With a career including leadership roles in the software industry, the NGO sector and most recently in a UN Specialized Agency, Mirko Plitt is one of the language industry’s thought-leading practitioners with the broadest perspective on the effective use of language technology in real-life settings. As the Multilingualism Lead at the WHO Academy, Mirko oversaw the implementation of a global healthcare elearning localization service from concept to scaled-up operation, with the help of a team of senior language specialists located around the globe. In this role, he was also responsible for the WHO-wide elearning accessibility strategy. Mirko has developed and integrated state-of-the-art translation tools, voice systems, and glossaries for various domains and languages, winning the 2018 TAUS Innovation Award for a web-based per-sentence voice translation system. He is also widely recognized as a pioneer of machine translation post-editing and of human quality control of AI output. Mirko is passionate about leveraging technology to bridge language divides and empower people to access and share knowledge.