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