Programme of the conference
Eventual programme changes may apply.
October 14 Monday
15:00 - 18:00 / Auditorium
Translating for the European Commission – introducing the DGT, job opportunities and public tenders
Martin Stasek
15:30 - 16:00 / Auditorium
Unlocking the Future: How AI is Transforming Our World
Markus Foti
16:00 - 16:30 / Auditorium
Monastery Brewery Tour and Beer Tasting
19:00
Klášterní Pivovar Strahov, Strahovské nádvoří 301, 118 00 Prague 1
October 15 Tuesday
Registration
8:45
Welcome
09:30 - 09:40 / Auditorium
Keynote Speech: The Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Translation
Tomas Svoboda
09:45 - 10:25 / Auditorium
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:15
Inside Out: a Buyer-side Guide to Localization Management
Tommaso Rossi
11:15 - 11:45 / Auditorium
The Role of Vendor Management in Juggling Adversities
Margarida Fernandes
11:15 - 11:45 / Small Room
The Unsung Heroes - The Critical Role of Vendor Managers in Business Success
Toby Partington
11:45 - 12:15 / Auditorium
Empowering Language Talent: Strategic Insights from ProZ.com's Outsourcing Assistance Team
Tanya Quintieri
11:45 - 12:15 / Small Room
Lunch
12:30 - 13:45
Multilingual tools and AI – DGT on the cutting edge
Markus Foti
13:45 - 14:15 / Auditorium
Towards responsible and unbiased AI: vendor selection as a key factor in ensuring diversity and objectivity of linguistic data for NLP tasks. Example of TrollWall AI
Olga Gulla-Kowalik
13:45 - 14:15 / Small Room
Adapting Localization Strategies to Meet the Evolving End-Client Needs in the AI Era
Julia Carrasco Ballesteros
14:15 - 15:00 / Auditorium
Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:45
Panel Discussion: One chip challenge - VM2025
An ask-me-anything session where the audience can pose spicy questions to the content committee about where VM is heading in 2025. Bring your hottest, boldest questions—and stand a chance to win a prize! Participants: yours truly - the committee.
15:45 - 17:00 / Auditorium
19:30 - 23:00
Baroque Refectory of the Dominican Convent of St. Giles
Jilská 5, Praha 1
October 16 Wednesday
Keynote Speech
Dominika Hejkalová and Marianka Macková
(People in Need)
09:30 - 10:10 / Auditorium
Forget the Transaction, Embrace the Connection!
Maja Bednarek
10:10 - 10:40 / Auditorium
Coffee Break
10:40 - 11:25
Unlocking talent: insights from freelance translator recruitment from a tech client’s perspective
Athene Koltes
11:25 - 12:00 / Auditorium
Put on your gloves and don't let your clients and PMs hold you back from growth!
István Lengyel
11:25 - 12:00 / Small Room
Workshop on AI prompt design
Marina Pantcheva / Auditorium
This is a fun and interactive workshop on prompt design delivered by Marina Pantcheva, Director of Linguistic AI at RWS.
In this workshop, you'll learn what LLMs excel at, where they fall short, and, most importantly, how to design prompts that get them to do exactly what we humans really want them to do. Expect plenty of practical insights, clever tips, and tricks to help you get started as a prompt master.
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
Group Photo
14:00 - 14:15 / Auditorium
SEO or SOS !? How to fish for SEO talent in a sea of linguists
Magali Karee
14:15 - 14:45 / Auditorium
Revolutionizing Client Relations with AI: Personalized, Efficient, and Engaging Communication Strategies
Josef Kubovský
14:45 - 15:15 / Auditorium
Closing Speech
15:15 - 15:30