All Things Global

In Episode 12 of All Things Global, hosts Suzanne Frank and Dominika D'Agostino welcomed Professor Jason Mars, a distinguished figure at the intersection of artificial intelligence, academia, and entrepreneurship. With his profound expertise and innovative mindset, Professor Mars shared invaluable insights on AI's evolving landscape, language, localization, and their implications on our global society. 

In Episode 11 of All Things Global, Mark Stanley, Marketing Advisor and 22 year Salesforce veteran shares the importance of and the keys to building strong alignment between marketing and sales organizations in the pursuit of world class customer experience and revenue growth. Hosted by Suzanne Frank and Dominika D’Agostino of Vistatec.

In this webinar, we had a panel discussion centered around "The Great Pivot in Localization". Our knowledgeable speakers, Joseph Holtman, Justin Thorne, Pascale Tremblay, and Phil Ritchie, shared their insights and perspectives on the current inflection point in global business caused by advances in AI technologies and elaborated on the factors shaping the future of the industry. Hosted by Suzanne Frank and Dominika D’Agostino of Vistatec.

Languages are more than just a means of communication. They are a fundamental part of our identity, shaping the way we see ourselves and the world around us. In this webinar, we explored the connection between language and identity and discuss ways to help minority languages regain their status. Featuring an in-depth discussion with Soeren Eberhardt, Global Site Manager at Microsoft. Hosted by Suzanne Frank and Dominika D’Agostino of Vistatec.

In Episode 8 of All Things Global, Jon Ritzdorf, the Senior Manager, Global Content Solutions at Procore Technologies, discusses historical events in localization that brought us to where we are today and where they will take us tomorrow. Hosted by Suzanne Frank, Dominika D’Agostino, and Bull Weber.

In Episode 7 of All Things Global, Globalization Services Manager at Subway, Carrie Fischer, about her passion for giving back both in the context of her professional and personal life. Hosted by Suzanne Frank and Dominika D'Agostino of Vistatec.

What is the de-globalization era and how does it impact specific localization functions? In Episode 6 of All Things Global, Don DePalma, Chief Strategy Officer and Founder of CSA Research, discusses the foundations needed to achieve enterprise scale for future localization. Hosted by Suzanne Frank and Dominika D'Agostino of Vistatec

Before you can build a localization department, you must first evaluate whether the company is ready to expand globally. In Episode 5 of All Things Global, Nicole Kittle Broe, Director of Localization at Roku, offers her expert advice on building a Global Center of Excellence that supports your localization efforts. Hosted by Suzanne Frank and Dominika D'Agostino of Vistatec

After receiving his PhD in 2008, Konstantin Savenkov piloted various research projects at Moscow State University. Moving into the business sector in 2012, Konstantin worked with notable start-ups such as Bookmate and Mindojo, and became increasingly aware of the trouble global companies had when onboarding cognitive AI services. To address this issue, Konstantin founded Intento with Grigory Sapunov in 2016, in part with the distinguished Berkeley Skydeck Accelerator Program. Since then, Konstantin has led Intento into a significant growth period, helping major global businesses around the world procure and deploy best-fit AI.

Originally Spanish, and Amsterdammer  for over a decade now. A linguist by training, and word nerd by vocation, Al has worked across localization, content operations and brand marketing.  He is forever a slow cyclist and happy camper who spends an unreasonable amount of time cooking. Fortunately, his girlfriend and two children are very supportive of his various passions, particularly the cooking! Al is Sr. Manager Global Language Services at Nike, working with his globally distributed team to make all copy, regardless of language or cultural context, authentically and consistently on brand.

David Rosenberg is the President and Chief Economist & Strategist of Rosenberg Research & Associates Inc., an economic consulting firm he established in January 2020. Prior to Rosenberg Research, David was Chief Economist & Strategist at Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. from 2009 to 2019. Mr. Rosenberg is a frequent contributor to most major financial newspapers and publications in North America and makes regular TV appearances in the financial media. Mr. Rosenberg received both a Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Toronto.

Sasha Strauss is an international authority on brand strategy. Corporations, non-profits, universities, and faiths call on Sasha and his team to create and communicate organizational purpose for the world's largest organizations and the latest startups.  A renowned international speaker, Sasha has been the lead presenter at some of the most prestigious conferences in the world.  As a graduate professor for 12 years, Sasha is directly engaged with the most decisive consumer minds of the era, and uses their fresh insights to inform his latest speaking engagements.