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  • Publication 19 March 2025

Language Technology Landscape Conference 2025

The Language Technology Landscape Conference disseminates the findings from the Market Study conducted by Nimdzi Insights.

Charting the global landscape of language technology, a European Commission initiative, by Nimdzi Insights. Logo event image, Language Technology Landscape Conference

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Nimdzi Insights and its partners are conducting a comprehensive Market Study on Language Technologies for the European Commission to assess the development, quality, and global impact of language technologies globally and in Europe. The Language Technology Landscape Conference will present the results of a two-year study, highlighting trends in the language technology market with a focus on foundational, text-based, and speech-based language technologies. This half-day online event will be hosted on WebEx, with keynote speakers from the European Commission and Nimdzi Insights, as well as guest appearances from the buyer and technology provider sides.

Who Should Attend

All actors in the language technology space are invited to attend: developers, buyers, and users of language technologies in the private and public sector all over the world and in Europe.

The conference will be hosted on WebEx in collaboration with the European Commission’s CONNECT University. It will be recorded, and the recordings will be published on the European Commission’s channels.

Programme

Time indicated in CEST time zone.

09:00 - 09:30

Welcome & Keynotes

Hosts: Philippe Gelin, Laszlo K. Varga
Keynote: Josef Kubovsky

Welcome address and introduction to the conference theme & agenda
Keynote from Nimdzi Insights: Navigating language tech horizons

09:30 - 10:00

The Landscape of Language Technology

Speakers: Laszlo K. Varga

Key insights presented from the Market Study on Language Technologies:

  • Untangling the web of interconnected language technologies.
  • Market segments, money making models, facts and predictions.
  • The role of (Gen)AI and Big Tech companies.
  • How data, talent, and computing power drive the development of language technologies.
10:00 - 11:30

The Language Technology Market in its segments

Speakers: Laszlo K. Varga, Jourik Ciesielski

Overview of the market and key actors by categories. Recent developments and innovations. Future outlook.

  • Large Language Models and Foundational Language Technologies (45 mins)
    LLMs in Europe and around the globe.
  • Text-based Language Technologies
    Machine translation, content generation, OCR, and alternative inputs.

Speech-Based Language Technologies
Speech-to-text and back to speech. Chatbots, machine interpreting, voice cloning.

11:30 - 12:00

Closing

Speakers: Laszlo K. Varga, Philippe Gelin

What's next for language technologies, particularly in Europe?

Hosts and speakers

joseph_ZJ5eisLMom2VfkNtDr1Sp48vBO4_113978.jpg Josef Kubovsky
CEO, Nimdzi Insight

Philippe Gelin

Head of Sector "Multilingualism", Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT), European Commission

Laszlo K. Varga

Lead Researcher and Analyst, Nimdzi Insights

Jourik Ciesielski

Technology Researcher and Expert, Nimdzi Insights

Register

Register for the event.

The Privacy Statement allows:

  • participation in polls and posting questions to presenters
  • recording and publishing of the conference recordings
  • contacting registrants after the event for the follow-up survey