Russian
Primary active language for conference interpreting and public communication.
32+ years
professional interpreting experience
EN / RU / UA
working language combination
Oireachtas
parliamentary interpreting in Ireland
Professional profile
Conference interpreting shaped by preparation, pressure and people.
LingvoSpeak is the professional practice of Viktor Kozyrev, a senior conference interpreter and multilingual communication specialist based in Ireland since 2022.
Viktor has worked across international conferences, governmental meetings, corporate events, healthcare settings and humanitarian operations, where accuracy, neutrality, confidentiality and cultural sensitivity are not optional extras.
- Registered self-employed in Ireland under the LingvoSpeak name.
- Registered associate member of the Irish Translators' and Interpreters' Association, with a public ATII profile .
- Founder and former director of LingvoSpeak Translation Agency, coordinating interpreter and technical teams for complex multilingual events.
- Currently completing a BA (Hons) in Counselling & Psychotherapy in Ireland, strengthening trauma-informed communication and active listening.
Language combination
English, Russian and Ukrainian in both conference and human settings.
The combination supports public meetings, expert exchanges, refugee response work, training, negotiations and remote or hybrid conferences.
English
Active interpreting language for international conferences and Irish assignments.
Ukrainian
Used for Ukrainian to English and Ukrainian to Russian interpreting assignments.
English to Russian
Russian to English
Ukrainian to English
Ukrainian to Russian
Services
Interpreting support for rooms where nuance moves quickly.
Available for in-person, remote and hybrid assignments across Ireland and international event formats.
Simultaneous interpreting
Booth and RSI delivery for conferences, congresses, panels, plenaries and online events.
Consecutive interpreting
Meetings, negotiations, site visits, trainings and healthcare settings where clarity and rapport matter.
Parliamentary and diplomatic
Politically sensitive environments requiring neutrality, precision and disciplined preparation.
Healthcare and humanitarian
Communication support in clinical, refugee response and vulnerable-person contexts.
Selected experience
From parliament to cybersecurity conferences.
Houses of the Oireachtas
Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting for high-profile parliamentary and governmental events, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to the Houses of the Oireachtas on 6 April 2022.
HSE Refugee Medical Centre
Staff interpreter and translator supporting Ukrainian refugees, GP consultations, healthcare assessments, documentation and care coordination.
LingvoSpeak Translation Agency
Founder and director, coordinating teams of conference interpreters and technical specialists for multilingual international events and hybrid conferences.
International conferences
Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting for corporate, scientific, technology, finance, legal, educational and motivational conferences.
Clients and subject matter
Deep subject preparation across technical and public-facing fields.
Viktor's international conference experience spans technology, cybersecurity, telecommunications, finance, oil and gas, mining, automotive, pharma, legal and corporate governance.
Microsoft
Apple
Google
SAP
Intel
Siemens
Symantec
Procter & Gamble
Johnson & Johnson
Kaspersky Labs
Jaguar Land Rover
Nissan
Honeywell
Semrush
PHDays
Zero Nights
CyberCrimeConference
BIS Summit
High-profile interpreting contexts
Experience with speakers audiences remember.
The portfolio includes interpretation for international public figures, business leaders, scientists, authors, artists and motivational speakers, including Tony Robbins events since 2014 and assignments involving Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Gere and Senator Barack Obama.
Selected speaker contexts also include technology, science and culture figures such as Jack Ma, Eric Schmidt, Kevin Mitnick, Nobel laureates David Gross and James Watson, and major jazz artists including Chick Corea and Bobby McFerrin.
In the booth
Real booth work, not stock imagery.
These selected booth photographs show live simultaneous interpreting in conference rooms and technical setups, where timing, focus and sound discipline matter.
Training and professional development
Interpreting with technical fluency and human sensitivity.
Healthcare Interpreting Practice
Dublin City University, Ireland, 2025.
QQI Level 6 Training Delivery
Train the Trainer qualification through DCM Learning, Ireland, 2025.
BA (Hons) Counselling & Psychotherapy
In progress at ICHAS, Ireland, with placement experience in Dublin.
Community response
Founder and community coordinator of Vola Enable CLG, supporting Ukrainian refugees and people with disabilities in Ireland.
Contact
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