Audiovisual Division

Frederic Chaume is a professor of audiovisual translation at the Universitat Jaume I and an honorary professor at the University College London, Universidad Ricardo Palma, and Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas. He leads the TRAMA Research Group and serves as a consultant for Netflix. He has published on his topic extensively and given talks in 20 countries. He has also supervised 20 PhD dissertations. He is the recipient of the Berlanga Award (2010), Xènia Martínez Award (2016), and Jan Ivarsson’s Award (2020) for his constant and enthusiastic university training in this field.

Japanese Language Division

Anne Crescini is an associate professor at the University of Kitakyushu. She teaches courses on English communication, presentation, cross-cultural communication, and preparation for the test of English for international communication. Her field of research is foreign loanwords and Japanese English. In addition to writing numerous articles and books on these topics, she also gives lectures on language, culture, and worldview at various venues around Japan, including the TEDxFukuoka conferences in 2018 and 2020. She has published six books in Japanese and 12 books in English. She loves both Japanese English and loanwords and sees them both as an integral part of the Japanese language.

Language Technology Division

Arle Lommel is a senior analyst with independent market research firm CSA Research. He is a recognized expert in quality processes, human-machine interaction, and interoperability standards. Prior to joining CSA Research, he worked for the Localization Industry Standards Association, Globalization and Localization Association, and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence. He has a PhD from Indiana University. In addition to English, he speaks fluent Hungarian and passable German, along with bits and pieces of other languages. In his spare time, he also plays an assortment of odd and unusual musical instruments.

Law Division

Yi Song is the executive director of the Graduate and International program and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center. She is an attorney licensed in China and the U.S. (New York and Washington State). She serves as the general counsel at Modern Land, a publicly listed real estate development company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, managing risks for its U.S. projects and subsidiaries. She is the founder of the Master of Laws Interviews Project, which engages multilingual and internationally trained attorneys to share their journeys and insights about practicing law in a global context.