Gwenola Walka-Steiner

Conference Interpreter & Translator (AIIC)

German — French — English

Specialised areas:

• Politics & law: inter­na­tio­nal rela­ti­ons, EU, for­eign & secu­ri­ty poli­cy, gover­nan­ce, trans­for­ma­ti­on pro­ces­ses, deve­lo­p­ment coope­ra­ti­on, pro­cu­re­ment, administration
• Environment & ener­gy: was­te & water manage­ment, mobi­li­ty, urban plan­ning, cli­ma­te chan­ge, rene­wa­ble energies
• Business: Employee & manage­ment trai­ning, HR, mar­ke­ting and PR, mar­ket rese­arch, taxa­ti­on & fis­cal poli­cy, the crea­ti­ve economy
• Education & social affairs: edu­ca­ti­on & employ­ment poli­cy, youth affairs, socioeconomics
• Technology: demo­li­ti­on indus­try, con­s­truc­tion & buil­ding mate­ri­als indus­try, trans­port, indus­tri­al plants

Studied inter­pre­ting & trans­la­ting in Germany (Saarland University), Ireland (Dublin City University, Dublin)and in Belgium (Institut supé­ri­eur de tra­duc­teurs et inter­prè­tes ISTI, Brussels). Has been working as a free­lan­ce inter­pre­ter for German, French and English in Germany and inter­na­tio­nal­ly sin­ce 2001. Key acti­vi­ties include accom­pany­ing inter­na­tio­nal dele­ga­ti­ons in Germany and abroad, as well as orga­ni­zing and coor­di­na­ting major inter­na­tio­nal pro­jects, inclu­ding put­ting tog­e­ther inter­pre­ting teams and orga­ni­s­ing the requi­red equipment. 

Member of AIIC, International Association of Conference Interpreters.