The PIC #20 3Cubed Preliminary Rounds brought together 27 amazing innovations!

After three fiercely competitive rounds, the PIC Dragons — Tommaso Rossi (Spotify), Veronique Ozkaya (DataMundi), and Peter Reynolds (memoq) — have made their decision. 

We’re thrilled to announce the six finalists who will take the stage at the LocWorld55 Finals on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 1:45 PM BST in Dublin, Ireland

PIC #20 Finalists:

  1. Sara Basile, XTM International, “XTM Express: Instant Document Translation with Intelligent Routing”
  2. George Zhao, VideoLocalize Inc., “Zero-Upfront-Cost AI Video Localize solution for Global Video Libraries”
  3. Henrique Cabral, wxrks, “AI as an Engine for Human Opportunity”
  4. Rinaldo Dieziger, WE ARE VERY, Inc., “Multilingual Editor”
  5. Miklós Urbán, Phrase, “Precision robotics for language: Surgical word-craft in a self-improving system”
  6. Tom Bridges, CaptionHub, “Timbra Link: Plug-and-play hardware device for real-time multilingual captioning and translation in live events”

Congratulations to all our finalists!🎉

Be Part of the Action

  • Watch the PIC #20 3Cubed Preliminary Rounds here.
  • Attend the Finals at LocWorld55 and help crown the 2026 “Innovator of the Year – Europe award. Register for LocWorld55 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.

The PIC is organized by Marina Pantcheva (RWS), Dave Ruane (Lion People Global), and Jefferson Clark (LocWorld). 

📆 Mark your calendar – we’ll see you at the PIC #20 Final in Dublin´s fair city!