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Programme – 2026 Translating Europe Forum

Day 1

Wednesday 11 November – 13:30 to 20:00 

  1. 13:30 – 14:30
    Registration for in-person participants and welcome coffee
  2. 14:30 – 14:35
    Opening of #2026TEF

    Hosts: Tama MOISER & Miha ŽLIČAR (DG Translation) 

  3. 14:35 – 14:50
    Opening speech

    Speaker to be confirmed

  4. 14:50 – 15:35
    Session 1: Keynote

    How do language professionals add value – what is it that only they can do?  

    John BOSCO CONAMA (Director of Centre for Deaf Studies, Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin) 

  5. 15:35 – 16:00
    Comfort break
  6. 16:00 – 16:45
    Session 2: Scene-setting panel

    Why language professionals matter

    What makes language professionals still necessary? Where do they make the difference? What do machines do better than humans?  

    Panel chair: Hilde MOL-LUKKEZEN (Exito Translations)  

  7. 16:45 – 17:55
    Session 3: What the European Master’s in Translation (EMT) has to offer

    Interview: The new EMT competency framework, upskilling and more (16:45 – 17:30)

    What is the new EMT competency framework? What has changed? Does it meet industry needs? What about upskilling and soft skills?

    Host: Nikola KUNTE (DG Translation)

    Awards for the ‘Present your thesis in 3 minutes’ contest (17:30 –17:55)

    Presented by Christos ELLINIDES (Director-General, DG Translation)

  8. 17:55 – 18:00
    Closing of Day 1

    Hosts: Tama MOISER & Miha ŽLIČAR

  9. 18:00 – 20:00
    Networking cocktail

Day 2

Thursday 12 November – 8:45 to 18:00 

  1. 08:45 – 09:30
    Registration for in-person participants and welcome coffee
  2. 09:30 – 09:35
    Opening of Day 2

    Hosts: Tama MOISER & Miha ŽLIČAR (DG Translation) 

  3. 09:35 – 10:20
    Session 4: TEF Talk

    Hybridisation: bringing skills from the other side of the fence

    What happens when copywriting is brought into the world of translation? This TEF Talk explores transcreation as a concrete example of a hybrid practice that combines translation and copywriting skills.

    Claudia BENETELLO (Dropinka) 

  4. 10:20 – 11:05
    Session 5: Panel discussion

    Academia and industry co-designing job-ready talent  

    Language professionals matter because decisions about meaning and tone determine how messages are understood and acted upon – and that responsibility cannot be outsourced to tools alone. This panel will discuss how universities and language companies can work together to provide relevant training. 

    Panel chair: Oleksandr BONDARENKO (Translatel Ltd)

  5. 11:05 – 11:30
    Comfort break
  6. 11:30 – 12:15
    Session 6: Interview

    Who is responsible? Where do AI systems stop and humans come in? 

    What can freelance language professionals bring to their customers in this era of AI? What do they contribute in terms of accountability and reliability? 

    Host: Diego CRESCERI (Creative Words)

  7. 12:15 – 14:15
    Networking lunch
  8. 14:15 – 15:15
    Session 7: Clear language

    Clarity, accuracy and trust in a climate of misinformation

    TEF Talk (14:15 – 14:35)

    How does drafting in clear language enable us to avoid misinformation, decode disinformation and enhance the credibility of the information we provide? How does it support the rule of law and equality? 

    Panel discussion (14:35 – 15:15)

    How can drafters, authors and translators help to achieve clarity, balance and factual accuracy in the communication and publication process? Our panellists will discuss examples relating to science writing, humanitarian aid, climate disinformation and social media disinformation. 

  9. 15:15 – 15:50
    Session 8: TEF Talk

    How to stand out in the language industry 

    Why do we want to stand out, and how can we make sure we do? 

    In a world where “high quality” and even advanced technology are increasingly taken for granted, how can language professionals and services still stand out? This TEF Talk explores what it means to be visible, relevant and in demand in today’s language industry.

    Robert MARTIN (Magic Beans Agency)

  10. 15:50 – 16:10
    Comfort break
  11. 16:10 – 17:00
    Session 9: Ask the expert

    Beyond ‘translation’ – broadening the scope of career paths for language professionals

    What career paths are open to language professionals, other than translation? Find out about avenues such as prompt engineering and data management. 

    Host: Miha ŽLIČAR (DG Translation)

  12. 17:00 – 17:50
    Session 10: AI in practice

    Making the most of DG Translation's AI tools 

    Hear how public administrations, SMEs and freelancers in the language field are using DG Translation’s AI tools to increase efficiency.

Day 3

Friday 13 November – 8:45 to 15:00

  1. 08:45 – 09:30
    Registration for in-person participants and welcome coffee
  2. 09:30 – 09:35
    Opening of Day 3

    Hosts: Tama MOISER & Miha ŽLIČAR (DG Translation) 

  3. 09:35 – 10:00
    Session 11 – TEF Talk

    What buyers want 

    Change is accelerating across the language industry: faster delivery cycles, rising expectations, shifting roles. How can we find new ways of working together? 

    Carola HAHN-AUER (Zeiss Medical)  

  4. 10:00 – 10:50
    Session 12: Interview

    Multilingual innovation in public services

    How are language services in public institutions all over the world adopting AI and upskilling their staff? 

    Host: Artur QUEIROZ (DG Translation) 

  5. 10:50 – 11:15
    Comfort break
  6. 11:15 – 12:00
    Session 13: Panel discussion

    Better AI for Europe – towards EU-oriented evaluation of language understanding in LLMs

    Hear about DG Translation’s project to define criteria for datasets that test the performance of LLMs on EU languages, cultures and topics. Almost 250 European Master’s in Translation students have been involved in the project, charting new paths for language professionals in AI. 

    Panel chair: Cristian BRAŞOVEANU (DG Translation)  

  7. 12:00 – 12:45
    Session 14: Interview

    From humans v AI to humans shaping AI

    How do language professionals play a critical role in the growing European multilingual AI ecosystem? How can humans work best with AI: human in the loop, or human at the core?

    Host: Tama MOISER  

  8. 12:45 - 13:00
    Closing remarks

    Christos ELLINIDES (Director-General, DG Translation)

  9. 13:00 – 13:05
    Closing of day 3

    Hosts: Tama MOISER & Miha ŽLIČAR 

  10. 13:05 – 15:00
    Networking lunch

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