Opening Remarks & Introduction
Meet the panelists who will answer the big questions about the localization of financial services
memoQ Financial Services Round Table Series
About
Join us for an in-depth panel discussion related to current trends and best practices in the localization of content for the financial services industry. Our panel consists of subject matter experts across all aspects of localization in financial services. We will be discussing challenges and opportunities related to the various types of financial content and the current regulatory landscape. We will also take a look at the evolution of workflows and relevant technologies.
Topics include:
- Content and document types that are most often required from financial service providers
- Security, quality, & pricing
- Regulations that affect the localization of content in the financial services industry
- Formatting issues with SFDRs and other required documents
- Automating workflows
- Machine Translation and Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Future trends in content and technology.
- Current and future business opportunities.
Meet our panelists and moderators
Mark Shriner
Strategic Sales Director
memoQ Ltd.
Mark Shriner has held several leadership roles in the localization industry and is currently the Strategic Sales Director for memoQ, leading the company’s market expansion efforts in the regulated industries. Prior to joining memoQ, Mark worked as Director of Customer Engagement with a Microsoft Cybersecurity and Compliance Gold Partner providing services related to privacy, data security, and compliance.
Mark Shriner has held several leadership roles in the localization industry and is currently the Strategic Sales Director for memoQ, leading the company’s market expansion efforts in the regulated industries. Prior to joining memoQ, Mark worked as Director of Customer Engagement with a Microsoft Cybersecurity and Compliance Gold Partner providing services related to privacy, data security, and compliance.
Ulrich Fricke
Head of DACH and Benelux Region
memoQ Ltd.
Ulrich has over 25 years of sales experience, primarily in the pharmaceuticals industry in Germany, including as the head of sales with more than 130 reports at the global market leader for herbal medicines. As an officer with statutory authority, he was a key decision maker both with regard to sales and marketing, and the company’s wholesaler and key account business. Prior to joining memoQ, he led the company’s corporate affairs on a national and EU level.
Ulrich has over 25 years of sales experience, primarily in the pharmaceuticals industry in Germany, including as the head of sales with more than 130 reports at the global market leader for herbal medicines. As an officer with statutory authority, he was a key decision maker both with regard to sales and marketing, and the company’s wholesaler and key account business. Prior to joining memoQ, he led the company’s corporate affairs on a national and EU level.
Suzy Beech
Global Director of Sales
TOPPAN DIGITAL LANGUAGE
Suzy has 18 years of experience in the translation industry with 16 of those serving the highly regulated industries, notably financial services. She is responsible for the European Sales team at Toppan Digital Language and her focus remains the same, supporting her customers to deliver regulatory compliant content to multiple markets.
Suzy has 18 years of experience in the translation industry with 16 of those serving the highly regulated industries, notably financial services. She is responsible for the European Sales team at Toppan Digital Language and her focus remains the same, supporting her customers to deliver regulatory compliant content to multiple markets.
Laura Fernández
CEO Corporate Solutions
Supertext
Laura has always been fascinated by languages – and by efficient processes. At Supertext Corporate, she combines the two to offer large companies an agile full-service LSP that creates tailor-made solutions, from machine translation to content creation.
Laura has always been fascinated by languages – and by efficient processes. At Supertext Corporate, she combines the two to offer large companies an agile full-service LSP that creates tailor-made solutions, from machine translation to content creation.
Martial Mernier
Founder/Managing Partner
TALK finance
After obtaining a degree in translation from the Institut Libre Marie Haps in Brussels, Martial Mernier spent nine years in various sales and support roles at Robert Fleming Asset Management (1994-1999) and Schroder Investment Management (1999-2002).
In June 2002, he founded Talk Finance, a translation company specializing exclusively in finance. The company quickly became a leader in its sector, employing around forty people.
After obtaining a degree in translation from the Institut Libre Marie Haps in Brussels, Martial Mernier spent nine years in various sales and support roles at Robert Fleming Asset Management (1994-1999) and Schroder Investment Management (1999-2002).
In June 2002, he founded Talk Finance, a translation company specializing exclusively in finance. The company quickly became a leader in its sector, employing around forty people.
Olivier Debeugny
Chief Executive Officer
Lingua Custodia
Olivier founded Lingua Custodia in 2011 after spending 18 years working in the financial domain. He is enthusiastic about all languages technologies that help the financial industry become more efficient and transparent with their clients and is an expert in natural language processing.
Olivier founded Lingua Custodia in 2011 after spending 18 years working in the financial domain. He is enthusiastic about all languages technologies that help the financial industry become more efficient and transparent with their clients and is an expert in natural language processing.
Why should you attend our next event?
The panelists in this round table discussion will share their experiences and best practices related to all aspects of the linguistic validation (LV) process. They will also discuss expected future trends, the use of technology, and how companies and individuals can best position themselves to take advantage of this growing market.
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November 15, 2023
7:00 AM PT | 4:00 PM CET
7:00 AM PT | 4:00 PM CET
5 minutes
Mark Shriner
Strategic Sales Director, memoQ
November 15, 2023
7:05 AM PT | 4:05 PM CET
7:05 AM PT | 4:05 PM CET
40 minutes
Moderated Discussion #1
Our panelists share their opinion about the challenges financial services and financial translation would bring.
Alex Jarvis / Martial Mernier / Olivier Debeugny
Moderated by Mark Shriner (Strategic Sales Director | memoQ)
November 15, 2023
8:05 AM PT | 5:05 PM CET
8:05 AM PT | 5:05 PM CET
40 minutes
Moderated Discussion #2
Our panelists share their opinion about the challenges financial services and financial translation would bring.
Alex Jarvis / Martial Mernier / Olivier Debeugny
Moderated by Mark Shriner (Strategic Sales Director | memoQ)
November 15, 2023
8:55 AM PT | 5:55 PM CET
8:55 AM PT | 5:55 PM CET
10 minutes
Closing session & final thoughts
Mark Shriner
Strategic Sales Director | memoQ