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Elevate Yourself at A Better MI Toastmasters District 109 Annual Conference 2023

Are you ready to elevate your personal and professional life to new heights?

Join us at “A Better MI” Toastmasters District 109 Annual Conference in Milan from 12 to 14 May 2023

M.I.L.A.N.O

Motivate, Inspire, Leadership, Activities, Networking, Opportunities

Our mission is to provide you with an unforgettable experience that will leave you feeling motivated, inspired, and equipped with new skills and knowledge to reach your full potential.

This edition takes place in the innovative and multicultural city of Milano, where you will have the opportunity to network, make new friends, and enjoy cultural exchanges.

A Better MI – Conference brochure

It contains all the information you need for the duration of the conference! Activities before the conference starts. Historical and cultural places to visit.

Local recommendations on food and drink and restaurants to visit.

Plus the agenda for the two days, all the speakers, and information about the workshops.

Don’t leave home without it!

Download our conference brochure…

The agenda

Social activities – Friday

16:00 till late	Social activities and networking (own expense)
19:00 – 21:30	DTM reception (invitation only)
20:30 till late	Social dinner (own expense)

Saturday Programme

08:00 – 09:00	Registration
09:00 – 09:15	Opening ceremony
09:15 – 09:50	Darren LaCroix – 17 Minutes to Your Dream
09:50 – 12:05	International speech contest

12:05 — 13:30 Lunch

12:30 – 13:15	Room: Castaldi 1A Better MI Speaker Pitch Your Idea Through Effective Storytelling – Foteini Vavitsa	Room: Castaldi 2A Better MI Leader Building Your Future with Vision Boards – Simone Thommen	Room: MasaccioA Better MI Professional [hybrid] How to Show Up and Thrive – Lucinda Harman

13:30	Welcome back!
13:35	Brian Jenner – The Healing Power of Public Speaking

14:15 — 16:00 Evaluation contest

14:20 – 15:05	Room: Castaldi 1A Better MI Speaker Breaking Through Stagefright – Meta Groselj	Room: Castaldi 2A Better MI Leader Are You Ready for Hard Talk – Gloria Teo	Room: MasaccioA Better MI Professional Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life! – Diane Fryman
15:15 – 16:00	Room: Castaldi 1A Better MI Speaker Eagle Vision: The Right Way to Prepare for Your Speech or Presentation – John Zimmer	Room: Castaldi 2A Better MI Leader A New Leadership Code to Thrive in a VUCA World – Sonja Klopcic	Room: MasaccioA Better MI Professional Authenticity: The Key to Bulletproof Confidence – Matej Miklavec

16:00 – 16:15	Break
16:15 – 16:55	Angela Santi – The Qualities of the Leaders of the New Era

16:55 — 18:30 Table Topics contest

17:05 – 17:50	Room: Castaldi 1A Better MI Speaker The 5 Fundamentals of a Powerful Voice – Danja Bauer	Room: Castaldi 2A Better MI Leader Leading in a Complex World – Fatima Carbonara and Valentina Panizza	Room: MasaccioA Better MI Professional Leading with purpose: How to develop a purpose statement that resonates and inspires? – Alice Ekonomou

18:30 – 20:30	Break
20:30 – late	Gala Dinner

Sunday workshops

All of Sunday’s workshops will be held in the plenary room

08:30 – 09:00	Welcome with fresh coffee!
09:00 – 10:00	Keynote workshop Darren La Croix – How to Create UNFORGETTABLE Stories
10:00 – 11:00	Panel discussion Secrets of Award-winning Speakers
11:00 – 12:00	Panel discussion Motivating Leadership in Times of Change
12:00 – 12:30	Keynote address Mohammed Qahtani – Never Give Up
12:30- 13:00	Closing Ceremony and Photos
13:00	End of The Official Programme