2026 ICF Annual Futures Report Contributors
List of Experts Interviewed and Reviewers
Aida Frese, MCC (Argentina)
Brian Lowell French, IAC-CC, (United States)
Charlotte Kemp, (South Africa)
Cristina Custodio, MCC, (Puerto Rico)
Denis Opio, (Uganda)
Dez Stephens, PCC and MCC, (United States)
George Nuthu, PCC, (Kenya)
Dr. Hany Shoukry, (United Kingdom)
Hau Yee Ng, (Singapore)
Jenny Garret Obe, Postgraduate Certificate Coaching, (United Kingdom)
Dr. Jonathan Kirschner, (United States)
Katerina Kanelidou, CPC, MCC, ACTC, (Greece)
Kelly Griffith, ACSTH, (United Kingdom)
Dr. Lina Lo, PCC, CPCC, CPQC, (United Kingdom and Indonesia)
Matti Niebelschütz, (Germany)
Nankhonde Kasonde-van den Broek, PCC, (Zambia)
Dr. Nicky Terblanche, MP, (South Africa)
Dr. Preeti D’mello, PCC, (United States)
Rachel Petero, ACSTH, (New Zealand)
Tony Latimer, BCC and MCC, (Singapore)
Vaishali James, (India)
Dr. Victor McGuire, CEC and CPCC, (United States)
Yen-Lu Chow, (Singapore)
List of Reviewers
Dr. Akihiko Morita, ICF Thought Leadership Institute Board Member, PCC and MCC, (Japan)
Anne Schweppenhaeusser, ICF Foundation Trustee, MCC, MP, and ESIA, (Germany)
Casimiro da Silva Santos, ICF Global Diversity Council Member, CELC, (Portugal)
Donna Eiby, ICF Thought Leadership Institute Board Member, (Australia)
Dr. Epaminondas Christophilopoulos, Futurist, (Greece)
Jihane Labib, ICF Professional Coaches Board Member, MCC and ACTC, (United Arab Emirates & Morocco)
Joel DiGirolamo, ICF Vice President of Research and Data Science, (United States)
Kaveh Mir-Tahmasebi, ICF Thought Leadership Institute Board Member, PCC and MCC, (United Kingdom)
Magda Mook, ICF Chief Executive Officer, (United States)
Dr. Melvin Smith, ICF Thought Leadership Institute Board Member, (United States)
Shweta HandaGupta, Global Enterprise Board Chair, MCC, (India)
Suresh MJ, ICF Credentials and Standards Board Member, PCC, (Singapore)
Dr. Svetlana Dimovski, ICF Thought Leadership Institute Board Member, PCC & NBC-HWC, (United States)
Todd Hamilton, ICF Chief Operating Officer, (United States)
Dr. Woody Woodward, ICF Thought Leadership Institute Board Member, PCC, (United States)
Dr. Yene Assegid, ICF Thought Leadership Institute Board Member, MCC, (Ethiopia and Belgium)
International Coaching Federation Creative Team
Dr. Alicia Hullinger, Executive Director/VP of ICF Thought Leadership Institute, (United States)
Dr. Genevieve Feliú, Futurist Researcher of ICF Thought Leadership Institute, (United States)
Catherine Galli, Digital Content Creator of ICF Thought Leadership Institute, (United States)
Justin Hannah, ICF Director of Marketing, (United States)
Kellie Cummings, Independent Consultant of ICF Thought Leadership Institute, (United States)
Megan McCarthy, Independent Web Designer of ICF Thought Leadership Institute, (Spain)
Tomicka Glenn, Research and Engagement Manager of ICF Thought Leadership Institute, (United States)
Stephanie Wright, Independent Graphic Designer of ICF, (United States)