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Saturday, September 21
 

7:00am EDT

Breakfast
Saturday September 21, 2024 7:00am - 8:00am EDT
Plaza A & B
Saturday September 21, 2024 7:00am - 8:00am EDT
Plaza A & B

7:00am EDT

Registration
Saturday September 21, 2024 7:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Plaza Foyer (2nd floor)
If you need assistance outside of registration hours, please contact registrar Lisa Bishop, (226) 937-1787
Speakers
avatar for Lisa Bishop

Lisa Bishop

Registrar
If you need assistance outside of registration hours, please contact registrar Lisa Bishop, (226) 937-1787
Saturday September 21, 2024 7:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Plaza Foyer (2nd floor)

8:00am EDT

Summit Plenary #3
Saturday September 21, 2024 8:00am - 11:00am EDT
Plaza A & B
  • Choir performs
  • MC PDG Mike Pollen
  • DGE Personal Expressions
  • Alan Mallory "Reaching New Heights"
  • Panel of Past R.I. Directors, "Life After Leadership." Moderator Mary Beth Growney Selene, Panelists Jennifer Jones, Valarie Wafer, Drew Kessler, Mike McGovern, Dean Rohrs, Bryn Styles.
  • ClubRunner, Enterprise Sponsor
Speakers
avatar for Mary Beth Growney-Selene

Mary Beth Growney-Selene

RI-USAID Partnership in Uganda
Mary Beth Growney-SeleneRI-USAID Partnership in Uganda
avatar for Alan Mallory

Alan Mallory

Climbing Mt. Everest, Reaching new Heights
Alan MalloryClimbing Mt. Everest
Saturday September 21, 2024 8:00am - 11:00am EDT
Plaza A & B

9:00am EDT

Future Leaders
Saturday September 21, 2024 9:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Montreal A
  • Facilitator intros and Icebreaker
  • Why Rotary, Why Invest your time and resources?
  • Rotary I.Q. and Rotary Resources
  • Conflict Management
Speakers
avatar for Chenai Kadungure

Chenai Kadungure

Young Professionals
avatar for Kim Talbot

Kim Talbot

Young Professionals
avatar for Whitney Pangburn

Whitney Pangburn

Future Leaders
Saturday September 21, 2024 9:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Montreal A

11:05am EDT

Break
Saturday September 21, 2024 11:05am - 11:20am EDT
Saturday September 21, 2024 11:05am - 11:20am EDT

11:10am EDT

Summit Plenary #3 continues
Saturday September 21, 2024 11:10am - 12:00pm EDT
Plaza A & B
  • Rotary Through Time video
  • Video Treasurer Beth Stubbs, 5-year forecast
  • DGE Personal Expressions
  • Regional Leaders Awards, Rotary Awards; Herb Klotz & Doug Logan; Ingrid Neitsch & Eileen Rau; Duncan Conrad, Eric Denu, Randy Wilson
Saturday September 21, 2024 11:10am - 12:00pm EDT
Plaza A & B

12:00pm EDT

Luncheon with PRIP Jennifer Jones
Saturday September 21, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Plaza A & B
  • Rotary Foundation Trustee Jennifer Jones, "How to Recognize Peace"
  • Calgary Convention and Beyond Borders dinner promotion, Bryn Styles, Tracey Vavrek, Marilyn Bedell, Louisa Horne


Speakers
avatar for Jennifer Jones

Jennifer Jones

Past President, Rotary International
Past RI President Jennifer Jones
Saturday September 21, 2024 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Plaza A & B

2:00pm EDT

Breakout Session 1: Communicating Across Generations
Saturday September 21, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Montreal B
Learn how to create communications plans for different generations for broader awareness, stronger participation, and greater benefit for what your district or club is trying to accomplish.
Communicating Across Generations will be presented by Barbara Webb, Devankar Mukhi
Speakers
DM
BW
avatar for Mary Lou Harrison

