Design-driven startups + i18n FTW!

This time around we are proud to announce two brilliant speakers from our friendly neighbours in the east. Can Kilicbay and Andreas Petterson will both fly over from Stockholm to our aid on a day where we recover from the excesses of “Syttende Mai”. They’ll inspire and educate us with two great talks.

Anders Pettersson is a Content Manager at River, a digital agency in Stockholm. He was born in Finland, raised in Sweden, and has lived in Italy and Belgium, and he speaks five languages. Anders has a Master's Degree in Communication Studies from the University of Bologna, and has worked with communication in both the private and public sector, with one example being the Council of the European Union in Brussels.

The talk is about how to best create multilingual websites, so that a website becomes as accessible as possible, no matter the language of the user. Anders gives personal examples on styles of communication from countries he has lived in - Sweden, Finland, Italy and Belgium - to show what to take into consideration when creating multilingual websites. The talk also gives practical advice and tips on multilingual accessibility.

Can Kilicbay is the Co-founder & Product Designer at Common Ground Design Studio.
Can –pronounced as Djan–, has been working with companies from Fintech to Telecom. Such as Klarna, Nordnet, Atlas Copco and Rebtel. He helped to design their products while leading design teams. Now, he is running his design studio, with his partners to inspire and help their clients.

Can will be speaking about how to build a design driven product in Startups and growing companies. But with a twist.