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Interpreting Europe Conference 2026

The Interpreting Europe Conference is the flagship event of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Interpretation.

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The Interpreting Europe Conference is the flagship event of the European Commission's Directorate General for Interpretation.  

It gathers language professionals, institutional representatives, industry experts, academics, researchers and students in the field of interpreting, language technologies and beyond.

The 2026 edition will take place in Brussels on 26-27 November 2026, and it will focus on “Human voices, smart technologies: Rethinking multilingual communication”. The discussions will explore how interpreting is evolving and how new technologies are changing multilingual communication.

Simultaneous interpreting will be provided from English, French, German, Italian, Spanish into English, French, German and International Sign.

Closed-captioning and automatic translation will be displayed in all EU official languages.

You can join in person or via web streaming. Participation is free of charge.

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Programme

Programme - Interpreting Europe Conference 2026
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  • 2 September 2026
Programme - Interpreting Europe Conference 2026
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  • Thursday 26 November 2026, 14:00 - Friday 27 November 2026, 13:15 (CET)
  • Brussels, Belgium
  • Live streaming available

Speakers

Speaker
Elena Aguirre Fernández Bravo
Associate Vice Rector for Strategy, Internationalization and Academic Planning, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid
Speaker
Marc Berthiaume
Head of Strategic Planning, Internal Control and Language Technologies Unit, Directorate-General for Interpretation, European Commission
Speaker
Natalia Bondonno
Director, Meetings and Publishing Division, Department for General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM), United Nations Headquarters, New York
Moderator
Manuela Brovarone
Head of Talent Development Unit, Directorate-General for Interpretation, European Commission
Moderator
Elisabetta Degiampietro
Head of Conference Services Unit, Directorate-General for Interpretation, European Commission
Speaker
Haris N. Ghinos
CEO of ELIT Language Services and AIIC Consultant Interpreter
Speaker
Tom Labiausse
PhD student in Deep Learning for audio at Kyutai x University of Avignon (LIA)
Speaker
Alisa Lang
Interpreter, translator and language service provider
Speaker
Kayo Matsushita
Research Fellow, College of Intercultural Communication, Rikkyo University, Tokyo
Speaker
Florence Melaerts
Head of Conferences, Internal Services and Protocol Unit, European Economic and Social Committee
Moderator
Júlio Monteiro
Head of Portuguese Interpreting Unit, Directorate-General for Interpretation, European Commission
Moderator
Ana Mouzinho de Albuquerque
Head of Programming of Interpretation Unit, Directorate-General for Interpretation, European Commission
Speaker
Marie Muttilainen
Director for Interpretation, Court of Justice of the European Union
Speaker
Marc Orlando
Professor of Translation and Interpreting Studies and Program Director, Macquarie University, Sydney and Board Member and Vice-President of CIUTI
Speaker
Alexandra Panagakou
Director of Interpreters, Directorate-General for Interpretation, European Commission
Speaker
Cathy Pearson
Head of Multilingualism and Succession Planning Unit, Directorate-General for Logistics and Interpretation for Conferences, European Parliament
Speaker
Franz Pöchhacker
Professor of Interpreting Studies, Centre for Translation Studies, University of Vienna
Speaker
Bruno Pouliquen
Head of Advanced Technology Applications Center, World Intellectual Property Organisation
Moderator
Marjana Rupnik
Head of Language Department, Directorate-General for Interpretation, European Commission
Moderator
Margo Sijs
Head of Meetings with Interpretation and New Delivery Modes Unit, Directorate-General for Interpretation, European Commission
Speaker
Monica Varela García
Chief of Interpretation Service, Division of Conference Management, United Nations Office at Geneva

Practical information

When
Thursday 26 November 2026, 14:00 - Friday 27 November 2026, 13:15 (CET)
Where
Charlemagne Building
Rue de la Loi 170, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Livestream
Starts on Thursday 26 November 2026, 14:30 (CET)
Languages
English, French, German

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