Agenda

28th – 31st May

3 Contests
3 Keynote Speakers
14 Workshops
1 Panel Discussion!

Saturday 30th May

Time

Main Conference Hall – Akernia

(300 people)

Workshop Room 1 – Abret 

(max 100 people)

Workshop Room 2 – Metropol

(max 100 people)

08:00 – 08:50

Registration

08:50 – 09:15

Official District Welcome

Day 1 & Conference Opening

DD Katia Burdet, PQD Laor Glukhovsky

09:15 – 10:05

Keynote 1 – Sabyasachi Sengupta

10:05 – 10:20 

Break – refresh & connect

10:20 – 11:25

Table Topics Contest 

10:25 – 11:15 : Workshop 1

Your Leadership Toolkit: Six Styles to Strengthen Your Impact 

Tobey Rumack

10:25 – 11:15 : Workshop 2

Embodied Communication: A Stress Management Path to Positive Communication

Michelle Sabatini

11:30 – 12:20

Workshop 3

The T.A.L.K. Framework: Turning Conversations into Connection

Lisa Marie Gelhaus

11:30 – 12:20 : Workshop 4

Triggered! Why We React: and How to Respond with Awareness

Pascal Dricot

11:30 – 12:20 : Workshop 5

Build the Unstoppable C.R.A.Z.Y. Shield: Turn Down the World’s Volume

Vasiliki Xyfteri

12:20 – 13:30 

Lunch Break – eat, refresh & connect

13:30 – 13:35

Welcome back

13:35 – 14:20

Keynote 2 – Francesco Fedele

14:25 – 15:45

Evaluation Contest

14:25 – 15:15 : Workshop 6

Bridges, Not Borders: Cross-Cultural Networking that Lands

Olga Kutsche

14:25 – 15:15 : Workshop 7

Being Memorable: Advanced Rhetorical
Devices Anyone Can Use

Roberto Santoro

15:45 – 15:55

Break – refresh & connect

15:55 – 16:45

Workshop 8

Ten (10) Techniques Used by World-Class Speakers: Set Yourself Apart on Stage by Taking Your Craft to an All New Level

Douglas Kruger

15:30 – 18:00 : This room will in use by Region 10 News

Please do not enter unless invited

15:55 – 16:45 : Workshop 9

Using AI without Losing your Mind

Yannis Kanlis

16:45 – 17:00

Break – refresh & connect

17:00 – 18:45

International Speech Contest

18:45 – 18:50

Closing Remarks for All Contests

18:50 – 20:00

Break – refresh & connect and get ready for the Gala Dinner

20:00 – late

Gala Dinner, Awards & Celebration

(please be seated by 20:15)

Sunday 31st May

Time

Main Conference Hall – Akernia

(300 people)

Workshop Room 1 – Abret 

(max 100 people)

Workshop Room 2 – Metropol

(max 100 people)

09:00 – 09:10 

Welcome Day 2

09:10 – 09:55

Keynote 3 – Douglas Kruger

09:55 – 10:10 

Break – refresh & connect

10:10 – 11:00

Workshop 10

From Stage to Social Media: Amplifying Your Toastmasters Journey with AI

Dor Eldar

10:10 – 11:00  : Workshop 11

Toastmasters Speakers Bureau

Francesca Gammicchia

10:10 – 11:00 : Workshop 12

The Power of Conscious Communication: Turn Conflict into Clarity, Connection and Leadership

Anastasia Salichou

11:05 – 11:55

Workshop 13

Strengths, Shadows and Styles: How Personality and Behavior Shape your Impact and Success as a Club or District Officer

Endri Ndoni

11:05 – 11:55 : Workshop 14

Words that Win: Communication Mastery for Influence and Impact

Sari Galapo

11:05 – 11:55 : Workshop 15

Evaluations That Matter: Developing Critical Thinking in Leaders

Edmore B Gamundani

11:55 – 12:20

Break – refresh & connect

12:20 – 13:10

Panel Discussion – Shared Secrets:

Where Communication, Networking and Strategic Leadership Converge

Moderator DD Katia Burdet

13:10 – 13:30

Closing Ceremony, thank you
and photos

13:30

Goodbye coffee + snacks

Ready To Join Us in Tirana?

Join hundreds of Toastmasters leaders for FOUR days of growth, connection, inspiration, and fun.

Early Bird GOLD

€80

first 95 passes
Early Bird SILVER

€100

next 85 passes
Gala Dinner

€60

sold separately
Standard Pass

€120

after silver pass

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