talk #2
From Text to Voice: The New Role of Linguists in the Age of AI Speech
18:00-18:30 CET
Lightning Talk #3
Creative Control in AI Translation: Designing Work Humans Still Want to Do
Moderator
Marina Pantcheva
Panelists
Fabiano Cid
Hilary Atkison
Normanha
Michael Reid
Sheriff Issaka
Speaker
Joss Moorkens
Speaker
Cristina Contini
Speaker
Daniel Sebesta
April 1, 2026
Day 3 - The Technology
16:00-16:50 CET
Keynote
The Next 5 Years: What Will The World Look Like? (From The Builder's Perspective)
17:00-17:30 CET
Lightning Talk #1
Scaling without SaaS lock-in: practical automation and the boutique LSP approach
17:30-18:00 CET
Lightning Talk #2
From Prototype to Production: AI-Powered Software Generation in Localization Workflows
18:00-18:30 CET
Lightning Talk #3
What “Good” Looks Like: Evaluating GenAI Content Quality
Keynote speaker
Ben Hylak
Speaker
Emily Diamantopoulou
Speaker
Marta Nieto Cayuela
Speaker
Istvan Lengyel
