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Simultaneous interpreters for the international Shaping AI conference of the bpb

Simultaneous interpreting in three languages for a conference of the Federal Agency for Civic Education

Stage of the international Shaping AI conference of the Federal Agency for Civic Education in Berlin with the audience in the hall

Project data

Event Type

Conference

Format

On-site

Industry/Sector

Civic education and artificial intelligence

Event Host

Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut

Scope of Services

Simultaneous interpreting of the two-day conference in three language combinations

Languages

German, English and Brazilian Portuguese

Delivery

Interpreting teams live on site in Berlin

Number of participants

100

The task

On 15 and 16 June 2026, the German Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) and the Goethe-Institut hosted the international conference “Shaping AI: Ethics, Power, Responsibility – International perspectives on AI and structural discrimination” in Berlin. 100 participants from Germany and abroad spent two days discussing how artificial intelligence and structural discrimination are connected. To make sure everyone could follow the talks and discussions, the conference was to be interpreted simultaneously between German, English and Brazilian Portuguese. The topics called for particular care: ethics, power structures and discrimination can only be conveyed appropriately with precise and sensitive language.

Our solution

We provided experienced interpreting teams for all language combinations, working on site in Berlin on both days of the conference. Beforehand, we had thoroughly familiarised ourselves with the terminology of AI, ethics and anti-discrimination. This allowed all participants to follow the talks and discussions in their own language and to take part without a language barrier.