Anna Schlegel
Anna N. Schlegel has a degree in English and German from the University of Barcelona and the Humboldt University. She is the Vice President (Product, International Markets, and Globalization) at Procore Technologies, Inc., a company based in California that provides cloud-based construction software to clients across the globe. In 2020, she was named the Most Influential Women in Technology by the US magazine Analytics Insight, and in 2021 featured as the Most Admired Woman Leader in Business by the international business magazine CIO Look. She was also awarded with the Saint George's Cross for her leading efforts in Technology and Business, considered the highest national distinction awarded to Catalonia.
Anna is the Author of the best seller “Truly Global”. You can learn more from Anna at www.Trulyglobalbusiness.com.
Women in Localization: 2025 Mid-Year State of the Union
Women in Localization expands globally in 2025 with new chapters, mental health programs, and an AI initiative led by women.
The presence of Catalan in language learning apps
Catalan, my language, is again in a sadly paradoxical situation. While it is spoken by 10 million people in the world, is native in parts of four European states, and is the only language with official status in Andorra —which means it is recognized by the United Nations— it suffers discrimination that is difficult to understand either in qualitative or quantitative terms.
The missed chance with Catalan
Catalan is a language that companies seeking to expand their services ignore at their peril.
