#SignProfConf2025


Meet the Presenters

Stephen Ellis-Menton
Stephen is a registered BSL interpreter based in Southern Spain and one of the co-founders of The Together Conference. With over 20 years of experience across a broad range of domains, he now specialises in VRS/VRI interpreting.
He is a registered member of FILSE (Federación de Intérpretes de Lengua de Signos Española) in Spain, working between Spanish and BSL.
Stephen initially trained as a teacher at Liverpool Hope University, earning a BA Ed (QTS), but later decided to pursue his passion for sign language and retrained as a sign language interpreter.
He has collaborated with various organisations to deliver mentorship programmes and CPD training for interpreters. A qualified assessor, he has been the lead assessor and tutor for the Diploma in Sign Language Interpreting at BSL Interpretations for the past 11 years and teaches several CPD courses.