Toastmasters District 110 Conference 2026
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Featured keynote speakers
Get inspired by world-class communicators and leaders! Our keynote speakers will share insights on public speaking, leadership, and personal growth to help you Sail Your Voice and Navigate the Future.
MEET OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
A Toastmaster since 2006, DTM Morag Mathieson has served in leadership roles from her home club in Germany, across District leadership in Continental Europe, to supporting districts in Europe, Middle East and Africa. She served as International President in 2023 - 2024 at the launch of the Toastmasters Centennial year. Professionally, she is a pharmacist who has specialized in professional development and has been a leader in several non-profit organizations. She is passionate about seeing people grow in confidence and competence to change their world. Originally from Scotland she lives in germany with her husband David, also a Toastmaster.
Francesco discovered Toastmasters International in 2011 and immediatley became an active member of Toastmasters Roma, Italy. He earned two Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) awards, served in all club officer roles, chartered four clubs, and founded an advanced club. A district leader for six years, he was the first District Director of District 109 (2018–2019), leading it to Smedley Distinguished status. He later served two years as Region Advisor for Region 10 (2021–2023), supporting all European districts, and is currently the International Director for Region 10 on the Toastmasters International Board of Directors. Professionally, Francesco is a trainer, company manager, and coordinator of EU-funded research projects. He lives in Rome, Italy.
Norberto is the current Director of District 107, which include Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Tunisia, Gibraltar, Andorra, and Algeria). He joined Toastmasters in October 2011 and has since achieved the rank of Distinguished Toastmaster In 2022, he was elected Toastmaster of the Year. He is Managing Partner at Cultiv, a communications, creativity, innovation and event organisation consultancy and training company. He is the author of the book "Impacto – Como Comunicar em Público" (Penguin Random House, 2019), in which he draws on his extensive experience in public speaking and presentation training. He is the organizer of TEDxPorto, the largest TEDx event in Portugal, which brings some of the best ideas from the city and around the world to a stage in Porto. TEDxPorto was one of the first events to receive a license in 2009 and has been awarded the TEDx Legacy license in November 2024. He has organised and spoken at over 280 TEDx events, Ignite events, speech competitions, creative sessions, strategic workshops, among many others. He has given talks at TEDxLuanda (Angola) in 2013, and TEDxMarvila (Portugal) and TEDxUDESC (Brazil) in 2024.