Elaine Ning Chen IAF Mentor, CPF - an active volunteer of IAF international, regional, local, virtual and physical activities. A Leadership and Change Management trainer, a Team Development Coach, an NVC Practitioner and an active volunteer of CNVC Community.

Founder & Managing Director Designs Game Plans & develops the next Chiefs Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) Honors-Awards - President's Award for Exceptional Team Performance in managing Barclays Capital regional leadership development program

The Karmic Tree - Founder & Principal Consultant CXO Coach | Chair, India Chapter at International Association of Facilitators (IAF) | Facilitator | Conversationalist | Professional Speaker | Angel Investor | Curator | Certifications: Culturebuilder – Workplace Happiness Bootcamp, Global Leadership Assessment - GLA 360, Belbin Accreditation, ACSTH

Director - Client Management, C2C Organizational Development Pvt. Ltd. Organizational Development Consultant | Certified Professional Facilitator | Author |Helping Leaders Excel | Rotarian 24+ years in the IT and ITeS, Passion in the area of Talent Development, Consulting in the area of Business Analysis, HR Strategies, Focus Areas: Facilitation, Leadership Development, Business Analysis, Business Strategy, OD Consulting.

Lee Yi Ping leads the programme at CHAT, Singapore’s leading youth mental health service for ages 16-30, providing assessments and support. As Principal Case Manager, she leverages expertise in Psychology and Solution Focused Brief Therapy to offer personalized care. Passionate about empowering youth, she leads a team dedicated to fostering resilience, hope and meaningful connections, aiming to make a lasting impact on young lives.

Mr Chong Chan Yau is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of CarbonCare InnoLab, the Co-founder and member of the Board of Director of Climate Finance Asia, and Chairman of Dialogue in the Dark (HK) Foundation. Mr Chong is a graduate of the University of Hong Kong and obtained a Master's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Mr Chong received the MBE honour in 1995 for his outstanding service to the Hong Kong community and was awarded the HKU Honorary Fellowship by the University of Hong Kong in 2012.

Bronwen Jaggers is the Executive Director, Engagement, Education and Communication, within the Sector Capability and Regulatory Strategy Group of the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission.

Nick Housego PSM was awarded the Public Service Medal (PSM) by the Governor General of Australia, for recognition of his services to facilitation in the Australian Public Service.

Archana Pingle is an accomplished Organization Development Consultant, Certified Professional Facilitator, and Leadership Coach with over 25 years of experience. She partners with CXO-level executives and senior leaders to foster strategic clarity, align stakeholders, and drive sustainable growth. Her expertise spans strategic planning, change management, and human-centered innovation. With a strong belief in facilitative engagements, Archana creates collaborative environment that breaks down silos and inspires collective accountability, helping organizations thrive in the VUCA world through facilitative consulting and long-term business excellence.

Shawn is the Co-founder and Core Member of Open Quest. He is an IAF Certified Professional Facilitator | Master (CPF | M). Since 2002, Shawn has provided facilitation and facilitation training for diverse organizations and the public, specializing in consensus-building, strategic planning, and leadership development. He is also the author of Open Quest Power of Facilitation and has contributed to several publications on facilitation in Chinese.

Laura Hsu is Chairperson of Open Quest Facilitation Technology. She is the first Asian Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF | M) by IAF and an assessor for the IAF certification program. A certified ICA ToP practitioner and trainer, she specializes in facilitating sustainable organizational development in fast-changing environments. Laura brings global facilitation experience and has been honored with multiple IAF Facilitation Impact Awards.

Anita Bandyopadhyay is a seasoned HR professional with over 3 decades of experience in handling human dynamics. She is a CPF, Certified Leadership Coach, and a seasoned HR Practitioner. An HR Leader in large Indian MNCs, Anita has been facilitating intuitively since the beginning of her career, however over the last 5 years she has systematically transformed her being and style to become an IAF Facilitator. Anita has facilitated quite a few sessions for IAF on topics ranging from Leadership Potential to Wabi Sabi which was about self-identity and subpersonalities. She is certified in ORID Methodology, Participatory Strategic Planning, Consensus Workshop Method (ICA) and a host of other facilitation methodologies. A Psychometric & Assessment Tools practitioner, a HR Practitioner, an Executive Coach, Anita currently serves as an Independent Director on a few Public Limited Companies.

