Speakers & Programme

The Polyglot Conference is officially recognised under the banner of UNESCO’s Decade of Indigenous Languages. In order to celebrate this fully, we will also offer a taste of local cultures and languages.

The Polyglot Conference in 2023 will return to the country where it all began 10 years ago: Hungary. We will be back in Budapest once again to celebrate the languages and cultures of the region as usual. As this is the 10th anniversary, we will also look to have the most diverse range of topics and speakers, so we can really celebrate our origins and our path into the future as a truly global community.

We are looking to organise language courses ahead of the conference itself. We will also arrange for events to take place throughout the week leading up tthe conference with local stakeholders, our partners and sponsors, as well as on Sunday 29th October after the conference itself has ended.

We will have activities all day available for you to enjoy on 27th and 28th October with various presentations, workshops, language practice sessions and time to make new friends!

Additional costs apply for activities marked with the asterisk (*) and a separate sign-up will be necessary.

Building communities online with polyglot content — Jo Franco

I’ve made content for over a decade, and have built global audiences that are diverse in all regards. Recently, I built a 21 day language challenge on Instagram where I was able to get people all over the internet excited about language learning through daily journal prompts, and challenges I’d not only post, but complete myself. It created a chain of language learning, inclusion, and community. I believe that we can bridge the gap of xenophobia and cultural ignorance through language learning, but it needs to be made fun and engaging. That’s what I’m on a mission to accomplish.