In this episode, guests Anna Schlegel, Silvia Avary, and Eva Klaudinyova from Women in Localization join host María Roa to discuss empowering women, diversity and inclusion, and localization for International Women’s Day.

Our special guests for this episode share a wealth of experience and have an incredible story to share around the Women in Localization global network of over 5000 members.

Anna Schlegel is Vice-President of Product, International Markets, and Globalization at ProCore Technologies. She has led globalization, product life cycle, global infrastructure, and content strategy teams at VMware, VeriSign, Cisco, NetApp, and Xerox. Anna delivers lectures, webinars, keynotes, and roundtables to Universities, companies, and nonprofits worldwide. Her work is published in Forbes.com, Fortune.com, Multilingual.com, and other industry research forums. Anna is also the founder of Imagine Educating Everyone, a Kenyan-based non-profit. She is a respected leader in the globalization community. She has won several awards during her career, such as; Top Women in Technology by Analytics Insight, Top Business Woman by CIO Look, Language Industry Person of the Year by Think Global Awards, and Silicon Valley Woman of Influence.

Eva Klaudinyova is an Assistant Professor of Localization Practice at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, in California, imparting her knowledge and longstanding localization and leadership experience to graduate students of Translation and Localization Management. Eva started managing localization programs and moved into leading localization teams and implementing new globalization, quality, and vendor management strategies in companies like VeriSign, VMware, and Apple. She is multilingual and holds MAs in Foreign Language Teaching and Translation.

Silvia Avary is the Head of Localization at Rivian, an electric vehicle automaker, and automotive technology company. Silvia has over 19 years of localization experience working for high-tech companies, including Juniper Networks, Symantec, VeriSign, and NetApp. She is a speaker at several localization conferences worldwide, podcasts, and webinars. Fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. Silvia has an MBA from San Francisco State University and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.

This is a special episode to celebrate International Women’s Day, covering topics including the history of Women in Localization, how the organization is women-focused and men inclusive, cultural diversity, and we hear about mentors who inspire Anna, Eva, and Silvia.