International Coaching Week 2026, May 12 - 15
Celebrate and Explore the Power of Coaching
International Coaching Week is an opportunity for individuals and organizations to experience the transformative impact of coaching globally. Throughout the week, the Singapore Chapter of ICF will bring together the coaching community through a series of events designed to introduce coaching, deepen understanding, and showcase how coaching supports growth and development.
Participants will have the opportunity to:
Experience coaching conversations and demonstrations
Learn from professional coaches and industry practitioners
Explore leadership and personal development topics
Connect with the coaching community in Singapore
Who Should Attend:
International Coaching Week welcomes anyone interested in personal growth, leadership development, and the impact of coaching. This includes:
Aspiring and experienced coaches
Leaders, managers and professionals navigating change
HR, talent, and learning professionals
Detailed Programme
The programme is subject to change. The organiser reserves the right to amend the agenda, speakers, or schedule where necessary.
Day 1: In-Person Conference | Tuesday, May 12, 2026 | ||
Time | Session | Speaker |
9.00am - 9.30am | Arrival and Registration |
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9.30am - 9.45am | Opening Remarks | |
9.45am - 10.00am | Welcome Keynote | Eileen Nah |
10.00am - 11.00am | Keeping It Real: Coaching and Leading in Uncertain Times This session equips coaches and leaders with practical tools to remain grounded and effective under pressure. Participants will practise deep listening, presence, and powerful questioning to create clarity and trust in real conversations. Through live demonstrations and exercises, you will learn to recognise unhelpful patterns and shift towards intentional responses. The session focuses on immediate application, enabling participants to lead and coach with confidence when outcomes are uncertain. | |
11.00am - 11.30am | Morning Break |
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11.30am - 11.45am | Energizer | Sponsor |
11.45am - 12.45pm | Who Am I Becoming? The Power of Context and Identity Leadership effectiveness is shaped less by skill and more by identity. This session explores how individuals construct meaning through context and how this shapes behaviour, decisions, and impact. Participants will examine the distinction between content and context, uncover how identity drives action, and reflect on who they are becoming as leaders and coaches. | |
12.45pm - 1.45pm | Lunch Buffet |
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1.45pm - 2.00pm | Energizer | Sponsor |
2.00pm - 3.00pm | The Augmented Coach: Amplify Your Voice with AI AI is reshaping the coaching landscape, not as a replacement, but as an amplifier of human capability. This session introduces AI as a strategic partner to enhance creativity, efficiency, and presence in coaching practice. Participants will learn how to use AI to expand thinking, simulate scenarios, and streamline preparation while maintaining strict confidentiality standards. | |
3.00pm - 3.30pm | Afternoon Break |
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3.30pm - 4.30pm | Colour Your Voice If you could paint your voice in a colour - what colour would it be? In this interactive energiser, participants are invited to imagine, express, and visualise their voice through a simple creative activity inspired by this year’s theme, Own Your Voice. Shape the Change. Together, we explore how imagination helps bring new possibilities to life and how we carry the insights from the day forward. | |
4.30pm - 5.00pm | Closing |
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Day 2: In-person Conference | Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | ||
Time | Session | Speaker |
9.00am - 9.30am | Arrival & Registration |
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9.30am - 9.35am | Opening Remarks |
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9.35am - 9.55am | Keynote Address and SHRI MOU Signing Ceremony | |
9.55am - 10.10am | Energizer | Sponsor |
10.10am - 11.00am | MCC Panel: What’s shifting in coaching as the world navigates change, and what actually helps? | Jim Livingstone, MCC |
11.00am - 11.30am | Mid Morning Networking and Bites |
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11.30am - 12.30pm | Coaching the Mask Many coaching conversations remain at the surface, focused on goals and performance. This session introduces a structured approach to access deeper identity layers that drive behaviour and decision-making. Participants will learn a seven-layer framework that uncovers emotions, beliefs, values, and internal narratives beneath the visible persona. The session enables coaches to move beyond transactional outcomes and facilitate meaningful, lasting transformation by working with the person behind the performance. | |
12.30pm - 12.45pm | Closing and Surprise Giveaways |
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7.00pm - 8.30pm | *Virtual Event Opening a Window of Opportunity for Learning and Change Sustainable change requires more than intention, it requires connection to purpose and embodied action. This interactive session guides participants through a creative coaching process using visualisation, movement, and metaphor. Participants will explore a meaningful goal, view it from multiple perspectives, and strengthen their commitment through experiential techniques. The session integrates cognitive and physical engagement to deepen insight and motivation. Coaches will gain a versatile tool to unlock client potential, enabling more dynamic, engaging, and effective coaching conversations that translate insight into sustained action. | |