Mary Lou Harrison

Rotary Public Image Coordinator
avatar for Laura Spear

Laura Spear

Rotary Public Image Coordinator
Saturday September 21, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Montreal B

2:00pm EDT

Breakout Session 1: DEI Storytelling - Changing the Narrative to Humanity
Saturday September 21, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Hamilton Room
At the heart of it, DEI is about people – making our members feel welcomed and that their voices are welcome. Storytelling is a power tool to connect us to humanity. This session will look at how story telling can help us to find common ground in the emotions and experiences that connect us, and how it can help bring positive change to our clubs. Resources will also be shared.
Speakers
avatar for Mark Wafer
avatar for Kate Sims
Saturday September 21, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Hamilton Room

2:00pm EDT

Breakout Session 1: Ignite the Change: Empowering Rotaract for a Better Tomorrow
Saturday September 21, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Windsor Room
  • How to form a new club and Build a Legacy
  • The Importance of Rotaract to help Bridge the Generations
  • How Rotaract Functions and how you can Empower Future Leaders
  • What's New for Rotaract in Rotary, working to Innovate Together
Speakers
avatar for Abit Ragbeer
Saturday September 21, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Windsor Room

2:00pm EDT

Breakout Session 1: The Rotary Foundation Up Close & Personal
Saturday September 21, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Mississauga A/B
Tools for increasing the impact of the Rotary Foundation
Speakers
avatar for Chris Etienne

Chris Etienne

24-26 Rotary International Director
avatar for Holger Knaack

Holger Knaack

Trustee, Rotary International
avatar for Jennifer Jones

Jennifer Jones

Past President, Rotary International
Past RI President Jennifer Jones
avatar for Marty Helman

Marty Helman

Foundation Trustee
avatar for Ingrid Neitsch

Ingrid Neitsch

Rotary Foundation Coordinator
avatar for Joanne Ventura

Joanne Ventura

Rotary Foundation Coordinator
Saturday September 21, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Mississauga A/B

2:00pm EDT

Breakout Session 1: Using the Action Plan to strengthen your clubs (note revised description!)
Saturday September 21, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Toronto A
  • An interactive look at how the Action Plan can highlight your clubs’ unique opportunities and challenges.
  • You will leave with a new club assessment tool you can use to help guide positive change.
Speakers
avatar for Herb Klotz
avatar for Doug Logan
Saturday September 21, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Toronto A

2:00pm EDT

Breakout Session 1: Wellness Warriors: Strengthening Mental Health Together
Saturday September 21, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Aurora Room
  • Organizing Mental Health First Aid training
  • Coordinating anti-stigma campaigns
  • Promoting the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline
  • Implementing the Yellow Tulip Project.

***These initiatives empower Rotarians to break the stigma around mental health, raise awareness, and identify those in need of assistance.
Speakers
avatar for Bonnie Black
avatar for Tina Chapman
Saturday September 21, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Aurora Room

2:00pm EDT

Council on Legislation
Saturday September 21, 2024 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Peel Room
Dear COL 2025 Representative,Welcome to the Zone 28 and 32 COL Representative team!

We are excited to introduce ourselves as your COL 2025 Learning Leaders. We will beconducting the learning session in Toronto at the Action Zone Summit on Saturday,September 21 st at 2pm.

The representative learning session about the COL is limited to representatives and alternates. This session will discuss the operation and procedures of the COL and practice proposing any legislation. This session is not intended to discuss the substance of proposals.

This session is mandatory for representatives to attend. Alternate representatives are strongly encouraged to attend, in case that a representative is unable to fulfill their role.  

Representatives who are unable to attend the representative learning session in Zone28/32 may attend the representative learning session in a different zone, but they must notify both Melissa and Valarie and Council Services (council_services@rotary.org), if they decide to do this.  Rotary International does not provide funding for representatives to attend the learning sessions. Representatives and alternate representatives may check with their governo rto find out if the district will reimburse them for any expenses.

