Programme at a Glance
The programme follows a simple progression: practise, listen and connect. Discover practical tools, explore the behaviours that build trust and belonging, and find ideas and partnerships you can take back to your own club.
Arrivals: 22 October | Summit programme: 23–24 October | Departures: 25 October
Thu
Arrival Day
Fri
Practical Learning and Public Trust
Sat
World Polio Day and Action
Sun
Departure Day
Summit Programme
Select a day to view the final programme. All times are local to Samsun (UTC+3). Panellists for two Saturday morning dialogues will be announced separately.
For programme questions, use the WhatsApp button below. To attend the Summit or choose a Friday morning workshop, complete the registration form. A WhatsApp enquiry does not confirm registration or a speaking role.
Thursday, 22 October 2026 — Arrival Day
Participant arrivals and accommodation. No formal Summit programme is planned.
Friday, 23 October 2026 — Practical Learning and Public Trust
Start with a clear sense of what you want to take home. Meet the workshop teams, discover the practical tools you will be working with, and prepare to turn a real experience from your club into something you can use and share.
RPIC Tanya Georgieva
Choose one workshop. All three run at the same time. Select your preferred workshop in the registration form.
You know why Rotary matters. Can you help someone else feel it in just one minute? Practise turning your experience into a clear, natural message that people can understand and remember. Develop the same message in 60-second, 90-second and three-minute versions, with supportive feedback and a practical speaking checklist. No previous speaking experience is needed.
Leading facilitator: ARPIC PDG Aleksandar Radojicic — D2483
Co-facilitator: DITC Gergana Georgieva — D2482
Workshop developers: ARPIC Arkan Nihat — D2482; DITC Gergana Georgieva — D2482; District Brand Officer Galya Atanasova — D2482
What makes someone feel that they truly belong — and what quietly pushes them away? Explore the everyday habits, meeting traditions and invisible barriers that shape club life. Work with others to identify changes that could help more people feel welcomed, heard and able to contribute. Leave with a practical Belonging Action Card for your club.
Leading facilitator: ARPIC Faisal Juma — D2452
Workshop developers: ARPIC Faisal Juma — D2452; PARPIC Sertaç Gümüş — D2452; Devanand Mahadeva — D2452
Your project may have changed someone’s life. Does your story show that change? Learn to move from an activity report to a human story supported by credible evidence. Working with a real project, you will help develop a People of Action story package with a headline, short text, photo brief and clear invitation — while protecting the dignity of the people whose story you tell.
Leading facilitator: ARPIC Cemre Başkır — D2430
Workshop developers: ARPIC Cemre Başkır — D2430; DRFC Konstantin Stoyanow — D2482; PDRR Nevena Ivanova — D2482
You can attend one morning workshop and still discover useful ideas from all three. See the messages, belonging tools and project stories participants have developed, and consider which approaches could help your own club. This is a chance to exchange practical discoveries and connect with people working on similar challenges.
Representatives of the three workshops
A welcome from the hosts and the Public Image team, introducing the shared purpose of Roots & Wings.
DG Orhan Uludag; PDG Teoman Kaynar; RPIC Tanya Georgieva
An outside perspective on trust, reputation and social impact, opening the conversation about how Rotary is experienced and understood.
Hakan Şahin — Trainer and Consultant, İzgören Akademi; former Interact and Rotaract leader
What makes people trust Rotary — and what might make them hesitate? Join a conversation about the promises we make, the behaviour people see and the experiences members have within our clubs. Hear different perspectives, contribute your own and take away practical principles for earning trust through everyday action.
Moderator: PARPIC Maria Mastora — D2475
Panellists: Gergana Georgieva — D2482; Ömer BAŞBUĞ — D2440; Polen Su Uzdil — D2430
Give the day’s ideas a moment to settle. Revisit the strongest insights, recognise the connections between clear communication and credible behaviour, and identify what matters most for your own club. Carry one useful question into Saturday’s conversations.
