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Behind the Scenes: How Conference Interpreters Bring Award Ceremonies to Life

20 March 2025, 18:00 EDT (via Zoom)

 

Have you ever wondered how the biggest award ceremonies in the world are translated into multiple languages live? Then join us for a vibrant roundtable discussion exploring the vital role of conference interpreting in prestigious international award ceremonies and global events, such as the Academy Awards, the Grammys and the Emmys, the Global Citizen Festival and interviews with Champions League stars. While celebrating artistic and athletic excellence, these events also showcase the complexities and nuances of communication across diverse cultures and languages to ensure that every moment—from heartfelt acceptance speeches to spontaneous exchanges on stage—is accessible to a global audience. Our panel will discuss how the techniques, best practices and strategies used in these high-stakes environments can be applied to traditional conference interpreting to fulfill our mission of not only conveying words but also capturing and expressing emotions, cultural references, and the essence of each message.

This event will be conducted in Portuguese and is for PLD members only.

 

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

 

Aldo Vidor

Aldo is a professional interpreter with solid experience in simultaneous and consecutive interpreting, including escort interpretation, both in-person and using Remote Simultaneous Interpreting (RSI) tools.

He holds a degree in Conference Interpreting from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), a bachelor’s degree and teaching certification in Geography from the Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas, Universidade de Sao Paulo (FFLCH-USP). Additionally, Aldo has completed courses at renowned institutions such as the University of Edinburgh, in Scotland. He is a member of SINTRA and an effective member of the Associação Profissional de Intérpretes de Conferência (APIC) with the following language combinations: Portuguese (A), English and Spanish (B).

 

Evelise Scapol

Evelise brings over 15 years of experience as a conference interpreter and has been providing simultaneous interpretation for live broadcasts of award ceremonies and interviews since 2016. Her areas of expertise include engineering, information technology, industrial automation, auditing and commissioning in factories and hospitals, logistics, corporate leadership, communication, and entertainment.

Evelise holds a degree in Translation and Interpretation from Universidade Católica de Santos, with a diploma in Conference Interpreting. She is an active member of Associação Profissional de Intérpretes de Conferência (APIC, Professional Conference Interpreters Association) and currently serves on the Association’s board of directors.

 

Maria Regina Pierantoni McCarthy

Email: repieram@gmail.com
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Maria Regina has been a freelance translator and conference interpreter since 1988. One of her specialties as an interpreter is simultaneous interpretation of TV and movie award shows such as the Emmys and the Oscars.
Maria Regina has a Law degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ) and is licensed by the Bar Association of Rio de Janeiro. She also has a degree in Languages (Portuguese and English) from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and Brazilian certification to teach in elementary, middle and high school. After teaching at schools in Rio de Janeiro, in 1986 she moved to the U.S. and started giving private lessons in English and Portuguese.
In 2010, Maria Regina attended the Graduate Language Training Program at The Ohio State University (OSU) and where she was a lecturer of Portuguese from 2010 to 2012. Currently she is a Portuguese teacher at the United Nations International School (UNIS), hired by the Consulate General of Brazil in New York.

 

Marly Moro

Marly has been a conference interpreter and translator for over 20 years and has vast experience in several areas of knowledge and industries. She has more than 2,000 days of conference interpreting in a myriad of sectors, such as medicine, technology, finance and marketing. Marly also translated for the winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, Paul Krugman.
Marly has a BS in Civil Engineering, having worked for IBM and with excellent knowledge of technical fields and their respective terminologies.
Marly is certified by the American Translators Association (ATA) and is a full member of the Professional Conference Interpreters Association (APIC), and of the Brazilian Association of Translation and Interpretation (ABRATES). She was certified in Australia from 2010 through 2013, having lived in Sydney in 2010 working as a professional translator and interpreter certified by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI).
Some examples of Marly’s long-term projects during her career as a professional interpreter are listed below:
• Interpreting during the complete process of acquisition of a truck dumper for a paper and pulp industry.
• Simultaneous interpretation during the Grammys and the Global Citizen Festival broadcasting by Warner Bros.
• Simultaneous interpretation during the entire certification process for Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM) and World Class Manufacturing (WCM) in consumer goods industry.
• Interpreting during an assessment visit of the Committee for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to evaluate the results of a subsidized project by the UN to eliminate emissions of CFC greenhouse gases.
• Interpreting during the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of a Brazilian Digital Bank, including several visits to American investment institutions under the coordination of renowned financial institutions, such as Credit Suisse and Bank of America.
• Translation and interpretation services during the entire establishment process of an American company in Brazil, operating in the industry of telecommunications switches.
• Live interpretation for the E! channel Red Carpet interviews during the Award season, including, the Oscars and the Golden Globes.

 

Mauro Moser

Mauro Moser is an Italian conference interpreter based in São Paulo, Brazil. He works with Italian, Portuguese, English, German, and Spanish. With extensive experience in broadcast interpreting, he collaborates with various TV channels in Brazil, primarily providing simultaneous interpretation for post-match interviews with football players during the UEFA Champions League. Mauro will be sharing insights on the unique challenges of interpreting on television as a panelist in the PLDVox Roundtable – Behind the Scenes: How Conference Interpreters Bring Award Ceremonies to Life.

 

Robert Greathouse

Robert Greathouse is a Brazilian-American bilingual conference interpreter who has interpreted for over 1200 events in a variety of industries. He has been the Portuguese-language interpreter for Max, TNT and Warner Channel since 2018 for the Brazilian broadcasts of award shows such as the Oscars, Grammys, Emmys, Golden Globes and Miss Universe.

 

PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE FOR THIS STIMULATING SESSION!

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