PDG Melissa Ward-Rathbun and PRIVP Valarie Wafer
Speakers
avatar for Valarie Wafer

Valarie Wafer

Council on Legislation & DEI, Past RI Vice President
avatar for Melissa Ward-Rathbun

Melissa Ward-Rathbun

Council on Legislation, NewWard Development, LLC
Melissa Ward-RathbunManaging PartnerMelissa works with clients to help create a digital path to success. Lead designer and social media manager, Melissa acts as the marketing arm for your company.With a B.S. in Computer Science and an MBA with a minor in Marketing, Melissa understands... Read More →
Saturday September 21, 2024 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Peel Room

2:00pm EDT

Future Leaders
Saturday September 21, 2024 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Montreal A
  • Rotary Utopia - What Does it Look Like? Constructively, how do we get there?
  • Membership & Leadership Benefits, Network and Professional Development
  • Future Leaders Planning & Goal Setting - What Will You Do?
Speakers
avatar for Chenai Kadungure

Chenai Kadungure

Young Professionals
avatar for Kim Talbot

Kim Talbot

Young Professionals
avatar for Whitney Pangburn

Whitney Pangburn

Future Leaders
Saturday September 21, 2024 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Montreal A

3:30pm EDT

Breakout Session 2: Engaging Club Members in Public Image - Your Action Toolkit!
Saturday September 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
Montreal B
Engaging Club Members in Public Image will be presented by Joe Solway & Hadi Mortada & Barb Webb
Speakers
BW
HM
JS
avatar for Mary Lou Harrison

Mary Lou Harrison

Rotary Public Image Coordinator
avatar for Laura Spear

Laura Spear

Rotary Public Image Coordinator
Saturday September 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
Montreal B

3:30pm EDT

Breakout Session 2: Indigenous Partnerships for Rotary!
Saturday September 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
Halton Room
-Learn about Rotary’s relationship with indigenous communities,
-Gain an understanding of their culture and perspectives, and
-Learn about specific actions to raise awareness among Rotarians.
You will leave the session with a mandate, a support system and sense of confidence for reaching out to indigenous communities in your areas.
Speakers
avatar for Danielle Harder

Danielle Harder

Danielle Harder is a volunteer with the Honouring Indigenous Peoples Youth to Youth Reconciliation Experience. She was privileged to be a Helper at last year's event in B.C. and will be attending this year's in Nova Scotia. Danielle is also currently president of the Rotary Club of... Read More →
avatar for Larry Frost

Larry Frost

Director, Honouring Indigenous Peoples
Larry Frost is from the Serpent River First Nation Reserve in Ontario. He is Ojibway and has been a member of the Aboriginal community in Toronto since 1967. Larry was the Executive Director of the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto for 17th years and is now retired. Larry Frost also... Read More →
avatar for Kahontakwas Diane Longboat

Kahontakwas Diane Longboat

Director, Honouring Indigenous Peoples
Kahontakwas Diane Longboat, B.A, B.Ed, M.Ed is a member of the Turtle Clan, Mohawk Nation at Six Nations Grand River Territory, Canada and a citizen of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Diane’s work is situated at the intersection of health, education and systems transformation based... Read More →
avatar for Bill Empey
Saturday September 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
Halton Room

3:30pm EDT

Breakout Session 2: Irresistible Club Culture: Adapting to change
Saturday September 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
Toronto B
Irresistible Club Culture: Adapting to change... how to be creative chameleons
Speakers
avatar for Cindie Kish

Cindie Kish

Rotary Coordinator
avatar for Lousia Horne

Lousia Horne

Rotary Coordinator
Saturday September 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
Toronto B

3:30pm EDT

Breakout Session 2: Let Peace Begin With Me
Saturday September 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
Windsor Room
-Learn what each of us can do through Rotary to make the world a more peaceful place.
-Define Positive Peace and the Eight Pillars of Peace.
-Make Peace Poles more than a totem.
-Use Peace Projects to strengthen your club.
-Impact your community through Peace.
Speakers
avatar for Marty Helman

