The language industry is rapidly evolving and you don’t want to miss out on the latest trends and developments. Before you do that, you need to know where to look! The 2021 edition of the Nimdzi Influencers Watchlist regroups more than 100 influencers in the Localization industry based on a variety of criteria and active engagement on social media. The candidates included in the list are all professionals with proven experience in translation, localization, and globalization.
We were thrilled about the reception of the original Influencer Watchlist and the enthusiasm it generated in 2020. After all, ours is a people industry first and foremost! So this year we have decided to do one better and add a bevy of new names to the updated list for 2021!
We have done the research to find the top language industry influencers, so you don’t have to!
Nimdzi was founded on the principle of enabling access to industry information.Those of us who have been around for a while know who the go-to leaders for such information are. Those just discovering our space may be wondering who they should follow. Our Localization Influencers Watchlist aims to increase the reach of information in the localization industry and enlarge our community for better cooperation and information exchange.
The Nimdzi Localization Influencer Watchlist is your one-stop-shop for information on who the key individuals in our industry are, what they are up to at the moment, as well as links to their social media profiles. Get to know what they are doing, explore the trends and updates they share, and follow them for insights crucial to both individuals and businesses alike.
Methodology
To create the Nimdzi Localization Influencer Watchlist, we screened thousands of localization community members. Some of these you’ve likely been collaborating with over the years. Others are household names whose contributions to the development of our industry and experience cannot go unnoticed. We’ve examined buyer-side executives, accomplished managers from the LSP world, language technology inventors, directors of various language associations, speakers, forum executives, and independent experts. We also included influencers with high post engagements either on Linkedin, Twitter, or even their personal blogs, people who are unafraid to speak up boldly and drive our industry onward.
Disclaimer: Nimdzi Insights employees are excluded from the Localization Influencer Watchlist.
As a result, in 2020 we initially collected over 100 profiles of various industry experts. Out of those 100 people, the first list of the top 62 language industry influencers was sorted based on their influence on social media — with the baseline for consideration being their total combined social outreach in the number of followers (above 1,500). This year we’ve updated our list of influencers with the latest information on what the people are up to and added more than four dozen new names.
The Watchlist contains publicly available information about the influencers — their current roles and organizations, the combined total number of followers the influencers have on both Twitter and LinkedIn, and finally links to their pages or blogs for your convenience, so you can reach out to them.
The Nimdzi Localization Influencer Watchlist
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Image
Name
Social media reach
Organization
Position
Links to profiles
1
Adam Asnes
6.1
Lingoport
CEO
2
Adam Wooten
11.0
MIIS
Associate Professor of Translation & Localization Management; Co-Founder at AccuLing
3
Ady Coulibaly
1.6
Bolingo
Operations Manager; LocLunch Ambassador
4
Aki Ito
4.7
LocalizationGuy LLC
CEO, Chief Consultant
5
Alessandra Binazzi
2.5
ASICS Digital
Head of Global Localization
6
Alexander Drechsel
6.1
European Parliament
Public Relations Officer
7
Alexander C. Gansmeier
3.0
Konferenzdolmetscher Munchen
Member, Conference Interpreter (MA) for German/English
Alina Birsan
4.8
AB Language Solutions
Founding Manager; Vice President of ELIA; LocLunch Ambassador
9
Allison McDougall
4.3
G3 Translate
Executive Vice President; Board Member and professional adviser at Women in Localization
Anastasia Kozukhova
2.9
AK Translating
Owner
11
Andrey Moiseev
18.9
Cifrum, subsidiary of Rosatom, Rosatom Global
Director for Development of Digitalization Methodology
12
Andrzej Nedoma
10.0
XTRF Translation Management Systems
Co-Founder and CEO
13
Andy Andersen
3.4
AppLocalization.io
International Growth Consultant
14
Anna Schlegel
19.9
Procore Technologies
Vice-President of Product, International and Globalization
15
Annette Lawlor
7.3
Lion People Global
Founder, L10n People/Director
Anne-Marie Colliander Lind
8.7
Inkrease Consulting AB
Business consultant and CEO
17
Anu Carnegie-Brown
3.0
Sandberg Translation Partners Ltd
Managing Director
Balazs Kis
2.4
MemoQ
Co-CEO
19
Barry Olsen
8.6
Kudo; MIIS
Vice President of Client Success; Professor
20
Britta Aagaard
3.0
Semantix
Chief Business Officer; Member of the Language Industry Expert Group (LIND) of the European Commission
Bruno Herrmann
6.2
IQVIA
Director of Localization Operations; Member Of The Board Of Advisors at LT-in
Caloã de Sa Gouvea
2.1
Translation Back Office
Business Development Manager; LocLunch Ambassador
23
Carrie Livermore Fisher
1.9
Subway
Manager of Globalization Services; Americas GEO Manager at Women in Localization
24
Catherine Christaki
14.9
Lingua Greca Translations
Greek Localization Specialist; Americas GEO Manager at Women in Localization
Cecilia Enbäck
2.4
Translator Scandinavia AB
Owner and Managing Director, Conference Organizer of Nordic Translation Industry Forum