Where Learning and Connection Converge

Your professional growth is shaped by the ideas you explore, the connections you build, and the learning experiences you pursue. Whether you’re developing your coaching skills, strengthening your practice, or exploring new opportunities, there are many ways to keep moving forward.

At ICF Converge 2026, coaching professionals from around the world exchanged ideas and explored opportunities and challenges facing the coaching community. You can discover highlights from those conversations and consider how these insights might inform your own coaching practice and professional development.  

And learning doesn’t stop there. Whether you’re interested in an immersive learning experience at ICF Converge Summit 2027 or looking for other opportunities to engage, ICF offers ways to continue developing your skills, connecting with peers, and contributing to the coaching community. 

1. Explore Ideas You Can Bring Into Your Coaching Practice 

You don’t have to attend an event to benefit from the ideas shared there. 

From emerging trends to practical approaches, the conversations at Converge 26 offered perspectives that can inform your coaching practice and professional development. Here are a few takeaways to consider as you think about your own experiences, challenges, and goals. 

Turn Learning into Action

 Professional learning becomes meaningful when you put it into practice. Consider how the ideas and approaches shared at Converge 2026 might inform your coaching, strengthen your client relationships, or help you navigate what’s next in your professional journey. 

New Coaches. New Connections. Continued Growth.

This year, Converge saw a strong showing of newer coaches, including many working toward their first ICF credential. With a wide range of experience among attendees, coaches had valuable opportunities to connect, share perspectives, and learn from one another. It’s this sense of community that helps coaches grow alongside one another and strengthens the profession as a whole.

A Perspective From the Community 

Attending ICF’s 2026 Converge Conference in Washington, D.C., provided an inspiring opportunity to connect with fellow coaches, gain fresh perspectives, and elevate my coaching capabilities to better empower my clients to pivot with clarity, confidence, and intention — thank you, ICF!

— Sam Caballero, ACC

2. Choose Learning That Moves Your Practice Forward

Looking for an opportunity to explore ideas in person alongside peers and engage more deeply with topics relevant to your work?

ICF Converge Summit 2027 takes place May 24–25 in Berlin, Germany, with optional pre-conference workshops on May 23.

Designed around a smaller, interactive format, Converge Summit offers opportunities to actively participate, exchange perspectives, and apply new learning.

Here’s what you can expect:

Focus on what matters to you. Explore sessions across four themes: the business of coaching, coaching in organizations, coaching unique populations and contexts, and supporting the coaching community. Content is designed for different levels of professional experience.

Put ideas into practice. Participate in interactive learning labs and breakout sessions that encourage you to explore real-world coaching challenges, discuss approaches, and develop practical skills.

Learn alongside your peers. Connect with coaching professionals from around the world through peer roundtables and collaborative discussions that bring different experiences and perspectives together.

Whether you’re looking to deepen your expertise, explore a new area of interest, or connect with peers facing similar challenges, Converge Summit offers flexibility to shape your learning around your professional goals.

Explore Converge Summit 27

3. Connect and Grow Through Your Local ICF Chapter 

Meaningful professional development doesn’t always require traveling to an event. Your local ICF chapter can help you stay connected to the coaching community while providing opportunities to develop your skills, exchange ideas, and contribute your expertise throughout the year. 

Depending on your chapter’s activities, you can: 

Keep developing your skills. Take part in workshops, educational programs, and professional conversations that help you strengthen your coaching practice and explore new ideas. 

Build meaningful professional connections. Exchange perspectives with fellow coaches, learn from their experiences, and develop relationships that support your professional journey. 

Contribute to your community. Share your expertise through chapter initiatives, volunteer opportunities, and activities that help expand awareness of and access to coaching. 

Find your local ICF chapter and confirm your chapter affiliation in your ICF Profile to stay connected with opportunities in your area. 

Find Your ICF Chapter