Marty Helman

Foundation Trustee
Saturday September 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
Windsor Room

3:30pm EDT

Breakout Session 2: Lighting the Way in 2025 and Beyond!
Saturday September 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
Mississauga A/B
Through support from generous Foundation donors, Rotary serves as a beacon of hope for people in need – in our local communities and across the world. Ensuring Rotarians bring such light to even the darkest of times and the greatest of challenges requires planning and a concerted effort to move forward with confidence. Rotary’s Endowment is already propelling our impact today and it has the potential to fundamentally change how we address the needs of future undefined. Building upon the learning objectives of other offerings at the Action Zone, this interactive session will use games, personal reflections, and multimedia storytelling to demystify the Endowment, empower you to share its impact with others, and allow you to flex your stewardship skills in thanking those whose Foundation support inspires your own Rotary journey.
Speakers
avatar for Ingrid Neitsch

Ingrid Neitsch

Rotary Foundation Coordinator
avatar for Joanne Ventura

Joanne Ventura

Rotary Foundation Coordinator
avatar for Celeste Herbert

Celeste Herbert

Major Gifts Officer, The Rotary Foundation
Saturday September 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
Mississauga A/B

3:30pm EDT

Breakout Session 2: Polio: Rotary’s Number 1 Humanitarian Project.
Saturday September 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
Aurora Room
-Until we end polio every child is at risk!
-Strategies to keep clubs engaged in polio eradication efforts
-Outreach to the community promoting End Polio Now
Speakers
avatar for Mike McGovern

Mike McGovern

Polio Chair
avatar for Duncan Conroad

Duncan Conroad

End Polio Now Coordinator
avatar for Eric Denu

Eric Denu

End Polio Now Coordinator
avatar for Jacqueline Hobal

Jacqueline Hobal

End Polio Now Coordinator
Saturday September 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
Aurora Room

3:30pm EDT

Breakout Session 2: Rotary Leadership: Tools to Empower Women and Girls
Saturday September 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
Hamilton Room
-Vibrant Service Projects
-Keys to building better Clubs through inclusion of engagement of women & girls
-“Blueprint for Success” for starting and supporting new Clubs
Speakers
avatar for Marty Schulman
Saturday September 21, 2024 3:30pm - 4:45pm EDT
Hamilton Room

5:00pm EDT

Thank you Event for Action Zone Summit Team By invitation only
Saturday September 21, 2024 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Saturday September 21, 2024 5:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

5:45pm EDT

Major Donor Reception by Invitation
Saturday September 21, 2024 5:45pm - 6:30pm EDT
Saturday September 21, 2024 5:45pm - 6:30pm EDT

6:30pm EDT

Dinner & Graduation Plenary #4
Saturday September 21, 2024 6:30pm - 9:00pm EDT
Plaza A & B
  • Welcome, MC PDG Mike Pollen
  • Dinner Served
  • Past R.I. Treasurer Drew Kessler introduces keynote speaker, RIPE Mário César Martins de Camargo  "Rotary and the Need for Change"
  • DGE Graduation Ceremony: PDG Dan Doherty & PDG Janet Kolepp
  • Adjourn to Hospitality by DGN's in Lotus Room
Speakers
avatar for Mário César Martins de Camargo

Mário César Martins de Camargo

President Elect, Rotary International
25-26 Rotary International President
Saturday September 21, 2024 6:30pm - 9:00pm EDT
Plaza A & B

9:00pm EDT

Hospitality Hosted by the DGN's 2026-2027
Saturday September 21, 2024 9:00pm - 11:30pm EDT
Lotus Room 1st Floor
Saturday September 21, 2024 9:00pm - 11:30pm EDT
Lotus Room 1st Floor
 
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