Anupoma Bandyopadhyay is a Spoken English Coach, Facilitator, and a Linguist. She is also passionate about the power of language. With a background in Anthropology, Media, and Film Studies, Anupoma facilitates her learners to become better communicators. An Under 30 member of IAF, she takes a keen interest in the world of facilitation.

With over 40 years’ experience in both process and training facilitation internationally, I’m now in the 'legacy' phase of my facilitation career. Training and mentoring facilitators brings me the most joy nowadays. I help others build their facilitation skills and knowledge, develop self-awareness for working with groups and capitalise on their natural attributes. The world needs more expert facilitators. Let’s open up those opportunities.

Facilitation is in my DNA. I bring over 25 years of leadership consulting experience enriched by my global exposure to diverse cultures, and a deep commitment to personal growth. I love helping teams to tap into their collective wisdom and drive transformational outcomes. I show up as a fully committed, non-judgmental partner and help my clients tackle their growth edges and create the life they desire.

Rahul Hasija is a democratic educator, experience curator, and founder of Swacardz, a communication-design consultancy. He has trained over 5000 young leaders in peer-supported learning, self-inquiry, and ecological livelihoods. Specializing in interpersonal communication and collaborative leadership, Rahul has designed 30+ tools for capacity building. Trained in the Art of Hosting and Flow Game, he has worked with educators, health workers, police, and corporate managers, and authored two books on communication and sustainability.

Madhur Anand is a psychologist and co-founder of Moodforest, focused on enhancing emotional well-being through nature-based solutions. With a Master's in Clinical Psychology, he has researched nature’s impact on mental health, including the 'Green Mind Study' with Prof. Overbeek. Madhur brings expertise in program management, workshop design, and health coaching, and has presented at global conferences. He also works as an L&D consultant with Skills Cafe, a behavioral skills learning company in India.

Chizu Matsushita, a Japanese national based in the Netherlands, is an IAF CPF and coach (ICF-PCC) with over 25 years of international experience. She has worked globally in the humanitarian sector, facilitating dialogues to address the needs of local communities, especially the most vulnerable. Chizu has also facilitated discussions with government officials, navigating various national contexts and interests. She lectures on international law, human rights, and intercultural communication.

Kavi Arasu Is passionate about working with people and helping them help themselves. People development and engineering systemic changes give him joy. His multi-disciplinary background that stretches from sales and advertising to talent management and other domains of HR have helped him experience and bring in a multi-disciplinary approach. A member of IAF since 2011.

Stephen Berkeley is a seasoned change facilitator and coach, helping build leaders' capacity to drive change. With over 35 years of leadership experience in Australia, England, and India, he brings extensive cross-cultural and sector expertise, having worked with clients across Southeast Asia. A member of the IAF since 2013.

Bülent Duagi is an experienced Strategy Adviser in Tech and a seasoned Visual Facilitator who pioneers using 2D and 3D visuals for guiding sr. leadership decisions and initiatives in areas like strategy, foresight, org design and related.

Carmen Teodorescu is a Trainer, Coach and Facilitator with over 20 years of corporate experience. Certified in the Process Communication Model® and a member of the IAF, Carmen excels in facilitation, training, coaching and career orientation. She is passionate about helping young professionals enhance facilitation skills, teamwork, communication and emotional intelligence for success.

I am a research psychologist, facilitator, trainer and consultant. In over twenty years of facilitating, I have developed a broad toolkit of live and virtual facilitation methods. I have a deep commitment to participatory approaches, in particular, Technology of Participation. I also deliver public and bespoke training in face to face, hybrid and virtual facilitation methods, and I offer consultancy and mentoring to support facilitator development.

