International Coaching Week
ICW2025
May 03, 9 am - 4pm
OPENING DAY
Igniting the Journey
Real People. Real Growth. Real Impact.
Ithraa Training Center
Park Plaza, 7th floor, Sweifieh

Wednesday May 07
ZOOM
Fuad J. Abdulla, PCC – Training & Development Professional
7 pm – 8 pm
Coaching as a Catalyst: Tools for Civic & Cultural Transformation
This session explores how coaching skills and mindsets can serve as powerful tools for community building, cultural healing, and systemic change. Participants will learn specific coaching approaches that promote trust, awareness, and collective action within civic and cultural contexts. Real-world examples will illustrate how coaching practices are applied in social movements and leadership initiatives. Coaches will reflect on how to embody a coaching mindset to support transformation beyond individual clients and into broader communities.
Sunday May 11
Ithraa Training Center, Park Plaza, 7th floor, Sweifieh
Zein Masannat, PCC– Women Empowerment Coach (PCC) & Coach Mentor & Supervisor @CMA
5 pm – 6 pm
Resilience from Within Crossing the River of Change: From Limiting Beliefs to Inner Clarity
Awareness & Reframing
Identify limiting beliefs, understand their roots, and learn how to shift them into empowering thoughts that support growth and confidence.
Inner Strength Tools
Discover simple, science-backed techniques to regulate emotions, reset your mindset, and build emotional resilience from within.
Clarity & Forward Movement
Visualize your path through the “River of Change” and leave with a personalized action plan to take intentional steps toward the life you want.
Lina Ayesh, PCC–
6 pm – 7 pm
Understanding Anger & Stress: Emotional Wellbeing Awareness
Gain a deeper understanding of what lies beneath anger and stress, and develop awareness of the true triggers behind anger. This session offers practical, accessible tools to manage anger effectively while supporting emotional intelligence and overall wellbeing.
Haya Shanqiti, Generative coach
7 pm – 8 pm
NLP: The Art of Choosing Your Way Out of Limits
This session introduces participants to the principles of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) as a tool for identifying and overcoming self-imposed limitations. Coaches will explore how language, perception, and thought patterns shape client experiences and how NLP techniques can be used to create more empowered choices. The session will help participants reflect on ways to integrate NLP tools into their coaching practice to support clients in shifting mindsets and achieving personal and professional growth.
Monday May 12
ZOOM
Jacob Hawsa, Professional Neurolanguage Coach® and Licensed Trainer
Rana Nejem, Founding Director of YARNU, the Art of Social Intelligence
Uzma Akser, ACC– Exec & Leadership Coach and Neurodiversity Consultant
Emily Nybo, Culture and DEIB Advisor, Facilitator, and Coach
7 pm – 8:30 pm
PANEL Coaching Without Borders: Inclusion, Belonging, and the Power of Perspective
This interactive panel brings together global voices in coaching, consulting, and cultural transformation to explore what it truly means to coach across differences. From neurodiversity and cultural nuance to inclusion in practice—not just as a value—our panelists will reflect on how belonging is built, challenged, and reimagined in diverse coaching contexts. Through lived experience and critical insight, this conversation will offer practical ways to deepen trust, expand perspective, and create coaching spaces where everyone feels seen and supported.
Razan Kilani, MCC– Emotional Intelligence Coach
8:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The Coaching Compass: Navigating Ethics with Clarity and Confidence
This session focuses on understanding the key changes in the 2025 ICF Ethics update and their impact on coaching practices. Participants will explore how the shift from a “do no harm” mindset to a “do good” philosophy transforms coaching presence, trust-building, and accountability. Practical strategies will be introduced to help coaches embody ethical leadership and maintain professional integrity within a changing coaching landscape.
Tuesday May 13
Ithraa Training Center, Park Plaza, 7th floor, Sweifieh
Dimah Barakat, Business and Empowerment Coach
5 pm – 6 pm
The Agile Mindset in Coaching: Purposeful Transformation
This session defines the agile mindset and explores its relevance and application within the coaching profession. Participants will examine how core agile values—such as adaptability, collaboration, and continuous feedback—align with and strengthen coaching principles. Through self-reflection, coaches will assess their own mindset and their capacity to navigate change with curiosity, resilience, and courage. The session emphasizes practical strategies for embodying agility in coaching engagements to better support client transformation.
Nael M. Soudi, Certified Life Transition Coach & Mentor-Harmony Life Coaching
6 pm – 7 pm
Challenging The Management Norm with a New Mindset: A Coach Not A Manager
This session introduces coaching as a powerful alternative to traditional management practices. Participants will explore how adopting a coaching approach—grounded in caring, active listening, goal-setting, and accountability—can enhance employee engagement, development, and performance. The session will demonstrate how core coaching competencies can be applied in organizational settings to shift leadership mindsets from directing and controlling to empowering and partnering with employees for growth.
Hanadi Zreiq, Gallup Strengths Coach
7 pm – 8 pm
Thrive Through Strengths: From Self-Awareness to Team Performance
This session introduces the Gallup CliftonStrengths framework and its role in empowering individuals to thrive in leadership, teams, and careers. Participants will develop awareness of how identifying and leveraging natural talents can enhance engagement, collaboration, and overall team performance. Through practical examples, the session will illustrate how strengths-based approaches are applied in leadership and organizational coaching settings. Coaches will also be encouraged to begin exploring their own strengths journey and how to integrate a strengths-based mindset into their work with clients.