Day 3: Virtual Events | Thursday, May 14, 2026 | ||
Time | Session | Speaker |
10.00am - 11.30am | Reclaim Your Voice After Betrayal Betrayal can derail performance, identity, and trust at both personal and organizational levels. This session explores the five-stage process individuals move through after betrayal and how coaches can support recovery and transformation. Participants will learn to recognize where clients are stuck, avoid common coaching pitfalls, and apply targeted interventions to rebuild clarity, confidence, and trust. The session integrates research with practical tools, equipping coaches to guide clients beyond resilience towards measurable growth, stronger boundaries, and a redefined sense of self and leadership capacity. | |
7.00pm - 8.30pm | Embodiment Coaching: Be the Change You Lead Coaching often stays in the cognitive domain, limiting depth and behavioral change. This session introduces embodiment as a critical lever for transformation, focusing on how the body influences awareness, emotion, and action. Participants will experience practical techniques to access somatic intelligence, regulate state, and deepen presence in coaching conversations. Through guided exercises, they will learn to recognize physical cues and integrate body-based interventions. The session equips coaches with tools to move beyond insight, enabling clients to shift patterns and sustain change through embodied practice. | |
Day 4: Virtual Event | Friday, May 15, 2026 | ||
Time | Session | Speaker |
10.00am - 11.15am | Why Authenticity Demands more Than Simply Being Yourself Authenticity is often misunderstood as self-expression without constraint, yet effective leadership requires alignment with context, values, and impact. This session challenges simplistic views of authenticity and explores the discipline required to lead with intention. Participants will examine how identity, behavior, and perception interact, and how misalignment can undermine credibility. The session provides a practical framework to strengthen trust, influence, and leadership presence across diverse situations. | |
11.15am - 11.45am | Owning Your Voice A leader’s voice is a primary instrument of influence, yet it is often underdeveloped. This powerful closing session focuses on how vocal delivery shapes perception, authority, and connection. Participants will explore techniques to project confidence, clarity, and authenticity through tone, pace, and presence. Through guided practice, they will identify limiting vocal habits and replace them with intentional communication strategies. The session bridges inner confidence with external expression, enabling leaders and coaches to communicate with greater impact, command attention, and inspire action in high-stakes conversations. | |
11.45am - 12.00pm | Closing and Thank You | Board of SG Chapter of ICF |
Venue:
YWCA Fort Canning, 6 Fort Canning Road, Singapore 179494 (Tel: +65 6338 4222).
Guest rooms are available at the venue. Discounted preferrential guest rooms have been secured at the venue. For reservations, please email ywcares [at] ywca.org.sg (ywcares[at]ywca[dot]org.s)ywcares [at] ywca.org.sg (g) and reference International Coaching Week in your request.
Click map for directions to venue. Parking is available on site. The closest MRT station is Dhoby Ghaut.
Ticketing:
One ticket gives you an All Access Pass to the full week of International Coaching Week 2026 sessions, across both in person and virtual events. Designed for both aspiring and experienced coaches, the comprehensive programme offers valuable insights, practical perspectives, and inspiration for building a thriving coaching practice.
Participants can earn up to 10 Continuing Coach Education (CCE) units, recognised by the International Coaching Federation, through participation in the week’s programme. Early bird pricing is available for a limited time, so secure your ticket early and enjoy full access to the ICW experience.
Volunteer Ambassadors of the Singapore Chapter of ICF enjoy a special registration rate in recognition of their contribution to the chapter and the coaching community. Ticketing details for the ambassador rate will be shared separately with volunteer ambassadors.
ICW 2026 Singapore Sponsors
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Ecosystem Sponsor
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About ICW
International Coaching Week (ICW) is a global celebration of the power and impact of professional coaching, hosted annually by the International Coaching Federation. Since its launch in 1999, ICW has invited individuals and organizations around the world to explore, experience, and discover how coaching unlocks potential and supports personal and professional growth. Each year, thousands of events are organised by ICF chapters and members worldwide. In the most recent celebration, more than 30,000 participants from over 130 countries joined 1,600+ events delivered in more than 30 languages, reflecting the growing global reach and influence of coaching.