Programme

Time Description Speaker
9:0 Welcome coffee offered by the EESC (outside meeting room)

9:30

Introduction & words of welcome Ms Anna Redstedt,
Deputy Director for Translation
9:35 Presentation 1:
What to expect from future translation technology. A research perspective.

Dr Vincent Vandeghinste,
post-doc researcher at the Centre for Computational Linguistics - KU Leuven

10:05 Q & A presentation 1  
10:15 Presentation 2:
Are we destined to be Uberised?
Dr Henry Liu,
President of FIT
10:45 Q & A presentation 2  
10:55 Presentation 3:
What next for Translation Technology?

Ms Hannah Riley, Head of Translation Strategy, Translation Management Unit, EESC-CoR

11:10

Q & A presentation 3
11:20 Presentation 4:
Will curiosity kill the CAT? – Thoughts on the future of the Computer assisted translation environment
Mr Dieter Rummel,
Head of IT, DGT, European Commission
11:50 Q & A presentation 4  
12:00 Open floor

Moderator: Mr Eric Lavigne, Head of the Translation Management Unit, EESC-CoR

12:30 Closing words Deputy Director for Translation