Safiya is a Desmond Tutu Reconciliation Fellow and multi-award-winning practitioner with 25+ years of experience, expertise and certification in conflict/peacebuilding, sustainable development, learning and development, project management, mentoring, strategic planning, organisational development and management, thought leadership and effective consultancy across 60 countries. She is founder of Empowering Women for Excellence Initiative, Chair, Global Young Generation For Peace Development Initiative, Convenor, Kabilun Africa Think Tank and Principal Consultant at Safiya Ibn Garba DTRF. Safiya, an IAF Endorsed Facilitator is a doctoral student in Irenology with the UN-Mandated University for Peace. LinkedIn Safiya Ibn Garba DTRF

Mercia Takavarasha is an experienced educator with over 25 years of experience spanning project and programme management in sports for development and sports as a tool for peace in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. She was previously based in the Middle East, from where she managed over 10 country teams across Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia. She serves as the Technical Advisor Outreach and Programmes - Southern Africa at Empowering Women for Excellence Initiative (EWEI) and a Trustee supporting programming, monitoring and evaluation at Tambai Zimbabwe. LinkedIn Mercia Takavarasha

Elaine Ning Chen IAF Mentor, CPF - an active volunteer of IAF international, regional, local, virtual and physical activities. A Leadership and Change Management trainer, a Team Development Coach, an NVC Practitioner and an active volunteer of CNVC Community.

Founder & Managing Director Designs Game Plans & develops the next Chiefs Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) Honors-Awards - President's Award for Exceptional Team Performance in managing Barclays Capital regional leadership development program

The Karmic Tree - Founder & Principal Consultant CXO Coach | Chair, India Chapter at International Association of Facilitators (IAF) | Facilitator | Conversationalist | Professional Speaker | Angel Investor | Curator | Certifications: Culturebuilder – Workplace Happiness Bootcamp, Global Leadership Assessment - GLA 360, Belbin Accreditation, ACSTH

I am a facilitator who began in community development in the US and then moved to India and Africa to work in participatory community development. I was asked to work for a sponsoring company while on assignment in Mauritius and since have split my time between community and corporate work. I have for the past 30 years been based in Taiwan while working part of my time in Greater China, Asia and around the world. I design and collaborate to create tailored events for each group that I work with. I train facilitators and leaders to themselves adapt and develop programs fitting their cutlure and needs. In the process I have done long term change processes in more than 100 organizations and communities in over 30 nations. Since 2020 I have expanded into virtual facilitation and training Facilitators virtually. This has allowed me to stay home and still work with and support clients and facilitators globally.

Looking to spark innovation? Do you seek to connect more deeply, collaborate effectively, and navigate complex challenges with creativity and clarity? Are you ready to drive meaningful change but unsure where to start? I’m Cathryn Lloyd, Founder of Maverick Minds. We specialise in creative professional development. Our services include facilitation, individual and team coaching, systemic team coaching, and arts-based learning experiences designed to help you:

Business Improvement Consultant at Edinburgh Napier University. Lean leader in Higher Education; making universities fitter organisations. Contributor to the Shingo Research Prize winning 'Routledge Companion to Lean Management'. Specialties: Lean in Higher Education, developing Lean for new areas, facilitation, coaching, Higher Education business processes.

BAKWANGIRA B JUDITH is an IAF member and facilitator that adapts to fostering collaborative environments, enhancing communication, and guiding group processes. She has expertise in project management and community development. Additionally, she is a mentor, life skills coach and leadership and Governance trainer. She empowers individuals, organisations to navigate personal challenges, build resilience, and achieve goals and objectives as a team. As an organizational development practitioner, she optimizes systems and fosters cultures for effectiveness. Additionally, as a project management expert she ensures successful execution, timely delivery, and alignment with organizational objectives, fostering sustainable development and teamwork.

Maha Bali is Professor of Practice at the Center for Learning and Teaching at the American University in Cairo. She has a PhD in Education from the University of Sheffield, UK. She is co-founder of virtuallyconnecting.org (a grassroots movement that challenges academic gatekeeping at conferences) and co-facilitator of Equity Unbound (an equity-focused, open, connected intercultural learning curriculum). She writes and speaks frequently about social justice, critical pedagogy, and open and online education. She blogs regularly at https://blog.mahabali.me and tweets @bali_maha.

Currently CEO & Co-Founder of Butter, which is a video conferencing tool laser focused on facilitation. Previously built and failed with a streaming startup, built and exited a digital marketing agency in Southeast Asia, and spent 4 years in strategy consulting.

