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Pride in a Global Community by Gregory Twohig and Kayla Kim June 28th, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York – an event which has been recognized as the turning point for the gay rights movement and the advent of the first LGBTQ+ pride march the following year. This year…

The Smart Working Revolution Vanessa Tierney, Abodoo Emily Stack, VTQ The Smart Working Revolution is in motion with the help of Abodoo, a company founded by couple Vanessa Tierney and Ben Wainwright. Based in Wexford, Ireland, the idea for Abodoo came to Tierney when she was recovering in the UK from a virus. Tierney wanted to…

Irish Language Radio Station Interview with Róisín Healy, Content Marketing Manager at Version 1 and Technology Correspondent at Raidió na Life. Priscillia Charles, Communications Director, VTQ Róisín, you’re doing it all balancing two careers: not only working as the Content Marketing Manager at Version 1 but also as the Technology Correspondent at Raidió na Life. How do…

Machine Translation - Mikel Forcada Interview with the President of EAMT Bronwyn Hogan, VTQ Mikel Forcada is the President of the European Association for Machine Translation. Professor at the Universitat d’Alacant and Founding Partner and Chief Research Officer at Prompsit Language Engineering. VTQ caught up with Mikel Forcada to discuss the current landscape of Machine Translation. What…

Interview — Sonia Oliveira Interview with Senior Director, Globalization at GoPro Priscillia Charles, Communications Director, VTQ Tell us about your background and your education, did you study Translation and Interpretation as well as Linguistics? I have a degree in translation and interpretation and a degree in international relations as well as teaching. My affinity with foreign languages dates…

GDPR and You Melanie Howes, Information Security Manager, Vistatec General Data Protection Regulation The new data privacy framework was rolled out across the European Union (EU) in May 2018. It’s called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It has been designed to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe, to protect all EU citizens regarding data…

Think Global Forum The Think Global Forum returns to Europe with numerous guests and Forum Executives from leading organizations joining the European Travel Forum taking place at the Conrad St James Hotel, in London. Aoife Murphy, Managing Director and María Jesús de Arriba Díaz, Development Director, Think Global Forum Europe will welcome attendees to the…

VistaTalks Ep 16  - Beatrice Whelan This episode of VistaTalks was recorded live at the recent Think Global Awards. Priscillia Charles sits down with Beatrice Whelan to discuss everything from her early career in Google to the latest role in Sage, a global company, working with 6.2 million businesses across the world. Sage is the global market…

Think Global Forum Los Angeles April 12, 2019 | Mountain View, California For Immediate Release The next Think Global Forum will take place in Los Angeles, California on April 15, 2019. Numerous guests from leading organizations will be joining the event which will take place in downtown LA. The Think Global Forum Los Angeles returns…

Think Global Forum Awards Shortlist Announced March 15, 2019 | Dublin, Ireland / Mountain View, California. Think Global Forum Awards have announced this year’s shortlisted applicants. The judging panel – made up of leading professionals from a broad array of industries – carried out a meticulous review of every entry across 12 award categories and…