Hosted by Language Professionals’ Networking Event, a non-profit, interdisciplinary monthly social gathering, Signal is a celebration of the 3rd year anniversary of LPNE.

Since 2018, we’ve organised a networking event, every single month. And like any birthday worth its salt, we’d like to celebrate in style.

We thought we would dedicate a whole day to celebrate not only this special occasion but also the wonderfully colourful industry that we’re in as language professionals.

Date: Friday 24th September 2021

Time: 9:30 – 20:00 UK. 10.30-21.00 CET.

Venue: Online, Zoom.

Join us to meet & connect with fellow Language Professionals from around the world.

Programme (UK times)

9.30 - 9.50 Welcome & Talk from Moorfields Eye Charity

9.50 - 10.30 Coffee-powered Speed Networking

10.45 - 11.30 Timea Kadar: The USP is you. Build a strong personal brand as a language professional to help your marketing

11.45 - 12.30 Joanne Ford: Five Star Service But No Tip! Are you overdelivering and under-appreciated?

12.45 - 13.30 Business Lounge Networking

13.45 - 14.30 Julie Yoder: Put on your own oxygen mask first: the key to serving with integrity in your business. How to maintain your energy and balance your needs with those of whom your serve

14.45 - 15.30 Bryn Bonino: Make A Leap. From barely making it to a successful language business. Trends from 30+ interviews with language professionals

15.45 - 16.30 Mark Ghannam: AI and Languages. How AI will change the linguistics space

16.45 - 17.45 Panel discussion: AI in the language industry: threat or opportunity?

18.00 - 19.00 Storytelling Networking

19.15 - 20.00 Exclusive Live Show + Cocktail Reception

Parts of this schedule are still a draft, small changes are possible.

An interdisciplinary community of 600+ language professionals

Join a colourful and lively community of fellow language professionals tuning in from every corner of the world and connect with each attendee.

3 sections covering some hot topics that are on everyone’s mind

From productivity and work-life balance, to business and marketing, digital innovation and AI, learn from some brilliant minds in the linguist world.

5 live talks and a panel discussion

Brilliant speaker line up to provoke your thoughts from every angle. Language entrepreneurs, niche experts, professionals, and thought-leaders join us to share their knowledge and give value.

Access to recordings of the talks

Want to join us but can’t attend all the talks? Are you in a different time-zone and you’d miss out on our morning sessions? No worries. You’ll have access to the recordings for a whole month, so you can watch them later.

3 networking opportunities

We’ll host three different types of networking to get to know each other and connect in a more dynamic way. Meet the speakers, meet other language professionals from around the world.

An exclusive live show to leave with a smile

After a day packed with talks and networking, we’ll wrap up on a lighter note: Let us entertain you. But that’s all we can say, we don’t want to spoil anything. After all, what’s the point of a surprise without a tiny bit of suspense?

A cause to support and make a real difference

From the proceeds of our tickets we support Moorfields Eye Charity’s work and research into eye health. Every donation makes a real difference in the life of people who suffer from blindness and visual impairment in the UK and all over the world.

About the Host

Language Professionals’ Networking Event is an independent monthly social gathering. What started out as a London-based initiative back in the summer of 2018, LPNE has now organically grown into an online community of 600+ language professionals from all over the world.

We are a bunch of linguists who missed a platform where we could meet every once in a while to discuss all things languages and career in a supportive, informal environment.

The purpose of our monthly interdisciplinary meetings is to provide an informal platform where all sorts of language professionals can meet and connect.

We’re not a membership community. Anyone who considers themselves a language professional is welcome to join.

Who are the attendees?

Language teachers, coaches, trainers, tutors, translators, interpreters, transcreators, voice-over actors, voice coaches, language and speech therapists, language and translation consultants, researchers, subtitlers, proofreaders, editors, copywriters, forensic linguists, multilingual VAs, computer linguists, language entrepreneurs, and many other wonderful souls follow the initiative and join us each month.

We meet and learn from each other. We are inspired by talks and interviews with some brilliant minds. We ask for support and learn of new opportunities.

Register now to join this special event.

Tickets include entry to every single event of the day, including talks, panel discussion, networking and our surprise live show. It also includes a 1-month access to the recording of the talks, and a donation to Moorfields Eye Charity.

Want to join us but can’t attend all the talks? Are you in a different time-zone and you’d miss out on our morning sessions? No worries. You’ll have access to the recordings for a whole month, so you can watch them later.

Hope to meet you there!