Contrary to most 'experts' on LinkedIn, my AI prompts are running in real-life, not just on paper. I have 20 years of experience as a facilitator and have been exploring the intersection of facilitation and technologies since the early days of Stormz (about.stormz.me) in 2012, a platform I created to enable remote brainstorming and decision-making. I share all my insights about AI for facilitators and trainers with the 650+ members of the AI Tinkerers' Club (join.ai-tinkerers.club) that I created in 2023. Feel free to join us ;-) Currently, I am also creating a new AI-powered product, SparkitUp (sparkitup.ai), which introduces a new way for anyone to brainstorm visually with an AI.

With over a decade of experience in HR and L&D, Subbu helps organizations build future skills, foster employee wellbeing, and enhance organizational culture and performance. Subbu is an ICF credentialed coach, founder of the chart-topping podcast Culture Matters, and integrates generative AI into his craft to drive innovation and impact. Subbu is the founder and host of Culture Matters, a podcast where he interviews thought leaders and experts on the latest trends and insights on organizational culture and its impact on the modern workplace. He is the author of The Millennials (Penguin Random House), a book that explores the aspirations, motivations, and challenges of this raring-to-go generation. Along the way, he learnt some Improv and performed on stage, and he brings this to his work.

"'I am a passionate experienced “Boundary Moving Wanderer”, really coming alive when supporting “the Other”, to fulfil their potential, step into agency. Be that as Organisations or groups or Individuals, across all sectors or cultures. ""The emergent is my home while co-journeying with “the Other”, sharing empowering participatory modalities based on deeply human values systems, which affirm and nurture a core belief - within each of us resides a creative genius."

Sharon Li is a CPF with IAF since 2017, and Assessor since 2021. She is passionate about maximizing team/group wisdom and potential, with a strong focus on navigating and sail through CHANGE. Combining over 30-years of corporate experience, Sharon developed expertise in helping clients to shine and thrive through daring and courageous break-through of both mind and heart.

Traveling, Arts & Design, Culture, People; we are all different but of the same matters. Follow my transformation journey in professional career: from an Architect, Urban Designer, PADI Instructor, surface pattern designer, writer. Ask me how all those experiences linked to one another. Life-long learner and seeker of self. Selfless act from designer and selfish act from the product gives reason and purpose of its existence.

Arvind Murwaha is a highly experienced Transformation Coach and Business Consultant with more than three decades of experience. Has held Chief of Learning positions, Global and Pan India, at large sized companies. He has been instrumental in growth of leaders at organizations in a wide range of industries across four continents. And has helped start-ups build value for their stakeholders. His mission- Enabling Results and Building Better Lives!

Founder @ Insightz Consulting with over 2 decades of experience in various industries. She is a Facilitator first and also Personal Identity Consultant, Leadership Development Coach, Core Transformation NLP practitioner, Certified Emotional Intelligence practitioner, Lumina Spark Practitioner, IAF Co-Lead for Mumbai Hub, India Co-Lead for Facilitation Week 2024. She consistently endeavours to be a better version of herself and partners with others to facilitate their upgradation journeys.

Co-founder of Simitri HRO Excellence, with over 23 years of experience in corporate as the Head of Learning & Organizational Development. The first Indian to win the Facilitation Impact Awards (FIA) and three more thereafter. Certified Coach by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Author of a self-coaching book titled "IMAGINEERING: 7 SUCCESS PRINCIPLES TO ENGINEER YOUR IMAGINATION," which became a No. 1 Bestseller on Amazon.

Founder & CEO, Iterum, an IAF Certified Endorsed Facilitator, Certified Sorcerer in ‘Being Centered Leadership’, Certified Executive Coach from Coaching Foundation of India, CFI & PCC from International Coach Federation (ICF). Certified from the Barrett Values Centre, UK in Cultural Transformation Models and Tools in Building a Vision-Guided, Values-Driven Organization. He has also co-authored an anthology on Coaching, titled ‘Coaching Mantras’.

Pepe Nummi is a facilitation trailblazer and is one of the founders of the company Grape People, and served as the inaugural chairman of the Finnish Association of Facilitators. On top of all of this, Pepe is the developer of the ‘idealogue’ method, is the author of The Handbook of Professional Facilitation, has provided facilitation services in over 20 countries, and has also trained over 15,000 facilitators.

