An opportunity for Student and Junior Associate members to put their questions to experienced professionals.
Embarking on a freelance career can feel both exciting and daunting. If you are just setting out as a freelance translator or interpreter (or are planning to take the leap soon) you probably have lots of questions about how to build your business and avoid common pitfalls along the way.
Following on from the success of our previous Ask me anything sessions, we are re-running this event again with a different panel, so even if you have attended previously it will be worth attending again as you'll hear different experiences and perspectives.
The one-hour Q&A session, open exclusively to ITI Student and Junior Associate members, will give you the opportunity to quiz our expert panel of established ITI members. They all have experience of launching and establishing successful freelance careers and they'll be able to answer all your burning questions - from practical advice on getting started, to expert tips on thriving in the profession.
The informal, interactive session is designed to offer you valuable insights into navigating the highs and lows that come with being a freelance translator or interpreter. Our industry experts are keen to support the next generation of professionals and they are looking forward to sharing their extensive knowledge on the realities of building a successful and resilient freelance business.
So, don’t be shy. Have your questions ready and make the most of this opportunity to learn from your ITI colleagues who have all been in your shoes.




Lloyd Bingham MITI is a translator, editor and content writer, trading as capital content in Cardiff. He works from Dutch, German, French and Spanish into English. With 15 years in the game, he specialises in marketing, business, technology and education domains. Lloyd is Vice-Chair of the UK's Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) and a seasoned conference speaker on selling the value of human-driven translation.

Katie has studied and lived in the Algarve, Grenoble and Southampton. She holds the Diploma in Public Service Interpreting in Law and is also a Fellow of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting as well as a Chartered Linguist.
Besides interpreting, Katie also operates as a tourist guide and teaches at the University of Southampton. Katie has thus managed to combine her love for languages & communication with history & heritage.

Kate Sotejeff-Wilson (PhD UCL 2005) midwifes texts for academics and the arts. She translates into and edits in English at KSW Translations and runs Ridge Writing Retreats. Her recent translations include Esa Kirkkopelto’s Logomimesis (Routledge 2024) from Finnish and Regina Töpfer’s Negotiating Childlessness in the Middle Ages (Arc Humanities Press 2025) and Ingeborg Zechner’s Franz Waxman: Between Film Music and the Concert Hall (Routledge 2026) from German. With Wendy Baldwin and Joana Zozimo, she co-edited Women Writing Socially in Academia: Dispatches from Writing Rooms (Palgrave 2024).