The 2nd International Olive Oil Conference-Festival, or Elia Lesvos Confest 2024, took place this year, and Podium was there to provide high-level interpreting services. This year’s conference, which is set to become an institution, took place in one of Lesvos’s most productive villages, Papados in Gera, at the emblematic venue of the Vranas Olive Press-Museum.…
We recently had the pleasure of providing linguistic services at a meeting of Adidas executives from SE Europe, which took place in Greece. The event was curated by Event Plus, who once again selected the Podium team for reliable interpreting services. The meeting was highlighted by the presence of Giorgos Pomashki, coach to Olympic medallist…
Podium attended the lecture given by Italian philosopher Massimo Cacciari, and provided interpreting services from Italian to Greek and vice versa. The famous Italian thinker was invited to Greece by the Italian Cultural Institute of Athens and the School of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. In the packed lecture hall of…
Both translation companies and individual translators have often had to deal with potential clients pushing for a quick delivery, using various arguments, ranging from “how long can it take, it’s only three pages”, to “I would do it myself in a couple of hours, but I’m swamped with other stuff…” So how long does a…
Unlike translation, which involves transferring written texts from one language to another, interpreting is exclusively about oral communication. Over time, the increasing need for human communication and the breaking down of geographical barriers through the development of technology bring about ongoing changes to the field of interpreting. As things stand today, we can distinguish between…
Once again this year, Podium was called to the set of the most highly rated and popular competition in Greece: MasterChef. Now in its 7th season on-air, MasterChef welcomed famous French chef Alain Parodi, and Podium was there during filming to provide interpreting services from French into Greek and vice versa. Podium’s cooperation with the…
A special ceremony was held at the Piraeus Port Authority, for the welcoming and name-giving of two (2) new fire-fighting vessels for the Fire Department; the event was attended by the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Vassilis Kikilias. Podium was there to provide technical equipment and interpreting…
Podium had the pleasure and honour of providing interpreting services for the International Conference on the Reconstruction of Ukraine, which took place in Athens, and specifically at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the presence of the Minister, Mr G. Gerapetritis. The event was attended by senior executives from the Ministries of Education, Health, Infrastructure…
Dr Kati Kivinen, co-Curator of the Helsinki Biennial 2025, presented a lecture titled “Art on an Island / Island as a Shelter”, at the Greek National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST). The popular art historian and Head of Exhibitions at the Helsinki Art Museum in Finland, referred to the Helsinki Biennial’s ambitions in relation to…
Podium provided interpreting services for a conference titled: “Environmental impact assessment and large birds of prey”, organized by the Forest Management Division of the General Directorate of Forests and Forest Environment, Ministry of the Environment and Energy. The conference was organized in the framework of the LIFE Bonelli eastMed project “Conservation & Management of the…