Max Watanabe is a CPF and a founder of SuccessPoint Co. Ltd., Organization Development and Training and Development Company in Japan. Max has experience of 25 years in facilitation and training. He is an expert and has rich experiences in Organizational Development workshops which are mainly based on Facilitation, Positive Psychology and Well-being philosophy. He has trained over 1,700 facilitators in Appreciative Inquiry, Pepe’s Finnish Facilitation and OD related facilitation methods.

With a passion for facilitation and extensive experience, Michelle helps clients achieve their goals by fostering self-awareness and clarity. Her facilitation style is warm, creative, and flexible, empowering clients to turn plans into real business outcomes. As a Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) with the IAF, Michelle is dedicated to expanding the power of facilitation worldwide.

Irina Fursman, Ed.D is an engagement consultant, trainer, facilitator, and HueLife’s co-founder. She is a Certified ToP® Facilitator and Mentor Trainer specializing in organization development, adult learning and development, change management, and strategic planning. She enjoys tackling challenging projects: systems change, transformational leadership work, and strategic thinking experiences. Her passion and academic focus is on leadership in loosely coupled systems.

I am a facilitator in Korea and running a facilitation company. I first obtained the CPF certification in 2010 and the master CPF certification in 2020. I grew up in a very good organizational culture, and since 2016, I have been introducing the organizational development theory called 'sociocracy' to Korea to spread that experience. At this summit, I will introduce sociocracy with my mentor and a master of sociocracy, John Buck.

I am a sociocracy consultant. I brought sociocracy to the English-speaking world beginning in 1990. I enjoy encouraging the development of organic organizations that operate with a lively, multi-hearted sense of being. I appreciate that my friend Hyun Hee invited me to the IAF summit. I have learned a lot from her about facilitation!

Mike Rossius is an independent professional facilitator and facilitation trainer, currently based in Boston, US. He works with the private sector, drawing on many years of experience in leadership and corporate team development. With a keen interest to AI's impact on group work, he brings innovative techniques to enhance collaboration and strategy execution.

Hector Villarreal Lozoya combines information technology, compassion and communication skills to serve clients all over the Americas. He discovered his vocation of service and his natural gifts as a mediator during the years he spent as a scout and as a Red Cross volunteer in Monterrey, Mexico. He received a degree in communication sciences from the Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico) and then did advanced studies at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain. Hector made the leap from trainer to group facilitator when as a consultant a client asked him to engage the staff in the development of a new mission for the executive team. Since then he has implemented organizational-change initiatives and other participatory processes for clients in 12 countries, applying group facilitation methods such as LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®, the Effective Facilitation Model and Stormz, a digital platform for the facilitation of collaborative processes. He is the founder of facilitacionvirtual.com and of the Virtual Facilitation Special Interest Group of the International Association of Facilitators where he served in the Board of Directors from 2014 to 2019. Hector is currently working closely with Dr. Charles Pellerin, former director of Astrophysics for NASA, in the Spanish edition of the book “How NASA builds teams.” Alongside a group of talented facilitators from across the globe, he authored a chapter of the book “The Power of Facilitation” (www.facpower.org) released in November 2020.

Francisco Ramirez empowers Fortune 500 companies and global teams to thrive in the virtual world. With 20+ years of experience at Google, Netflix, and United Nations, Francisco is a leading facilitator of virtual and hybrid sessions on topics including strategy, organizational change and innovation. In addition, Francisco helps professionals and teams communicate more effectively on camera in virtual settings. A Certified Virtual Facilitator® and IAF-Endorsed™ Facilitator, he’s facilitated 350+ sessions (English, Spanish, Portuguese).

Folami is a community psychologist and leads HTI Catalysts, a network of consultants whose mission is to create and hold spaces that build community, evoke organizational shifts, and promote cultural justice. Catalysts provide transformative facilitation, leadership development and coaching and program design to its client partners that are primarily youth-serving and community-based organizations, schools and foundations.

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Business Improvement Consultant at Edinburgh Napier University. Lean leader in Higher Education; making universities fitter organisations. Contributor to the Shingo Research Prize winning 'Routledge Companion to Lean Management'. Specialties: Lean in Higher Education, developing Lean for new areas, facilitation, coaching, Higher Education business processes.

