Speakers & Contributors
Roots & Wings brings together voices from across Zone 21B: speakers, facilitators, Rotary and Rotaract leaders, workshop developers and people sharing their clubs’ experience.
Together, they create space for practical skills, listening, honest conversation and ideas participants can take home. Shaped by people. Created together.
Inspirational Keynote
Hakan Åžahin
Trainer and Consultant, Ä°zgören Akademi; former Interact and Rotaract leader
Trust, Reputation and Social Impact Beyond Rotary
Hakan Åžahin brings an outside perspective on trust, reputation and social impact, opening the conversation about how Rotary is experienced and understood.
Friday, 23 October · 16:30–17:10
Dialogue Moderators and Panellists
Public Image as Public Trust
ModeratorPARPIC Maria Mastora — D2475
Panellists- Gergana Georgieva — D2482
- Ömer BaÅŸbuÄŸ — D2440
- Polen Su Uzdil — D2430
One Rotary, Many Generations
ModeratorPDRR Devanand Mahadeva
Youth Service Chair, District 2452
PanellistsTo be announced.
Create Lasting Impact as Behaviour
ModeratorARPIC AyÅŸe Mine Ergun — D2430
PanellistsTo be announced.
Workshop Facilitators and Developers
Rotary Voice and Public Speaking
Leading facilitatorARPIC PDG Aleksandar Radojicic — D2483
Co-facilitatorDITC Gergana Georgieva — D2482
Workshop developers- ARPIC Arkan Nihat — D2482
- DITC Gergana Georgieva — D2482
- Galya Atanasova, District Brand Officer — D2482
Inclusive Club Experience
Leading facilitatorARPIC Faisal Juma — D2452
Workshop developers- ARPIC Faisal Juma — D2452
- PARPIC Sertaç GümüÅŸ — D2452
- Devanand Mahadeva — D2452
Project Storytelling and People of Action
Leading facilitatorARPIC Cemre BaÅŸkır — D2430
Workshop developers- ARPIC Cemre BaÅŸkır — D2430
- DRFC Konstantin Stoyanow — D2482
- PDRR Nevena Ivanova — D2482
Hosts and Featured Contributors
Official Opening
- DG Orhan Uludag
- PDG Teoman Kaynar
- RPIC Tanya Georgieva
Rotary Club of Samsun Karadeniz
- Y. Onur Sen, Club President
- Erkut Demircioglu, ADG
ROFIFE Rotary Short Film Festival
- Fahrettin Çakırsoy, District ROFIFE Committee Chair
- Deniz Zeren Çelik, RC Samsun Ä°lkadım
Peace Essay Competition
Eren Kuraner
President, Istanbul Rotary Club — District 2420
Presenting the Peace Essay Competition, an initiative of Istanbul Rotary Club, District 2420.
The Power of Goodness Awards
The Power of Goodness Awards Permanent Committee
World Polio Day
District 2430
Leading the World Polio Day introduction and shared activation in Samsun.
Zone 21B Success Stories
Districts 2430 and 2420 contribute earlier in Saturday’s afternoon programme. The later Success Stories session brings together contributions from six further districts.
District 2440
- PP Ömer BaÅŸbuÄŸ, Zone 21B Public Image Team member
- Yelda ÅžiÅŸman, Bodrum Karya Rotary Club
- Hüseyin Bozan, Bodrum Rotary Club
District 2452
ARPIC Faisal Juma
District 2475
- ARPIC Elena Janniki
- PARPIC Maria Mastora
District 2482
- Gergana Georgieva, District IT Chair
- Nikolay Dinov, RC Bourgas
District 2483
- ARPIC PDG Aleksandar Radojicic
- Jasmina Djokić, President of RC Belgrade Wellbeing
- Jelena Djokić, New Membership Chair of RC Belgrade Wellbeing
District 2485
District representative — name to be announced.
Programme Facilitation and Follow-up
Programme Introductions and Synthesis
RPIC Tanya Georgieva — D2482
Workshop introduction, introduction to day two, and Success Stories introduction and synthesis.
Friday Daily Synthesis- ARPIC PDG Aleksandar Radojicic — D2483
- ARPIC Faisal Juma — D2452
- ARPIC Cemre BaÅŸkır — D2430
Saturday Morning Session Facilitators
- ARPIC Elena Janniki — D2475
- PARPIC Maria Mastora — D2475
- PARPIC Sertaç GümüÅŸ — D2452
Saturday Afternoon Session Facilitators
- PDG Teoman Kaynar — D2430
- RPIC Tanya Georgieva — D2482
Follow-up
- ARPIC Elena Janniki — D2475
- ARPIC PDG Aleksandar Radojicic — D2483
Our Journeys to Rotary Leadership and Frank Talk — Questions from the Audience bring District Governors-elect, District Governors-nominee, Past District Governors and district and regional leaders into the conversation.
For session times and the complete schedule, view Programme at a Glance.