Chair: Rian Schwarz and Carlo Eugeni
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Venue: Adelphi Hotel Liverpool, Sefton room
Monday 27th July 2026, 09.00-13.00Chair: Rian Schwarz-van Poppel
KeynoteAndrew Hill - Financial Times The Case for Shorthand in the Age of AI
ShorthandJari Niittuinperä, Finnish Shorthand Association The Significance of Shorthand in the Early Finnish Society
ShorthandBoris Neubauer, Aachen University of Applied Science The Note-Taking System of Consecutive Interpreters - a Multilingual Shorthand System?
Discussion
Coffee break
SkillsChristian Dabeh T. Clerigo, PhilSteno Reporting without Barriers: Philippine Court Reporting in a Global Context
SkillsLaura van den Boogaard & Erik P.J. Vrinds, House of Representatives of the Netherlands Crafting Craftsmanship: Selecting and Training Parliamentary Reporters in the Netherlands
SkillsTang Ji Research on the Deep Integration of Chinese Stenography Skills and the Cultivation of Court Clerks
SkillsRachel Artis, Sopherim & Associates LLC Bridging Continents: Bringing Stenographic Standards to Emerging Markets
Audiovisual AccessibilityGiacomo Pirelli, onA.I.R. Intersteno Italia Analysis and Comparison between Automatic Subtitles and the Ones Made by Subtitlers in Italian Language on the Mobile Phones and Computers: Updating with AI Technologies, Quality and Contest
Audiovisual AccessibilityPaula Hernandez Burguete, Cardenal Herrera University Designing Accessible Speech-to-Text Content: Insights from User-Centered Research with Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Closing
Tuesday 28th July 2026, 09.00-12.30Chair: Carlo Eugeni
ASR PerformanceAna Luísa Reis, Portuguese Parliament Interpreting Chaos: Observations on STAAR’s Performance in Complex Speech Scenarios
ASR PerformanceYeonhwan Choi, Korea Steno The Effect of Computer-Aided Stenography in Korea
ASR PerformanceTatsuya Kawahara, Kyoto University How do We Transcribe Dialect Speech in Parliamentary Recordings?
ASR PerformanceMax van Winden, House of Representatives of the Netherlands Improving Dutch ASR Transcripts through Rule-Based Post-Processing
AgencyLiao Qing The Irreplaceability of Stenography Technology Advantages in Judicial Support Positions
AgencyEero Voutilainen, Parliament of Finland What Is the Role of Humans when Using AI in Professional Reporting?
AgencyKatrien Van Mulders, Flemish Parliament AI-Supported Parliamentary Reporting: There’s More to AI than Meets the Eye
AgencyFabio Angeloni and Paolo Antonio Michela Zucco, Senate of the Republic of Italy Hybrid Transcription Systems and Parliamentary Reporting: an Evaluation Study
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