Andrew Bredenkamp

Andrew Bredenkamp has extensive work experience in various organizations and roles. Andrew is currently serving as the Chair and CEO of CLEAR Global, a position they have held since June 2021. In addition to this role, they are also the Chair at CLEAR Global since May 2021.

Furthermore, Andrew worked as a Coach at Innosuisse from March 2022 onwards.

Andrew has also been a Scientific Advisory Board Member at ADAPT Centre since January 2015.

Before that, Andrew held several positions at Acrolinx, starting as Founder & CEO in February 2002 and transitioning to a Board Member role in January 2020 until June 2022.

From March 2010 to May 2021, Andrew served as the Chair of Translators without Borders.

Andrew has also been an Entrepreneur Mentor at Impact Hub Lagos in November and December 2020.

Prior to these roles, Andrew was the Head of Technology Transfer, Language Technology Lab at DFKI from March 1997 to December 2001.

Andrew also worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Essex from March 1995 to March 1997.

Andrew Bredenkamp has a comprehensive education history, with degrees in various fields of study. Andrew pursued their Bachelor of Arts degree in Translation at the University of Westminster from 1982 to 1987. Following this, they obtained a Master of Arts degree in Technical Translation from the same university in 1987 and continued their education with a Master of Arts degree in Linguistics from UCL between 1989 and 1991. Andrew then pursued a PhD in Artificial Intelligence - Natural Language Processing at the University of Essex from 1992 to 1996. In addition to these formal degrees, they also attended Utrecht University in 1992-1993, Université Paul Valéry - Montpellier III in 1984, and Leipzig University in 1983, although no specific degrees or fields of study are mentioned for these institutions.