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Experts in the Industry: Cat Akana, Managing Director of Blue Planet Multicultural

by Sarah Dillon

Cat Akana is Managing Director of Blue Planet Multicultural and teaches at a university affiliated to the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Prior to founding Blue Planet Multicultural in 2005, Cat lived in Japan for seven years and also travelled widely, working in management, sales and marketing, logistics, publishing, education, teacher training and translation. She has a degree in modern languages from Salford University and is currently studying for a Masters in Education for Sustainability. On Saturday 16th May, Cat will be speaking about how major global challenges affect translators and interpreters.

Check out the rest of the ITI Conference programme here. [Read more…]

Last updated: 8 May, 2009 by Sarah Dillon. Filed Under: Real-life translators (5 Qs) Tagged With: business owners, environment, Institute of Translators and Interpreters, ITI Conference, Real-life translators (5 Qs), Salford University