P2: Financial Industries Round Table

Financial Industries Round Table Advisory Board
Beat Buchmann, Credit Suisse AG
Ulrich Henes, The Localization Institute
Sina Lamprecht, HypoVereinsbank
Thorsten Staab, CLS Communication GmbH

Speakers: Beat Buchmann (Credit Suisse AG), Fred Hollowood (Symantec), Sina Lamprecht (HypoVereinsbank), Guy Van Leemput (SWIFT), Michael Stoffl (PayPal)

Moderator: Ulrich Henes (The Localization Institute)

Synopsis: Localization issues are critical in the financial industry. This inaugural full-day round table will cover critical topics such as quality assurance, terminology management and corporate language services, specifically how they relate to the financial industry. The culmination of the day’s exploration will be an open session crafted from the topics and issues discussed throughout the day.

8.30–10.00 Quality Assurance in Banking
Which aspects are important, how much time is needed for quality assurance (QA), how are we going to cope with urgent orders/tight deadlines, time management in general, and how do we measure the use proportionally to the costs that are incurred for QA?
Speakers: Beat Buchmann (Credit Suisse AG), Sina Lamprecht (HypoVereinsbank)

10.30–12.00 Corporate Language Services
Strategies to achieve the optimal level of vertical integration — becoming an integral part of the entire value creation chain within a large corporation. Starting with the inception of a document to the end-user delivery: experiences, pitfalls, obstacles, tactics, and solutions. When to make or buy services and tools.
Speaker: Fred Hollowood (Symantec)

13.30–15.00 Terminology Management in Financial Industries
How important is a well-administered terminology for banks, how do we measure the use of terminology and its costs, and how much focus or how much importance do we ascribe to it?
Speakers: Michael Stoffl (PayPal), Guy Van Leemput (SWIFT)

15.30–17.00 Open Session
To make the round table as relevant as possible, the topic(s) for this open session are chosen by the participants on the day of the event.
Moderator: Ulrich Henes (The Localization Institute)

Monday, 7 June, 8.30-17.00