Conference Program

08:30 – 13:00 : Registration & Handling of Proxies
17:00 – 18:00 : District Governor’s College

19:30 – 21:00 : Opening ceremony

Opening Ceremony at the Princess Conference Room of the Venue Hotel

• • Flag parade
  • National Anthems
  • Moment of Silence
  • Welcoming

  Greetings
  Message from the District Conference Chair
  PP Demetris Pantazis
  Message from the Mayor of Larnaca
  Mr. Andreas Vyras
  Message from the District Governor
  Peter Asdjian and Recognitions
  Message from the Past District Governor and Rotary International
  President’s Representative
  Claudia Hendry

  20:30 : Festive Dinner with music and dancing in the gardens of the Venue hotel
  (Dress Code: Elegant I Venue: Radisson Beach Resort)

08:30 – 09:30 : District Assembly
10:30 – 15:00 : Half Day Tour to Pierides Museum with lunch at the sea front

10.00 – 11.15 : Session 1 Building Bridges Amid Geopolitical Shifts
Session Leader and Keynote Speaker:
Anna Koukkides-Procopiou, Rotarian, International Relations Expert,
Yale Peace Fellow 2026, Ex Minister of Justice and Public Order of Cyprus Republic
Moderator:
Dr. Constantinos Adamides, Associate Professor of International Relations
and the Head of the Department of Politics and Governance, at the University
of Nicosia (UNic)
Members of the Panel :
Hussein al-Taee, Head of the Berghof Foundation Regional Office in Lebanon. Yale Peace Fellow 2026
James Ker-Lindsay, Visiting Professor at the European Institute, London. School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Research Associate at the Centre for International Studies, University of Oxford

11.30 – 12.45 : Session 2 Artificial Intelligence – a Blessing or a Curse
Session Leader and Moderator:
Associate Professor Panos Markopoulos, Business and Public Administration Department University of Cyprus, PhD from University of Pennsylvania, Experience with IBM research, McKinsey consulting, Taught at Wharton Business School. Co- Director of MSc Data Science programme
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Nicky Zachariou, Leading Data and AI at Jinius, Bank of Cyprus,
Strategic and AI and Data leader. International experience in UK including GOV.UK, PhD Imperial Co-founder Databeers London
Members of the Panel :
Mrs Monica Odysseos, AI and Data Lab Leader at Grant Thorton Cyprus.
Chartered Accountant. Passionate on AI Ethics and AI revolution of Industry
Maher Al-Khaiyat, District Governor Nominee Designate. Building an AI Company

12.45 – 13.45 : Buffet lunch at the venue hotel

14:00 – 15:15 : Session 3 How does Rotary Remain Relevant?
Session Leader, Keynote Speaker and Moderator:
Nicki Scott, Past District Governor, Past Rotary International Vice President
Members of Panel:
Claudia Hendry, Past District Governor & Rotary International President’s
Representative MBA from University of Chicago, Qualified Banker,
Founded Coachart empowering individuals and teams to achieve sustainable
growth and transformative results
Davide M. Galasso, Past District Governor, Rotary Coordinator Zone 15,
Extensive legal qualifications from Italy, USA, UK and Vietnam Major Donor
and proud motorcycling Rotarian
Mohammed Yaseen, Vice District Rotaract Representative. Educated in the USA and the UK and is a business development professional, entrepreneur and community builder

15.30 – 18:30 : Resolutions, Wrap up, District Awards and Brief Handover Ceremony

19:30 : Transportation to Tamplios Tavern in Athienou.
Complimentary pick-up and drop-off from Radisson Beach Resort and designated hotels
20:00 : Cyprus Night featuring a Village Taverna experience with traditional Cypriot food, live Greek music and folklore dancing
(Dress Code: Casual I Venue: Tamblios Restaurant, Athienou Village)