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October is Financial Planning Month, which makes it the perfect time for organisations to look at compliance not only as a legal requirement but as a financial safeguard. Today, we want to focus on Bill 96, an Act that carries very real costs — from fines and reputational damage to lost tenders — but it also presents an opportunity to invest in processes that protect long-term profitability and operational efficiency.

Bill 96 — officially An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec — makes French the clear default in business and public life. The latest updates bring tougher enforcement, new documentation rules, and operational changes that organisations with 25 or more employees now need firmly in place to stay compliant in Canada’s largest province.

For many, the most surprising aspect is how widely it applies. You don’t need a registered office in Montréal or Québec City to fall within its scope. If you employ staff in Québec, sell to Québec consumers, or partner with Québec-based businesses, these rules are likely to apply — whether your headquarters are in Toronto, Vancouver, London, New York, or elsewhere.

Artificial Intelligence is no longer a futuristic dream. It’s the technology behind the captions you see on streaming platforms, the chatbots that answer your questions instantly, and the voice assistants that help you set reminders or translate a phrase when you’re abroad. In recent years, AI has begun to play a central role in how people connect, work, learn, and share information.

Imagine you are organising a cutting-edge hybrid summit. Your speakers are industry leaders, your platform is seamless, and your marketing campaign has reached audiences across continents. On the day of the event, hundreds of attendees attend online and onsite — from Zurich to São Paulo to Tokyo. Yet, as the sessions unfold, something feels off.

A noticeable portion of the audience drops off early. Engagement is minimal. Post-event feedback highlights "confusion" and "language issues." Others simply leave no comment at all.

We call this the Multilingual Event Paradox: the demand for multilingual communication in global business events has never been higher, yet awareness of accessible, scalable solutions remains surprisingly low. The result? A significant missed opportunity for engagement, inclusivity, and business growth.

As multilingual participation becomes a standard, organisations across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East are increasingly planning meetings and events for diverse, global audiences. Whether coordinating regional webinars, internal town halls, or large-scale conferences, teams are being asked to engage participants across languages and borders. Yet even as formats evolve, one element is often overlooked: language access. When it's missing, the result isn't just a gap in understanding — it can directly affect participation, engagement, and business outcomes.

At Interprefy, we work alongside leading event organisers across the Middle East and APAC, and we see this pattern emerge time and again. Ambitious formats. Brilliant speakers. Expansive reach. But no or little multilingual support. According to our latest research, one in three event organisers in these regions still don’t provide any form of real-time speech translation or interpretation.

There’s no denying it — work has changed, permanently. These days, it’s common for a single project team to span three or four time zones. One team member might log in from London, another from Warsaw, and another from Cape Town or Singapore. The era of fixed offices and face-to-face collaboration is fading fast. In its place, we now have something more flexible, more borderless — and far more complex.

The U.S. Attorney General memorandum  from July 14, 2025, has marked a turning point in the country’s approach to multilingual government communication. The document, which implements Executive Order 14,224, designating English as the official language of the United States, introduces guidance for federal agencies to scale back translation and interpretation services.

While this policy is U.S.-centric and primarily affects public sector operations, its ripple effects are global, particularly for international businesses, legal teams, event organisers, and customer service leaders who operate in or with the U.S.

Multilingual meetings and events have become a standard part of global business. Expectations for accessibility and inclusion continue to rise, and so do the challenges for event organisers and planners, project managers, event coordinators and anyone involved in the preparation of a global event; especially when it comes to managing multilingual services across formats, time zones, and budget constraints. Therefore, whether you're hosting internal training sessions, live webinars, or multi-language conferences, finding a cost-effective way to manage interpretation across multiple events can be a real hurdle.

That’s where Interprefy Plans come in. Instead of locking organisations into a rigid, standardised approach, they offer a flexible way to plan and budget for options that match your needs, not just your next event.

Your company is planning a hybrid event, an all-hands meeting, or a public webcast — but have you considered how accessible your communication really is?

With the European Accessibility Act (EAA) coming into effect on 28 June 2025, many organisations are facing a new reality: accessibility is no longer optional — it’s now a legal obligation.  And that includes how you deliver live audio, video, and spoken content across all channels.

From live captions to translated subtitles, ensuring your event or meeting complies with the EAA might sound complex — but it doesn’t have to be. Language technology companies such as Interprefy are already helping companies like yours meet these new standards with ease by offering full support and solutions that span from remote simultaneous interpretation (including sign language interpretation) to AI speech translation and live captions in real-time in over 6,000 language combinations.

You’re preparing a regional update or an international team meeting in Google Meet, but not everyone speaks the same language. Sound familiar?

Google Meet introduced AI speech translation in May 2025 during its beta rollout at Google I/O 2025, complementing its existing AI-powered captions. This addition represents both a significant step forward and a direct response to the growing demand for real-time translation in everyday video calls.

But this new feature is still in the initial phase and only covers a pair of languages (English <> Spanish). Therefore, if you’re planning a high-stakes meeting, a multilingual town hall, or a global product launch, this built-in tool alone might not cut it. That’s where professional interpretation services and external language solutions like Interprefy come in — giving you the flexibility, support, and quality you need to connect across languages.