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Focused Learning Paths

Carefully Selected Sessions for Specific Interests

Focused learning paths are collections of carefully selected sessions based on specific areas of interest and expertise. Follow one of the suggested paths provided or mix and match sessions across paths and themes to maximize your learning at ICF Converge 2023.

For Coach Educators

As the world becomes more dynamic and complex, the needs of both coaching clients and coach practitioners become more sophisticated. This curated path will help coach educators better anticipate and meet the needs of their students so in turn, their students can empower clients and the world through coaching.

Wednesday, August 23, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Pre-conference Workshop — A Bold New Look at Mentor Coaching | View Session
Presented by: Jille Bartolome, MCC, Carrie Abner, and Luke Davis, ACC

Thursday, August 24, 4:30 - 5:15 p.m.

Facilitation Skills to Enhance your Coaching Practice | View Session
Presented by: Carrie Addington

Friday, August 25, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. 

How Can We Impact Education and Social Change Through Coaching? | View Workshop
Presented by: Elena Espinal, MCC, and Adriana Rodríguez Martinez, MCC

Embracing the Art of Coaching Through Advanced Coaching Education | View Workshop
Presented by: Janet Harvey, MCC 

Mentor Coaching: The Goal, The Gap, The Impact | View Workshop
Presented by: Matthew Pearson, MCC; Nicole Scott, PCC; and Kiersten Ward, PCC

Friday, August 25, 11:00 - 12:00 p.m.

Coaching Spotlight Talk — AI in Service of Growing Coaching Skills: The Role of AI Analysis in Self-Reflection, Supervision, and Progress Tracking | View Session
Presented by: Alex Haitoglou

Coaching Spotlight Talk — Neurodiversity: What Every Coach Should Know | View Session
Presented by: Morwenna Stewart

Friday, August 25, 2:30 - 3:15 p.m.

How to Develop Unlearning to Evolve Value with Clients | View Session
Presented by: Sarah Graves, PCC

Friday, August 25, 4:30 - 5:15 p.m.

ICF Coaching Impact Awards — Coaching Education Panel: Everything is Changing and So Are You | View Session
A panel of award-winning coach educators.

Saturday, August 26, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Shifting Lenses: Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into Our Coaching | View Workshop
Presented by: Susan Douglas, PCC; Virginia Rondero Hernandez, ACC; Elaine Huang, PCC; and Maeve O’Byrne, PCC

For Organizational Leaders

For success in today’s world, organizations must have a supportive culture and compassionate leaders. This collection of sessions will equip organizational representatives with techniques to enhance their organization’s coaching culture, transform their leadership approach, and empower their people — ultimately, contributing to overall engagement and profitability.

Wednesday, August 23, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Pre-conference Workshop — How Coaching and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Collaborate: A Worldwide Perspective | View Session
Presented by: Mara Gerstein, Kelly Griffith, Nicky Terblanche, PhD, and Woody Woodward, PCC, PhD

Pre-conference Workshop — Developing a Coaching Culture in Organizations | View Session
Presented by: Michele Norris, PCC, and Giuseppe Totino, MCC 

Thursday, August 24, 1:30 - 2:15 p.m.

Pioneering an Internal Coaching Practice: A Case Study | View Session
Presented by: Tolu Akande, PCC

Thursday, August 24, 2:30 - 3:15 p.m.

New Approaches in Vertical Development Coaching | View Session
Presented by: Alis Anagnostakis, PCC

Coaching for Culture Transformation with the Culture-Actualization Index | View Session
Presented by: Timothy Tiryaki, PCC

Peer Coaching: A Method to Scale Leadership and Coaching Skills | View Session
Presented by: Avina Gupta and Stacey Robbins

Thursday, August 24, 4:30 - 5:15 p.m.

Executive Coaching: How Coaching Changes in the Context of Business | View Session
Presented by: Miriam Meima, MCC

Radical Humility: Be a Badass Leader and a Good Human | View Session
Presented by: Urs Koenig, PCC

Thursday, August 24, 5:30 - 6:15 p.m.

The Well-Being Revolution is Redefining Leadership. Are We Ready? | View Session
Presented by: Renee Moorefield, MCC

Establishing Yourself as a Thought Leader | View Session
Presented by: Donna Peters, ACC

New Adventure: The First Internal Coaching in Korea | View Session
Presented by: Caroline Ji-young Park, PCC

Friday, August 25, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Coaching Spotlight Talk — Coaching in an Academic Medical Center: Meeting the Needs of Physicians in Times of Disruption | View Session
Presented by: Priscilla Gill, PCC

Friday, August 25, 1:30 - 2:15 p.m.

ICF Coaching Impact Awards — Organizations Panel: Why Is Coaching Important to an Organization? 
A panel of representatives from organizations with award-winning coaching cultures.

Friday, August 25, 2:30 - 3:15 p.m.

Advancing Organizational Performance Through Team Coaching | View Session
Presented by: TBD

Friday, August 25, 4:30 - 5:15 p.m.

Group Coaching at Work: Creating Big Impact for Your Clients | View Session
Presented by: Jeff Nally, PCC

Friday, August 25, 5:30 - 6:15 p.m.

The Power of "And" in the Ethics of Internal Coaches | View Session
Presented by: Rossella Pin, MCC

Helping Clients Navigate Organizational Politics with Ethical Influencing | View Session
Presented by: Kellie Garrett, PCC

Saturday, August 26, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Experience the Magic of Group Coaching Supervision | View Workshop
Presented by: Damian Goldvarg, ACTC, MCC, and Lily Seto, PCC

Shifting Lenses: Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into Our Coaching | View Workshop
Presented by: Susan Douglas, PCC; Virginia Rondero Hernandez, ACC; Elaine Huang, PCC; and Maeve O’Byrne, PCC