Quo Vadis Coaching? 2025
Global Trends and Their Impact on the Culture of Coaching
Co-creating the Future of Coaching through Innovation, Consciousness, and Action
In 2025, the International Association of Coaching (IAC®) celebrated the tenth edition of “Quo Vadis Coaching?”—a global forum that, since 2016, has become a reference point for reflection, dialogue, and anticipation of the future of coaching.
“Quo Vadis” —Where are we going?— is not only a question; it is an ethical, innovative, and conscious compass that guides the global coaching community toward the major challenges of our time.
This year, under the theme “Global Trends and Their Impact on the Culture of Coaching,” we bring together coaches, leaders, researchers, academics, and professionals from around the world to co-create a future that balances innovation, consciousness, and action.
At the heart of this gathering lies the IAC® mission, Code of Ethics, and core values:
lifelong learning, compassion, integrity, trust, inclusion, innovation, and responsibility.
Coaching, at its essence, is a transformative process of awareness and growth.
Now more than ever, we are called to be protagonists—rather than spectators— in the social, cultural, and technological transformations shaping our world.
Four Days, One Global Perspective
Watch all recordings on the IAC® Official YouTube Channel: IAC Global World
🗓 Day 1 – Monday, November 10
Artificial Intelligence and Conscious Humanity Beyond Technology
Exploring the ethical opportunities and challenges of AI in human development, interpersonal connections, and conscious support.
Guests:
● Robert Abbanat, CEO, GloCoach (USA – Hong Kong)
● Arif Ahmed, Tech Coach (Malaysia)
● Ricardo Olivas, CEO, Ene Concept (Mexico)
Host: Mrs. Ingrid Rosenberg, IAC Vice President (Costa Rica)
🗓 Day 2 – Tuesday, November 11
How Coaching Impacts Leadership in Organizations
Iconic cases—such as that of the Government of Malaysia—demonstrate how coaching can be integrated into organizations and governments to transform workplace and leadership cultures.
Guests:
● Nurul Shuhairah Binti Mukhtar, National Institute of Public Administration , Malaysia
● Dr. Shan Morthi, IAC Past President (Malaysia)
● Dr. Raj, Founder & CEO, HR Footprints (India)
Host: Mr. Guilian G. Carlotti, IAC President
🗓 Day 3 – Wednesday, November 12
Global Sustainability and the Contribution of Coaching
Building on the Joint Global Statement on Climate and Ecodiversity Crises, we reaffirm the role of coaching as an agent of ecological and social awareness in response to global challenges.
Guests:
Members of the IAC® Sustainability Committee
- Mr. Brian Lowell French, IAC BOG Member. IAC-Certified Coach. (USA).
- Mrs. Ritu Matur, Vice President, IAC. (India)
- Mrs. Olufunke Dina. Environmental Scientific Analyst. (USA)
- Mrs. Martha Pasternack. IAC BOG Member. IAC-Master Coach. (USA).
- Mr. Charlie Martial Ngounou. Regional Leader Coordinator, Africa Chapters IAC (Cameroon)
Moderator: Mrs. Ingrid Rosenberg, IAC Vice President (Costa Rica)
🗓 Day 4 – Thursday, November 13
Coaching and the New Capital
Addressing the tension between performance-driven cultures and the urgent need for well-being, positioning coaching as a transformative force that redefines capital in terms of human flourishing and sustainable vitality.
Guests:
● Dr. Michelle Ferrari, President, Women Economic Forum Ibero-America (Mexico)
● Maria Sirois, Psy.D., Consulting Fellow & Chief Wisdom Integrator, Leader Mom (USA)
● Arlen Solodkin, MAPP, MSW, Founder & CEO, Integral Wellness Institute (IBI) & President, Mexican Society of Positive Psychology (Mexico)
● Dr. Luis Gaviria, CEO, Neuroscience & Coaching Institute (USA)
Host: Betsy Martinez, Positive Psychology Specialist and Human and Organizational Flourishing Researcher (Costa Rica)
🗓 Day 5 – Friday, November 14
A Year of Celebration and Recognition
This edition holds special meaning: we celebrate ten years of Quo Vadis Coaching?
During this closing day, the IAC President’s Award will also be presented, honoring individuals whose leadership and voluntary service have inspired our global community and embodied the values of the IAC®.
“Quo Vadis Coaching?” is more than an academic forum.
It is an invitation to co-create a future that is both necessary and possible:
● A future where technological innovation is guided by consciousness.
● A future where sustainability is inseparable from human development.
● A future where coaching stands as culture, ethics, and a global transformative force.
As we look forward, we renew the founding commitment of the IAC®:
to expand the possibilities of humanity and to serve as guardians of ethics, inclusion, and excellence in coaching.