BAKWANGIRA B JUDITH is an IAF member and facilitator that adapts to fostering collaborative environments, enhancing communication, and guiding group processes. She has expertise in project management and community development. Additionally, she is a mentor, life skills coach and leadership and Governance trainer. She empowers individuals, organisations to navigate personal challenges, build resilience, and achieve goals and objectives as a team. As an organizational development practitioner, she optimizes systems and fosters cultures for effectiveness. Additionally, as a project management expert she ensures successful execution, timely delivery, and alignment with organizational objectives, fostering sustainable development and teamwork.

Gerardo de Luzenberger IAF Certified™ Professional Facilitator ǀ Master, Agile Foundation Certificate Certified facilitator in LEGO Serious Play Method Publications: Paradise L’OST Implicazioni e orientamenti per l’elaborazione partecipata dei piani di gestione dei rifiuti secondo la nuova Direttiva quadro 2008/98/CE Harrison Owen – Open Space Technology, guida all’uso Il World Cafè: una guida pratica traduzione ed adattamento del testo originale inglese scritto da Juanita Brown Harrison Owen – Breve guida all’uso dell’Open Space Technology. Owner of Gerardo de Luzenberger sas, a consultancy company operating in the field of change management, facilitation, training, communication, and participatory approaches. He founded in 2004 the Scuola Superiore di Facilitazione, the first Italian training initiative for group facilitators and moderators. Starting from 2016, every year Gerardo organises #FACILITA - the Italian facilitators' annual conference.

As a learning coach I work with youth, mainly university students, to support their learning with participatory activities. With my facilitator hat on, I host workshops, conferences and events, designing and running activities to make them engaging and include all participants in the conversations. Because I think those skills are important, I run short courses and workshops teaching group dynamics and facilitation, and write about it as well. Author of "Facilitiamoci! Prendersi cura di gruppi e comunità"

An IAF CPF, Deloreon specialises in Strategic Planning, Meeting Management and Project Management. He currently works with the Kentucky Department of Education.

Rebecca Sutherns PhD, CPF, ACC: Speaker. Coach. Bestselling author. A trusted advisor, strategy builder, dynamic speaker, Certified Professional Facilitator and certified leadership coach who is interested in increasing personal and collective adaptability. I "untangle knots and connect dots." I ask great questions and design engaging experiences to help you identify and achieve your goals. I have over 25 years’ experience with diverse initiatives across sectors, Canada and internationally. I add value as an analytical thinker, insightful coach and consensus builder. You can expect me to deliver warm energy, alignment, clarity and insight. Publications: Nimble: Off Script but Still On Track, Sightline: Strategic plans that gather momentum not dust, ELASTIC: Stretch without snapping or snapping back.

Gerardo de Luzenberger IAF Certified™ Professional Facilitator ǀ Master, Agile Foundation Certificate Certified facilitator in LEGO Serious Play Method Publications: Paradise L’OST Implicazioni e orientamenti per l’elaborazione partecipata dei piani di gestione dei rifiuti secondo la nuova Direttiva quadro 2008/98/CE Harrison Owen – Open Space Technology, guida all’uso Il World Cafè: una guida pratica traduzione ed adattamento del testo originale inglese scritto da Juanita Brown Harrison Owen – Breve guida all’uso dell’Open Space Technology. Owner of Gerardo de Luzenberger sas, a consultancy company operating in the field of change management, facilitation, training, communication, and participatory approaches. He founded in 2004 the Scuola Superiore di Facilitazione, the first Italian training initiative for group facilitators and moderators. Starting from 2016, every year Gerardo organises #FACILITA - the Italian facilitators' annual conference.

Nataliia Orlova is an educator, facilitator and project manager. She helps groups, teams and networks learn and work together to bring about sustainable change. She began the career as a school teacher and developed a strong foundation in education. Over time, she transitioned into HR and L&D, applying the skills to broader organizational contexts. Since 2003, she has been working on international projects, providing training and facilitation to clients in Ukraine, Denmark, the UK and the U.S. across various sectors (IT, NGO, One Health, Biosafety & Security, and Transformative Education). Nataliia deeply cares about Personal Development, Social Technologies and Facilitative Leadership, Organizational Development and Communities, Resilience and System Change.

