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𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝

Looking back from to , we’ve been reflecting on what has changed—not simply in the Summit itself, but in the conversation around coaching.

Progress is not always about bigger numbers. Sometimes, it is about who is now part of the conversation, which perspectives are at the table, and what new possibilities emerge.

Three shifts stood out.

1. FROM LOCAL TO MORE GLOBAL
At ICS 2026, we welcomed more international delegates, with voices from Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, Indonesia, Jordan, India, Australia, Canada and the United States.

This matters because coaching does not happen in isolation. Leaders and organisations operate within different cultures, economies, systems and professional realities. What works in one context may need to be reconsidered in another.

More international perspectives in the room create opportunities to listen differently, challenge our assumptions and learn from experiences beyond our own.

A broader coaching conversation requires us to look beyond our own context.

2. FROM A COACHING COMMUNITY TO A CROSS-SECTOR CONVERSATION
ICS 2026 brought together participants from business, education, government and public sector, NGOs and the wider social impact community.

The professional mix included leaders, coaches, HR practitioners, educators, technologists, entrepreneurs, researchers and academics.

This matters because challenges such as AI, workforce transformation, resilience and organisational change are shared across sectors.

Different perspectives help us see coaching as professional practice, leadership capability and potentially a contributor to organisational and societal change.

The more perspectives we bring, the more we can learn from one another.

3. FROM PROFESSIONAL INTEREST TO STRONGER CORPORATE PARTNERSHIP
Another meaningful shift was stronger support and partnership from the corporate community, for the first time at this level.

We see this not simply as sponsorship, but as dialogue.

Closer engagement helps the coaching profession understand the realities organisations face—and where coaching can genuinely contribute.

It also challenges us to keep evolving: relevant, evidence-informed, professional and responsive.

Partnership gives us an opportunity to listen as much as to contribute.

So, what do these shifts tell us?

Perhaps simply this: the conversation around coaching is expanding.

Across borders.
Across sectors.
Across organisations.

With that comes an opportunity, and responsibility, to keep learning, listening and evolving.

From to , we see signs of that progress.

We don’t see this as a destination, but as a continuing journey.

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⁠𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 1: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬: 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐂𝐅 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
•⁠ ⁠𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: August 25 at 12:00 PM Malaysia Time
•⁠ 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: Get clear guidance on each exam, key tips, and resources, and hear directly from coaches who have successfully passed their exams.
•⁠ ⁠𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: Link at 1st comment.

𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 2: 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐂)
•⁠ ⁠𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: September 17 at 12:30 PM Sydney Time
•⁠ ⁠𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: Explore the ACTC in depth, including requirements and the application process, while hearing valuable insights and success stories from current ACTC holders.
•⁠ ⁠𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: Link at 1st comment.

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“𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑨𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒓.”

When someone travels from abroad to join us and leaves feeling that the journey was worth it, those words mean a great deal to the entire team. ❤️

Because sometimes the best measure of a conference isn’t found in the numbers.

It’s found in the words of the people who experienced it.

As we reflect on ICS 2026, we’re incredibly grateful for what our participants shared:
💬 “Amazing conference. Great speakers and relevant topics.”
💬 “A great line-up of coaching practitioners, public sector and private sector speakers.”
💬 “Practical and hands-on workshop topics.”
💬 “The selection of speakers created such a variety of learning.”
And one reflection captured something particularly special about the summit:
💬 “The energy of the summit — speakers, delegates and working crews — was friendly and open. That’s a wonderful energetic space to be in.”

That is exactly the kind of environment we worked hard to create.

A space where practitioners, leaders, speakers and delegates could come together, to exchange ideas, challenge perspectives, learn from one another and build meaningful connections.

To everyone who travelled near and far, contributed their expertise, participated in the workshops, asked thoughtful questions, shared experiences and brought such incredible energy into the room, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐈𝐂𝐒 2026 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬: 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐈𝐂𝐒2026. ❤️

Following , we invited our delegates to tell us about their experience — not only how they rated the Summit, but importantly, what shifted for them through the experience.

We are grateful for what you told us.

An 𝐍𝐏𝐒 𝐨𝐟 53.3, an 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 8.84/10, and 96% 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 7 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 give us one view of the overall experience.

We also wanted to understand whether delegates experienced a shift across the learning outcomes we set out to explore:
1. 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥–𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 – integrating global trends with local cultural context
2. 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 – strengthening emotional intelligence and cultural agility
3. 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 – building confidence and fluency with AI and emerging tools
4. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐬 – navigating rapid change and uncertainty with skill
5. 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 – connecting coaching to systemic and societal change
6. 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 – expanding cross-sector partnership and interdisciplinary understanding

Encouragingly, post-Summit confidence increased across all six learning outcomes.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 3.37 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 4.29 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 0.92.

We share these numbers not as a finish line, but as feedback that helps us understand what resonated, where learning took place, and where there is more work to do.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤.

We receive it with gratitude and with a commitment to keep listening, learning and improving.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫! 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍! 🌟

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📅 When: October 15–16, 2026
📍 Where: Royal Thai Naval Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
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👉 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰: 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

𝐀 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮, 𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬

As we look back on #𝑰𝑪𝑺2026, we want to once again express our sincere appreciation to the organisations who supported us along the way.

Your trust, generosity and partnership helped make it possible for our coaching community, leaders, HR professionals, educators, government representatives and change-makers, to come together for two meaningful days of learning, connection and conversation.

𝐈𝐂𝐒 2026 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

Thank you for believing in the vision, standing alongside us and helping create a space where important conversations about coaching, leadership and human capability could take place.

We are deeply grateful for your partnership and look forward to continuing the journey together.

𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗯𝘆𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗢𝗳𝗠𝗲 𝗤𝗟 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗜𝗧𝗗 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹™ 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗣𝗟𝗧 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗮𝘄 (𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵) 𝗘𝗧 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐝𝐧 𝐁𝐡𝐝

With appreciation,
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐂𝐅
Executive and ICS 2026 Organising Committees