Co-produced by ELIA and GALA

In-depth workshops and networking for decision makers
from European language service companies

Speakers

Renato S. Beninatto
Chief Connector, Common Sense Advisory

Renato has nearly a quarter-century of executive-level experience in the localization industry and since 2002 has been conducting research and leading the consulting practice of Common Sense Advisory. His activities include teaching localization-related courses in U.S. and European Universities, and training professionals in workshops and seminars.

Renato has served on the executive teams for some of the industry's most prominent companies, like Alpnet Inc. and Berlitz GlobalNET. He is a frequent speaker and has made presentations and keynote speeches all over the US and Europe.

Tom Connolly
Principal Consultant, ETP

Tom, (B. Eng, MBA) has spent 27 years managing technical projects and organisations in order to meet aggressive goals, streamline operations and grow business. Since 2000 Tom has worked in the ICT, eLearning, BioTechnology and Pharmaceutical sectors, and specifically in the Localization industry. Clients are located in Ireland, Holland, Germany, Finland and Australia. He has been appointed a mentor to indigenous Irish companies by his local Enterprise Board. Before 2000 Tom was with Apple Computer for 20 years in engineering and senior management roles including European New Products Introduction Manager and European Localization Manager. Tom lives in Cork with his wife and four children.

Marie Kotajsova
Group Manager of the Business Partner Group, Moravia Worldwide

Marie is in charge of the vendor management team, managing Moravia's wide network of localization services providers. The Business Partner Group is responsible for selecting, qualifying, testing, training, evaluating and managing Moravia s vendors and business partners. Prior to this role, Marie was working as Business Partner Manager, managing mainly Western European, Latin American and African vendors. She graduated from the Faculty of Arts Brno, Czech Republic with a degree in English and French Philology in 2004 and joined Moravia at the end of 2006.

Ashley Maroney
Business Development Manager, Language Technology Centre

Ashley has just joined Language Technology Centre, London. She has over 8 years experience as a sales and marketing consultant in banking/investments, media and professional services. She came from an online accountancy solutions provider where he successfully developed a new client welcome process, significantly contributed to the implementation of a new client portal and led the business development team. Driven by a passion for delivering optimum business solutions, Ashley will be working with LTC clients to achieve maximum return on investment and customer satisfaction.

Leah Hershberger
Manager of Linguistic Resources Coordination, TransPerfect

In her position at TransPerfect, Leah oversees the team responsible for recruiting, vetting, and testing new linguistic talent under the TransPerfect Linguist Certification Program. Prior to this role, she worked in TransPerfect’s Production Department in New York, managing Project Managers and ensuring adherence to the company’s Quality Management System. Hershberger joined TransPerfect in 1998 shortly after graduating from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York with a degree in Linguistics and French. While at Cornell, she also studied for one year at Faculté Aix-Marseille in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Petra Owen
Guerrilla Trainer, Guerrilla Marketing Group

Petra has background in business management and sales in large, medium-sized and small businesses since 1991. She has been actively training and coaching professionals in all areas of business since 2000. Her main focus is on consulting small and medium-sized enterprises in the areas of Marketing and Sales. Guerrilla Marketing Group is a European affiliate of the American Guerrilla Marketing Group, an international training and consulting firm that focuses on areas of sales growth, customer satisfaction and profitability.

Angelika Zerfaß
Zaac

Angelika Zerfaß holds a degree in translation (Chinese/Japanese) from the University of Bonn. She worked at the Japanese Embassy in Bonn, Germany, before joining TRADOS in 1997. She was responsible for the training and support for Microsoft projects using TRADOS tools (1998 in Japan, 1999 in the United States). Since 2000, she has worked freelance as a trainer and consultant for translation tools and related processes.