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Professional Conference Interpreters
FION YANG
About Fion
Fion boasts over a decade of experience in simultaneous, consecutive, and conference interpretation. Her expertise spans various sectors, including banking/finance, investment, automotive, energy, sustainable development, cybersecurity, medicine and healthcare, heavy machinery, technology, and film production. Whether at high-level leader discussions and major events in the City of London, or executive training courses at the University of Cambridge, she handles them appropriately.
Before becoming a professional translator, Fion was a trained journalist for publications such as The Economic Observer and The Investor. She was involved in language service during several significant occasions, including the Shanghai World Expo. At a translation company, she gained extensive experience in written translation and project localisation, contributing to major projects for companies such as Volkswagen and SKF.
Fion excels at combining sharp insights with deep interpreting expertise, using 'empowering the informed through language' as her guiding principle. She brings the shared values of journalism and communication into her everyday work.
Professional Skillset
Simultaneous interpreting
Conference interpreting
Consecutive interpreting
English language training
Working Language
English
Mandarin Chinese
Track Record Selection
Bilateral Relations & G2G Dialogues
UK-China Strategic Dialogue
UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue
UK-China Human Rights Dialogue
UK-China Security Dialogue
UK-China Climate Dialogue
China Foreign Minister Wang Yi's meetings with senior UK officials, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Foreign Secretary David Lammy, and National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell
UK-China Track 1.5 Cyber Dialogue
Former Vice Premier of China Liu Yandong's visit to the UK
Former Vice Premier of China Hu Chunhua’s visit to the UK
Former Vice Premier of China Ma Kai’s visit to the UK
Ministerial meetings between HMG and its counterparties from China
UK-China Joint Economic and Trade Committee
High-level Events
China and 16 Central and Eastern European (CEE) Countries (16+1) Leaders’ Summit; attendants include former Premier of China Li Keqiang
CEEC-CHINA 1st Transport Minsters’ Meeting
Hamburg Summit, Hamburg
Lord Mayor’s virtual visit to China, City of London
Financial Leaders Roundtable of Boao Forum for Asia Financial Cooperation Conference
4th Annual Mediation Partners Group Retreat in Ireland
Horasis China Meeting in Portugal
High-level Belt&Road Infrastructure Financing Summit
Interpol leadership's visit to the UK
Global offshore wind
AI Safety Summit 2023 in Bletchley
Mobile World Congress Barcelona
Financial & Professional Service
Chatham House: The Renminbi and the Changing Dynamics of the International Monetary System
City of London Advisory Council for China Annual Meeting
Visit from State Administration of Foreign Exchange
Renminbi Internationalisation and Reform of China's Financial Regulations by City of London
AFCA International Forum for Green Finance (London) & AFCA Green Finance Practice Report 2019 Launching Event
London Stock Exchange meetings and training programmes on capital market, primary/secondary market, AIM, IPO, green finance, ESG.
London Metal Exchange meetings and training programmes on options and futures.
Visits of banks from China, including ICBC, CCB, ABC, Minsheng, GF, CDB, urban commercial banks
Roadshows organised by securities representatives of public companies
Executive & Leadership Training
Executive and management training, MBA and EMBA Programmes at wide range of colleges and departments at the University of Cambridge, University of Oxford and ESCP Paris.
Clients include Chinese provincial governments, major banks and financial institutions, state-owned and private companies, hospitals and healthcare organization, and leading universities from mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Topics include sustainable leadership, strategy, management, innovation, fashion brand management, investment and financing, capital markets, investment banking, wealth management, asset management, policy setting, the Cambridge ecosystem, Bitcoin and blockchain, fintech and online payments, commodity trading, ESG, climate change, circular economy, and green low-carbon transformation.
Others
Medicine & Health -
GSK World Epilepsy Day Webcast
Medicine & Health -
BSI Roundtable on cosmetics safety assessment participated by National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) of China, European Union Chambers of Commerce in China (European Chamber)
Medicine & Health -
Technical exchange on cosmetics safety assessment and regulation, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control
Medicine & Health -
EAO (European Association of Osseointegration) conference
Science -
The Hippocampus as a Cognitive Map by Nobel Laureate John O’Keefe
Science -
The future of graphene by Nobel Laureate Sir Konstantin Sergeevich Novoselov
Energy -
UK-China Working Level Discussion on Civil Nuclear Cooperation, Department of Energy and Climate Change
Energy -
UK Power and Heating Market training for NDRC, World Bank
Energy -
Seminar on UK Power Market Reform (CfD), Academy of Modern Electric Power Research of North China Electric Power University Modern Electric Power Research Institute
Law -
Visit from High People's Court's of China on China-UK Legal and Judicial Systems
Tech -
Accelerating Innovation: Fostering Collaboration between Incubators and Research and Innovation Centres from UK and China
Film -
Cannes Film Festival
Sports -
UK- China Sporting Events Economy and Best Practices Roundtable, Department of Business and Trade
Automobile -
New model launch for BMW Mini, BYD, Volvo
Building -
China Whole City Green Building Inward Mission to the UK
Tourism -
Partnerships in European Tourism by European Commission
Women's rights -
Chatham House: International Policy Forum on Smart and Fair: Recognizing Women’s Role in Our Economic Future
Professional Background
2024 - Present
Freelance
London, UK
Freelance Conference Interpreter
2015 - 2024
Senior Interpreter
Director of Language Service
KL Communications Ltd
London, UK
[KL Communications is a language service company founded by Dr. Lin Chaolun and headquartered in London. Since the mid-1990s, Dr. Lin has worked in both UK government and non-government sectors, including No.10 Downing Street, the Treasury, and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. His expertise was sought for critical leader-to-leader engagements between China and the UK, where he interpreted for key figures such as Queen Elizabeth II and former Prime Ministers.]
Interpreting and translation
provide Chinese and English interpreting and translation service for clients, including government agencies, large enterprises, and universities.
The Director of language service
responsible for business planning and forecasting; sales performance monitoring; clients enquiries; relation management with key clients; assisting the Director of Operations in staff performance and appraisal.
Training (interpreting)
design and deliver training programs for staff interpreters and suppliers, addressing both professional skills and language proficiency.
Training (Surrey)
oversee the delivery of the Master in Interpreting program at the University of Surrey, UK, covering all aspects from enrollment and administration to teaching.
Content development
design and develop content in both written and audio formats for English language and translation courses. Clients include renowned printing houses in China and English learning platforms.
2012 - 2014
Freelance
Shanghai, China
Freelance Conference Interpreter
2010 - 2012
Translator
Shanghai, China
Yuanpei Translation
Translator and proof-reader
Engaged in projects for major clients and events including Volkswagen and Shanghai Expo