Event
ICCO Financial Committee Meeting
Venues
Brussels – Ivory Coast – Malaysia – Indonesia – Peru – Brazil
Audience
ICCO Delegates and Board Members
Languages
English, French, Spanish
The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) is a global organization for cocoa producing and cocoa consuming member countries. It was established in 1973 and is headquartered in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The organization has 52 member countries on four continents.
For their Financial Committee meeting in June, participants connected from six countries and spoke three different languages. KUDO provided the technology and trained ICCO’s interpreters in the use of the platform.
Communication was fluid at all times, and the meeting ended earlier than scheduled thanks to the added efficiency.
The International Cocoa Organization has its headquarters in Abidjan, in Côte D’Ivoire, in West Africa. But its member states are spread throughout Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia. They also span a large number of languages.
Member state representatives travel occasionally for a few in-person meetings. With a view to increasing their meeting frequency and efficiency, the organization was in search of a solution to allow their members to meet remotely.
They wanted to provide delegates with high-quality audio and video. The proposed solution had to light on bandwidth, as Internet connectivity in some of duty stations is borderline at best.
A few things makes KUDO the perfect solution for this scenario:
KUDO quickly established the requirements and joined ICCO on a call for a sound check and rehearsal. Next, we made sure ICCO interpreters completed KUDO’s online tutorials and joined our team for some hands-on practice.
On the day of the event, delegates and board members were free to engage freely, speaking their own language. No travel incurred, no equipment required. Big savings in time and money. And as a bonus, the meeting was concluded several hours earlier than anticipated.
The next day, KUDO provided ICCO with the recorded versions in English, French and Spanish of all sessions, for record keeping.
The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) is an inter-governmental organization established in 1973 under the auspices of the United Nations and operating within the framework of successive International Cocoa Agreements.
Located in Abidjan – Ivory Coast, ICCO was established in 1973 to put into effect the first International Cocoa Agreement which was negotiated in Geneva at a United Nations International Cocoa Conference.
“By using KUDO, we were able to ensure a more inclusive and truly global event that brought together a range of speakers and participants and facilitated a diverse level of engagement and representation.”
“For large events like this, the turnaround time for getting answers to technical questions is crucial. The support we received from the KUDO team in this regard was excellent.”
“Accessing live interpretation from KUDO in Microsoft Teams made it possible for our company to navigate the new hybrid work environment seamlessly. But most importantly, it helped us ensure we could maintain inclusive and seamless communication internally given the bilingual context we operate under in Belgium”
“Thanks to Hopin’s integration with KUDO, language wasn’t a barrier. KUDO supported live interpretation, ensuring attendees from around the world could enjoy the conference’s content live and in their local languages.”
“We chose KUDO for the seamless live interpretation feature and the training and support provided by their amazing staff.”
“KUDO enabled us to significantly increase the number of participants in our meetings and made it possible for faraway countries to actively participate in decision-making.”
“KUDO delivered good quality multilingual translation cost-effectively. Our participants had an excellent experience as the service was intuitive and seamless.”
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