Olha Bershadska is a facilitator and long-term educational programs designer for business, government, and NGOs in Ukraine and abroad. Being a researcher of group dynamics in cross-cultural and online context, she consults on higher education, adult learning, and cross-cultural communication. Olha is also a trainer for facilitators and co-author of the 'Basic Facilitator's Deck Syntra'.

Hideyuki Yoshioka, CEO of Knowledge Signs Co. Ltd, has been actively involved in facilitation, leadership development, and communication skills training for over 21 years. Hideyuki has a lot of experiences to facilitate cross-cultural groups for Japanese major companies or multi-national companies all over the world. Hideyuki conducted many original workshops at IAF Asia conference, IAF America conference. -CPF(Certified Professional Facilitator) by IAF Hideyuki is also ZUMBA instructor, Stand-Up Comedian.

•Expert trainer for company employee, provides various training programs (career management, selling skills, 1on1 communication skills etc.) •Career counselor for individuals and career counseling supervisor for career counselor •Sales manager at HR service company

Sushma is a Leadership Coach and facilitator/trainer with 40+ years of work experience. She is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from ICF. She helps leaders to achieve more by enhancing their skills. She was awarded as ‘100 Most Impactful Coaching Leaders’ by World HRD Congress in 2024. Sushma has been an active member of the IAF since 2017. She has led the Bangalore hub for two years. Her contributions include conducting sessions, mentoring other facilitators, and leading the professional development of the India chapter. She co-authored the book ‘Fast Forward to Facilitation’.

Madhujit is a dedicated DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) consultant with a focus on fostering inclusive cultures where individuals feel valued and empowered and every voice is heard. She helps organizations build environments that prioritize belonging, equity, and diverse perspectives, enabling teams to thrive and achieve sustained success in today’s dynamic workplace.

With over two decades of experience in Human Resources, Nidhi brings expertise in HR, Facilitation, and Learning & Development (L&D), focusing on driving organizational growth through talent development and behavioural excellence.

As the founder and principal consultant of Flying Fox - Leadership Optima, Bharti aims at transforming potential to performance of leaders. Her expertise as a Learning & Development practitioner is rooted in designing and delivering innovative strategies that empower individuals and teams to excel. Bharti’s approach blends proven facilitation techniques with customized solutions, creating transformative pathways that drive sustainable growth, continuous improvement, and exceptional performance for clients at all levels.

David Nevin is the managing director of Top Cloud Collaboration, a Tokyo-based consultancy providing professional facilitation, coaching, and training for clients in the Asia Pacific region. David often works directly with APAC leadership teams, and incorporates regenerative leadership development in his work. David is a master facilitator of the 2030 SDGs Game, a simulation game developed in Japan that gives people a direct experience of co-creating a sustainable world.

Marc has designed and facilitated multi-stakeholder workshops, which were often held in locations across Canada. Each event often brought together representation from various perspectives and interests of the population, including consumers, industry representatives, special interest groups, academia, provincial government representatives and others. As project leader and lead facilitator, Marc Valois is an extremely dynamic and effective group “architect”, facilitator and “enabler” for Executive dialogue in both official languages. Marc’s knowledge of government and process techniques in designing group meetings in challenging circumstances has contributed to shaping executive-level conversations focused on results.

As co-founder of Mammute Urban Innovation Studio (MUIS), I specialize in developing innovative solutions for urban challenges. My expertise lies in leveraging co-creation techniques, asset-based planning, and urban branding to address complex city issues. At MUIS, my research focuses on crafting community-based planning processes that enhance public participation and good governance. I am particularly passionate about advancing restorative city concepts and fostering urban innovation clusters, always striving to create more vibrant, sustainable urban environments through social innovation and facilitation.

Expert in urban planning, specializing in innovative, tech-driven solutions for urban challenges. Focused on spatial analysis, geospatial technologies, Webgis Design, and Smart City Implementation. With hands-on experience in urban innovation and regional planning, I bring a strong foundation in data analysis and programming. Passionate about leveraging technology to enhance the built environment and create smarter, more sustainable cities.

