Keynote

Keynote Speaker

Topic/ Title: The One And Only

Description: We are living in an age where the latest and greatest… is available, at your fingertip, in a nanosecond. The world is drowning in a sea of sameness.  Attention is growing shorter and shorter for you to catch them. There are just too many of you in this world. But the world is only looking for… THE ONE AND ONLY

Top 3 Takeaways:

1. Beat no one, compete with no one, and stay unrivaled.
2. Stay ahead of the rat race, without being dragged into it.
3. Be still in the middle of a noisy world.

Biography / Profile of the Trainer: 

Life Speaker

• Mohamed likes to call himself a ‘Life Speaker’: bringing speaking to your life and life to your speaking.
• Helps organizations and individuals build better communication, positive culture and innovative performance, especially in managing occupational safety and health, and the industrial sector in general.
• First from the Middle East to reach the World Championship of Public Speaking finals (Washington DC, 2006).
• The 1st – and so far only – from the Middle East to earn the “Accredited Speaker” designation. Globally, he’s the 88th AS.
• Certified Transformational leader (by CMI, UK)
• MBA in Transformational Leadership (St. John York Uni, UK).
• Founder and CEO of Y Access Training Solutions Co.

Keynote Speaker

Cajetan Barretto, DTM

Topic/ Title: The Future of Public Speaking with A.I.

Description: The public release of generative A.I. tools such as ChatGPT and Midjourney has sparked our imagination on the applications of A.I. in our daily lives. A.I. tools are now widely available that can create stories, generate images, clone our voices and much more.

What does this mean for human interactions? We still need to communicate to convey our thoughts and ideas. Effective communication requires us to develop our public speaking skills which requires practice and feedback. Without effective (and immediate) feedback, we can never understand if our speech will create the impact we desire.

With Yoodli (app.yoodli.ai), you have a judgement-free speech coach by your side, highlighting things you did well and suggesting areas of improvement.

Top 3 Takeaways:

1. The significant impact of A.I. on our daily lives
2. Application of A.I. for improving communication skills
3. The future of A.I. is still being written, presenting challenges and opportunities ahead.

Biography / Profile of the Trainer: 

Cajetan Barretto is a certified trainer, public speaker, behavioral assessor, and a passionate Toastmaster.

He works as a Group Manager – Project Management Office at Al-Sayer Holding, based in Kuwait.

Cajetan joined Toastmasters in August 2017 and in a short period has completed CC, CL (4 Times), ALB, Club Sponsor, Club Mentor, 5 Paths in the Pathways education system and is currently pursuing Path #6. He served as Club President, VP-Education, Area Director, and Division Director for District 20 (serving Kuwait and Bahrain). Cajetan achieved Distinguished Toastmaster status in June 2020. Cajetan was awarded the prestigious District Toastmaster of the year for 2018-2019 during DTAC 2020.

Keynote Speaker

Topic/ Title: Fight or Flight

Description: Every leader is faced with obstacles in their journey. How they respond to it determines their success. The keynote dwells on this topic using personal stories to turn flight into fight.

Top 3 Takeaways:

• a) Realisation that there will always be challenges.
• b) Do we confront these challenges or avoid them.
• c) Strategies for success as a leader.

Biography / Profile of the Trainer:

Deepak Menon, DTM 2019-2020 International President, Toastmasters International Deepak Menon, of New Delhi, India, is a Chartered Accountant at J.P., Kapur & Uberai in New Delhi, where he is one of ten partners. He oversees management and operations, and specializes in international taxation, cross-border taxation, transfer pricing and direct taxes.

A Toastmaster since 2002, Deepak presently is a member of Central Delhi Toastmasters and JPKU Toastmasters. He has held a number of high-profile leadership positions within Toastmasters. During his term as District 82 Governor in 2009-2010, the district chartered an unbeaten record of 75 new clubs and attained the number one position in the world as a President’s Distinguished District.

Deepak served as Region 13 Advisor in 2011-12 and as International Director from 2013-2015. He was elected as Second Vice President in August 2016 and went on to lead Toastmasters International as its International President in 2019- 2020. Deepak served as the Chief Coordinator for the Toastmasters’ Youth Leadership program in collaboration with the American Center in New Delhi and helped build communication and leadership skills for approximately 700 underprivileged children in six cities in India.

“Toastmasters has taught me skills that no school, college or university can teach,” he says. “It has helped me evolve from a being a lone-player to a being a team-player; from being led to being a leader; from the problem to being the solution.”