Razan Kilani, MCC– Emotional Intelligence Coach
ZOOM
7 pm – 8 pm
الفروق الجوهرية بين الكوتشينج والتدريب: كيف تميز بين الدورين ؟
تمكين المشاركين من التمييز بين متى يكون الكوتشنج هو الخيار الأنسب، ومتى يكون التدريب أكثر فاعلية في سياقات التعلم والتطوير المهني
استعراض أهم الجدارات الأساسية للكوتش مقابل مهارات المدرب، مثل مهارات طرح الأسئلة الفعالة والإنصات الفعال واحترام قدرات العميل في ايجاد حلول لتحدياته
مناقشة كيف دمج للكوتشنج والتدريب على أن يتكاملا ولا يؤثرا في حدود التعامل الصحي بين الكوتش والعميل، ودورهما المشترك في تطوير الأفراد والفرق والمؤسسات
تعريف المشاركين بكيفية تصميم تدخلات تطويرية فعالة، تجمع بين الكوتشنج والتدريب حسب احتياجات الفئة المستهدفة
تشجيع المشاركين على التفكير النقدي حول أدوارهم الحالية، وما إذا كانوا يمارسون الكوتشنج أم التدريب، وكيف يمكنهم تعزيز ممارساتهم المهنية
Wednesday May 14
ZOOM
Rajat Soni, PCC– Youth & Parenting Coach
Muna Hamdan, ICF Certified Empowerment & Transition Coach
5 pm – 6 pm
Coaching Youth: From Pressure to Purpose to Possibilities
This session focuses on reflecting on the silent emotional struggles faced by high-performing teens and examining the unique role coaching can play in their growth. It explores how coaches can involve parents as allies while maintaining the teen’s trust and autonomy. Participants will also discover coaching tools and meta-questions that help youth transition from pressure to purpose and possibilities. The discussion will support coaches in applying coaching competencies in youth-focused work while building awareness of developmental dynamics.
Ruba Atallah, ACC– Youth Life Coach, | Counselor | Trainer (ICF JORDAN)
Soumaya Merhi, Entrepreneur & Founder of TAQA snacks (ICF LEBANON)
Nancy Zakharia, PCC– Global HR $ Talent and Organizational Development leader (ICF UAE)
Anthony Nahoul, Professional Certified Transcendence Mindset Coach (ICF LEBANON)
6 pm – 7:15 pm
YOUTH RISING: HOW TO BUILD SELF-ESTEEM AND A GROWTH MINDSET شباب صاعد: كيف تبني تقدير الذات وعقلية النمو
حلقة نقاشية تجمع بين روّاد الأعمال والمدربين، لاستكشاف كيف يمكن للكوتشينج دعم النمو الشخصي والمهني، وتحقيق التوازن، وتعزيز القيادة في بيئات الأعمال المتغيرة.
Osama Al- Mosa, MCC, ICTA, ACTC
مستشار أول وكوتش لتطوير التنفيذيين والفرق
7 pm – 8 pm
آفاق جديدة للكوتشينج: الابتكار والذكاء الاصطناعي في العصر الرقمي
الإلمام بالاتجاهات العالمية في أدوات التدريب المدعومة بالذكاء الاصطناعي, فهم أحدث التطورات والتقنيات التي تُشكل مستقبل الكوتشينج الرقمي عالميًا.
فهم كيف يُعزِّز الذكاء الاصطناعي الكوتشينج (وليس استبداله), إدراك دور الذكاء الاصطناعي في دعم الكوتشيز عبر تحليل البيانات، وتخصيص التجارب، وأتمتة المهام الروتينية.
تحديد استراتيجيات عملية للذكاء الاصطناعي لتعزيز التأثير على نطاق واسع, اكتشاف أدوات ونماذج هجينة (مثل روبوتات الدردشة، الواقع الافتراضي) لزيادة كفاءة الكوتشبنج ووصوله.
التعامل مع المخاطر الأخلاقية والفجوات في الحوكمة
Thursday, May 15
Samah Natour, Key person of influence, EQ & leadership coach, corporate wellness specialist
Wafa Malek Al Shunnar, Educational Consultant
Sandra Shaqareq, Co-Chair of Hikma Women’s Network
Haneen Alkarmi, Clinical psychology and PFA Coach
Rawan Barakat, CEO Raneen Foundation
6 pm – 7:30 pm
Rooted in Resilience: Well-Being, Wisdom, and the Path Forward متجذّرون في الصمود: السلام الداخلي، الحكمة، والطريق إلى الأمام
حلقة نقاش ملهمة تسلّط الضوء على قصص صمود ونمو من قادة وخبراء تحدّوا صعوبات الحياة والمهنة بإصرار ووعي. يستكشف المتحدثون كيف يمكن للعافية الشاملة والحكمة العملية أن تقودنا نحو مستقبل أكثر تعاطفًا وتوازنًا وقيادة إنسانية.