ARPIC PDG Aleksandar Radojicic — D2483; ARPIC Faisal Juma — D2452; ARPIC Cemre Başkır — D2430
Logistics: Host club representative
Saturday, 24 October 2026 — World Polio Day and Action
Morning programme
Session facilitators: ARPIC Elena Janniki — D2475; PARPIC Maria Mastora — D2475; PARPIC Sertaç Gümüş — D2452
Reconnect with the ideas and people from Friday, and prepare to explore what helps Rotary grow across generations. Start the day with your own club in mind: where do people feel connected, and where could something change?
RPIC Tanya Georgieva
Different generations may enter Rotary with different expectations. How can those differences become a source of strength? Explore belonging, mutual learning and shared leadership through an open conversation grounded in real club experience. Discover ways to make room for new voices while keeping the values that bring us together.
Moderator: PDRR Devanand Mahadeva, Youth Service Chair of District 2452
Panellists to be announced
What helps a good project keep making a difference after the event, the photographs and the first funding have passed? Explore the behaviours behind lasting change: listening to communities, working with partners, sharing ownership and checking what has improved. Take away practical habits your club can adopt and clearer ways to recognise progress.
Moderator: ARPIC Ayşe Mine Ergun — D2430
Panellists to be announced
Goodness becomes more powerful when people recognise it and share it. Discover the purpose of The Power of Goodness Awards and how this initiative can bring attention to people whose actions deserve to be seen. Consider how recognition could inspire others in your community.
The Power of Goodness Awards Permanent Committee
Why does the promise of a polio-free world still need every one of us? Reconnect with the purpose behind Rotary’s commitment and discover how to take part in the Summit’s World Polio Day activation. Prepare to carry a shared message beyond the meeting room.
D2430
Share a meal, make new connections and take part in a common cause. The host district’s World Polio Day activation brings the Rotary family together around a promise that crosses borders and generations. Be part of a moment that connects our conversations about trust and impact with visible action.
D2430
Afternoon programme
Session facilitators: PDG Teoman Kaynar — D2430; RPIC Tanya Georgieva — D2482
Meet the club welcoming the Summit to Samsun and hear about its Rotary experience.
Y. Onur Sen, Club President
Erkut Demircioglu, ADG
Discover the Rotary Short Film Festival and its place in Rotary storytelling.
Fahrettin Çakırsoy, District ROFIFE Committee Chair
Deniz Zeren Çelik, RC Samsun İlkadım
Hear selected examples from our host district and consider what could be useful in your own community.
D2430 representatives
Discover the Peace Essay Competition presented by Istanbul Rotary Club.
Eren Kuraner, President, Istanbul Rotary Club — D2420
Hear personal Rotary journeys and the experiences that shaped people’s approach to leadership and service.
District Governors-elect, District Governors-nominee, PDGs and experienced leaders
Bring your questions into an open conversation with district and regional leaders.
District and Regional Leaders
Zone 21B Success Stories and closing sessions
Following the earlier contributions from D2430 and D2420, six districts share their success stories. Listen for an idea, approach or partnership you could take forward in your own club.
RPIC Tanya Georgieva
PP Ömer Başbuğ — D2440, Zone 21B Public Image Team member
Yelda Şişman, Bodrum Karya Rotary Club
Hüseyin Bozan, Bodrum Rotary Club
ARPIC Faisal Juma
ARPIC Elena Janniki — D2475
PARPIC Maria Mastora — D2475
Gergana Georgieva, District IT Chair — D2482
Nikolay Dinov, RC Bourgas — D2482
ARPIC PDG Aleksandar Radojicic — D2483
Jasmina Djokić, President of RC Belgrade Wellbeing
Jelena Djokić, New Membership Chair of RC Belgrade Wellbeing
District representative
RPIC Tanya Georgieva
Explore how to stay connected, exchange experience and carry useful ideas and cooperation forward after Samsun.
ARPIC Elena Janniki — D2475
ARPIC PDG Aleksandar Radojicic — D2483
What will you take home — and what will you do with it? Bring together the ideas, tools and connections that matter most to you. Leave with a clearer sense of your next practical step and how to stay connected with the people who can help you move it forward.
Sunday, 25 October 2026 — Departure Day
Participant departures. No formal Summit programme is planned.