The PIC #19 3Cubed Preliminary Rounds brought together 26 groundbreaking innovations!

After three fiercely competitive rounds, the PIC Dragons — Olga Blasco (Lion People Global), Celine Halpert (Canva), and Salvo Giammarresi (Airbnb) — have made their decision.

We’re thrilled to announce the six finalists who will take the stage at the LocWorld54 Finals on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 1:45 PM PDT in Monterey, California.

PIC #19 Finalists:

  1. Sheriff Issaka, African Languages Lab, “MansalLLM: A Unified AI Model for African Language Translation and Localization”
  2. Marina Sánchez Torrón, Smartling, “Code – Not Write – Prompts at Scale for Self-Optimizing AutoLQA”
  3. Gabriel Fairman, Bureau Works, “Articulated Suggestions”
  4. Andreas Ljungström, XTM International, “LLM-driven Diagnostic Quality Estimation with Intelligent Score”
  5. Klaus Fleischmann, Kaleidoscope GmbH, “Model Context Protocol for Terminology Augmented Generation”
  6. Konstantin Savenkov, Intento, “From Translation to Language Governance”

Congratulations to all our finalists!🎉

Be Part of the Action

  • Watch the PIC #19 3Cubed Preliminary Rounds here.
  • Attend the Finals at LocWorld54 and help crown the 2025 “Innovator of the Year – North America” award. Register for LocWorld54 here.
How Voting Works

At the Finals, voting will be a 50/50 split between the PIC Dragons and the live audience, ensuring a result that reflects our core values of fairness and transparency.

📆 Mark your calendar – we’ll see you at the PIC #19 Final in Monterey!