XL8’s EventCAT Nominated for EGA’s Hermes Awards 2025
XL8’s EventCAT is nominated for the Hermes Technical Achievement Award by EGA, recognizing its AI-driven real-time translation. Winners will be announced on April 3, 2025, in Los Angeles.
San Jose, CA (February 13, 2025) – XL8 is honored and proud to announce that our advanced AI-driven localization platform, EventCAT, has been nominated for the Hermes Technical Achievement Award by the Entertainment Globalization Association (EGA)! This nomination highlights our continued innovation in AI-driven real-time translation and localization solutions for global events, conferences, and live broadcasts.
We are pleased to be recognized alongside our esteemed colleagues at TransPerfect, and Deepdub, all of whom have also been named as finalists in this category.
The Hermes Awards celebrate excellence in global storytelling and are the industry's first globally peer-reviewed awards. This nomination is a testament to XL8’s mission of revolutionizing localization through AI, ensuring that language is never a barrier to communication in an increasingly interconnected world.
EventCAT enables event organizers, broadcasters, and content creators to deliver seamless, high-quality multilingual experiences in real-time. By leveraging AI-powered speech-to-text and machine translation, EventCAT empowers global audiences to engage with live content in their preferred language, breaking down barriers and fostering more inclusive, real-time, communication worldwide.
We look forward to celebrating with all the nominees and industry colleagues at the awards ceremony! This recognition underscores XL8’s commitment to AI innovation in localization, bridging linguistic gaps and enhancing accessibility for global audiences. The winners of the Hermes Awards will be announced at the awards show, which will be held in-person on April 3, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA.
A full list of the 2025 Hermes Award Nominees is available here.
