It goes without saying that there are many factors that go into a company’s decision to go global, and language inherently becomes one of the biggest barriers in doing business on a global scale. Why is language so important to business, and how has this changed with the influx of technological developments like artificial intelligence? Has the move to remote work in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic helped or hindered moves toward business globalization? Get answers from experts in this third Spring Series panel. For information on upcoming panels in the Spring Series, head to https://multilingual.com/season-series/ Visit https://multilingual.com to catch up with the latest news of the language industry. Panelists Moderator: JP Mangalindan (Journalist), is a seasoned journalist whose work has appeared in many print and online publications over the last 20 years, including Bloomberg Businessweek, Fortune Magazine, GQ Magazine, TechCrunch, Mashable, and Yahoo Finance. He has appeared on TV and radio, and moderated panels at conferences around the world. Ewandro Magalhães, Chief Language Officer of KUDO, Inc., has spent a lifetime immersed in the art of language. His love of words in his native Portuguese, as well as English, Spanish, French, German and Italian, turned into a vocation as an interpreter in some of the most storied parliamentary, governmental and famed summit meetings in the world. More intriguingly, Magalhaes is self-taught. Magalhaes is the author of three books: “O Eu em Cubos” (2003), “His Majesty, the Interpreter” (2007), and “The Language Game: Inspiration & Insight for Interpreters” (2019). Fardad Zabetian CEO and Co-Founder of KUDO, Inc., has hatched five companies, two before the age of 24 and two of which were named by the Daily Deal Flow as “fastest growing businesses in America.” The tech entrepreneur has spent a lifetime removing frictions between people and in ways that have disrupted how audio, video and language interpretation is used in global business. All of these experiences have enabled him to work with diplomats, government executives, and the heads of legendary institutions globally. Kristen Giovanis, CEO, United Language Group, is the CEO of United Language Group, one of the largest language service providers in the world. Before ULG, Kristen served as the co-founder and CEO of KJ International Resources, a Minneapolis-based LSP that was a part of the merger that created United Language Group. Kristen founded KJI during her final year of law school at Mitchell Hamline School of Law and has spent the last 25 years as a leader within the language services space. Sean Toussi, CEO/Co-founder, Glo3Dapp.com, is a Canadian/Iranian immigrant, entrepreneur, speaker and Ryerson University Alumni from Toronto, Canada. With a master’s degree in design, he is a speaker at UN Urban Economy Forum, Board of advisor for NY Auto museum, Forbes Magazine Technology Council member and Award-winning designer. His latest startup is focused on digital merchandising and software solutions to create and share interactive, multimedia 2D and 3D photos as a new medium to share ideas and products online. In addition to his role as a Co-Founder and CEO, he is in charge of two non-profit projects.