Languages & Business - The Conference

Is your firm involved in international business? If so, are you sure your employees are ready to meet the demands of the international marketplace? Today, more than ever before, foreign language knowledge and intercultural competences are an economic factor in international competition. The LANGUAGES & BUSINESS Conference brings companies, training providers, and trainers together to deal with these issues and more.

Participating in the seventh conference on foreign languages and international business communication will ensure that you know what your firm has to do to equip your employees to succeed in international competition. You will also discover and have the chance to discuss how the training market in foreign languages has evolved. Perhaps most important, you will learn what both trainers and corporate human resources experts see as making a difference in enabling firms to achieve worldwide.

In seminars, lectures, and workshops, practical examples will clearly demonstrate how foreign languages and intercultural competences can be imparted using approaches that efficiently and effectively meet the specific needs of the target group. The broad spectrum of topics will deal with issues such as language policies in major corporations, intercultural training for project groups, foreign language instruction in vocational or professional training programs, and many more topics of direct relevance.

With contributions from numerous European countries and an international audience, LANGUAGES & BUSINESS 2008 will give you an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas and experience with other professionals in an environment that transcends national borders. All presenters come from business and industry or renowned training institutions.

The exhibition that accompanies the conference provides you the possibility to engage in direct contact and dialogue with both conference members and leading providers in the field of language training. The processes of making new contacts and networking will be facilitated by the event’s pleasant ambiance and relaxed professional atmosphere.