A junior researcher and urban designer with a background in urban planning, specializing in urban regeneration with a focus on biophilic and sustainable cities. Actively working in an urban innovation studio as a facilitator, designer, and project manager in urban design projects, particularly in the social innovation field.

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Dr. Saya, a certified virtual facilitator, coach, and 'Training from the Back of the Room' trainer, specializes in Agile, Lean Six Sigma, and team collaboration. She empowers leaders globally as a former Dean of Octo University and a faculty member at multiple universities and Learning Tree International. She facilitates workshops and strategy meetings, transforming resistant teams into engaged, high-performing groups. Her expertise includes strategic planning, team building, and maximizing employee engagement to enhance team dynamics.

Sharon Tewksbury-Bloom wants to live in a world where our use of AI propels us to become better humans. As the Founder & CEO of Bloom Facilitation and Do Good, Be Good, she is also the host of AI for Helpers and Changemakers and has been spotlighted on Volunteer Nation Podcast, How to Change the World podcast, and Authentic AI podcast. When she's not using her facilitation skills to help helpers work effectively together, you can find her tackling teenagers on the rugby pitch.

Mara Svenne is the founder of mPath Facilitation, specializing in facilitation and leadership team coaching within the financial services sector, as well as with start-ups, association management firms, and not-for-profit Boards of Directors. Mara is an authorized partner for Everything DiSCⓇ and Five BehaviorsⓇ, providing individual and team assessments to enhance performance and collaboration for leaders and their teams. As an IAF CPF, Mara has served as Secretary and Vice Chair on the Board of the IAF. She is a two-time Gold winner of the Facilitation Impact Awards (2017 and 2023). Mara excels at facilitating project team lifts and retrospectives, leadership retreats and strategic planning, design-thinking workshops, employee engagement discussions, and helping leadership teams improve alignment and effectiveness. An active and Distinguished Toastmaster, Mara believes in the power of conversation to help individuals find their voice and create a shared path to success. For more information, please contact: mara@mpathfacil.com

Gwyn is a facilitator and trainer with 20+ years global experience. She helps professionals design and lead online sessions that are engaging, productive, and energizing. Gwyn is a LinkedIn Top Facilitation Voice, a go-to expert for online community platforms including Circle, Session Lab, Butter, and an advisor to StreamAlive. Gwyn writes The Quest newsletter and recently launched her on-demand video course, Live Session Magic.

Simon is a professional facilitator who founded a facilitation company in the UK in 2000. He works mainly with public sector and not for profit organisations in the UK and internationally. He is a CPF (Master) and currently Professional Development Director on the IAF Global Board. He is co-author of Virtual meetings: a practical guide.

Stefanie Ashley, CPF, CVF, is the director of the Facilitation Center at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), where she provides facilitation and training services to a wide variety of groups on a diverse range of topics. Stefanie has a Master of Science degree with a concentration in Occupational Training and Development, is a Certified Professional Facilitator and Certified Virtual Facilitator. 

An IAF CPF, Deloreon specialises in Strategic Planning, Meeting Management and Project Management. He currently works with the Kentucky Department of Education.

Hector Villarreal Lozoya combines information technology, compassion and communication skills to serve clients all over the Americas. He discovered his vocation of service and his natural gifts as a mediator during the years he spent as a scout and as a Red Cross volunteer in Monterrey, Mexico. He received a degree in communication sciences from the Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico) and then did advanced studies at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain. Hector made the leap from trainer to group facilitator when as a consultant a client asked him to engage the staff in the development of a new mission for the executive team. Since then he has implemented organizational-change initiatives and other participatory processes for clients in 12 countries, applying group facilitation methods such as LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®, the Effective Facilitation Model and Stormz, a digital platform for the facilitation of collaborative processes. He is the founder of facilitacionvirtual.com and of the Virtual Facilitation Special Interest Group of the International Association of Facilitators where he served in the Board of Directors from 2014 to 2019. Hector is currently working closely with Dr. Charles Pellerin, former director of Astrophysics for NASA, in the Spanish edition of the book “How NASA builds teams.” Alongside a group of talented facilitators from across the globe, he authored a chapter of the book “The Power of Facilitation” (www.facpower.org) released in November 2020.

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