Conference Agenda | May 2026

Conference Agenda

Annual District Conference | May 1-2, 2026

Friday, May 1, 2026 (EST)

3:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Registration & Check-In

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Distinguished Clubs Reception

Location: Giorgio's

6:00 PM

Opening Session & Networking Reception

Heavy Hors d'oeuvres

Location: Rotunda

6:15 PM - 7:00 PM

Keynote Address

Speaker: Mark Brown

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Table Topics Speech Contest

Location: Gallery

Saturday, May 2, 2026 (EST)

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Banner Parade & Welcome

Mayor J. Wade, Supervisor B. Lapisto, & District Trio

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Concurrent Workshops (Session I)

Storytelling

Gayle Turner, TM
Location: Giorgio's

Speak to Connect

Wade Randolph, DTM
Location: Rotunda

Coach Yourself

L. Claiborne & A. Jennings
Location: Gallery

12:15 PM - 2:15 PM

Memory Lane Lunch

Lunch, Gallery Walk & History Show

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Concurrent Workshops (Session II)

Toastmasters Tune Up

Perry Neal, DTM
Location: Gallery

Evaluator's Edge

Sabrina Leahy, TM
Location: Rotunda

Speech in 12 Mins

Kristine Vey, DTM
Location: Giorgio's

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

AI in Speechwriting Lab

Mia Wang, TM
Location: Rotunda

6:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Evening Session & Speech Contest

Keynote, Dinner, Awards, DTM Walk