DAY 1 Wednesday, August 28
Opening Session
Welcome Remarks and Conference Overview
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM (GMT)
Keynote Speech
Johan Botha (ALCA Board Member)
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM (GMT)
Presentation
Oumi Kulthum El-kindiy Ferguson
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM (GMT)
THE IMPACT OF INTERPRETER RATES OF LARGE ORGANIZATIONS ON INTERPRETER PRICING
Presentation
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM (GMT)
Life Sciences in African Languages: Creating Access to Healthcare
Break
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM (GMT)
Panel Discussion
11:10 AM – 11:50 AM (GMT)
Building community through volunteering
Presentation
11:50 AM – 12:20 PM (GMT)
The Language Services Industry: Reshaping Collaboration
Presentation
12:20 PM – 12:50 PM (GMT)
Saving Lives with South African Sign Language: The Necessity of Sign Language Interpreting within the South African Public Healthcare Sector
Networking Session
12:50 PM – 1:50 PM (GMT)
Break
1:50 PM – 2:20 PM (GMT)
Presentation
2:20 PM – 2:50 PM (GMT)
Africa and Latin America, Friends or Foes?
Workshop
Ady Namaran Coulibaly & Mary Mawuena Nanafi
2:50 PM – 3:50 PM (GMT)
Project Management Essentials
Presentation
Tex Texin
3:50 PM – 4:20 PM (GMT)
Accelerating Digital Support for All Languages
Closing Remarks
Summary and Closing of Day 1
DAY 2 Thursday, August 29
Opening Session
Recap of Day 1 and Overview of Day 2
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM (GMT)
Presentation
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM (GMT)
Building Communities of Practices in the African Language Industry
Presentation
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM (GMT)
The Intelligence Revolution: Get in on Africa’s Next Business Boom
Break
10:30 AM – 10:40 AM (GMT)
Panel Discussion
Qhawekazi Phelakho & Siyanda Siwela
10:40 AM – 11:20 AM (GMT)
Quality Assurance Strategies for Client Satisfaction in Language Service Companies in Africa
Networking Session
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM (GMT)
Break
12:20 PM – 1:00 PM (GMT)
Presentation
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM (GMT)
New Tools for the Epoch of the Translation Industry
Workshop
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (GMT)
Untapped Opportunities within the African Media Localization Landscape
Coffee & Chat Break
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM (GMT)
Special Guest Session
4:45 PM – 5:15 PM (GMT)
The Evolution of Translation: Challenges and Opportunities for LSPs
Closing Remarks
Summary and Closing of the Conference
