(Detailed program provided at the Summit)
EPIC Impact Society is a not-for-profit community of international professionals from a cross-pollination of industries, who catalyze creativity and innovation to empower transformation.
Four Core society pillars are based on strategic experiential learning summits, with a pause from technology to focus on ingenuity, and expanding community engagement through through facilitating free workshops to benefit individuals, organizations, municipalities and social impact charities with actionable solutions for an array of challenges.
PANELS, SPEAKER SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS & MORE
8:00 - 10:00 am CHECK-IN
10:00 - 12 pm OPENING SESSION
12:00 - 1:30 pm LUNCH (on-site)
1:30 - 3:30 pm SESSION A
options: Workshops
Education Panel
1:30 - 5:00 pm DEEP DIVE
3:00 - 3:30 pm PAUSE
3:30 - 5:00 pm SESSION B
options: Workshops
Social Innovation Panel
5:30 - 7:30 pm DINNER (on-site)
7:30 - 9:00 pm EPIC Conversation
8:00 - 10:00 am CHECK-IN
10:00 - 12 pm OPENING SESSION
12:00 - 1:30 pm LUNCH (on-site)
1:30 - 3:30 pm SESSION A
options: Workshops
Education Panel
1:30 - 5:00 pm DEEP DIVE
3:00 - 3:30 pm PAUSE
3:30 - 5:00 pm SESSION B
options: Workshops
Social Innovation Panel
5:30 - 7:30 pm DINNER (on-site)
7:30 - 9:00 pm EPIC Conversation
8:00 - 10:00 am CHECK-IN
10:00 - 12 pm OPENING SESSION
12:00 - 1:30 pm LUNCH (on-site)
1:30 - 3:30 pm SESSION A
options: Workshops
Education Panel
1:30 - 5:00 pm DEEP DIVE
3:00 - 3:30 pm PAUSE
3:30 - 5:00 pm SESSION B
options: Workshops
Social Innovation Panel
5:30 - 7:30 pm DINNER (on-site)
7:30 - 9:00 pm EPIC Conversation
"I Loved how education, entrepreneurship, education and entertainment were unfolded at a very high level and in playful ways. It provided access to 'other worlds' and ways of thinking...clearly showing lots of similarities to where ideas can cross-pollinate. Super, super inspiring!"
-Lene Jensby, CEO, Autens; Denmark
PANELISTS
In no particular order and more to come!
2019
8:00 - 10:00 am EPIC BEGINNINGS
10:00 - 12 pm MORNING SESSIONS
12:00 - 1:30 pm LUNCH (on-site)
1:30 - 3:30 pm SESSION A
options: Workshops
Entertainment Panel
1:30 - 5:00 pm DEEP DIVE
3:00 - 3:30 pm PAUSE
3:30 - 5:00 pm SESSION B
options: Workshops
Social Innovation Panel
5:00 - 6:00pm DINNER (on-site)
6:30 - 7:00pm STEP & REPEAT
7:00 - 9:00pm AWARDS
9:00 - 9:30pm EPIC Wrap session
8:00 - 10:00 am EPIC BEGINNINGS
10:00 - 12 pm MORNING SESSIONS
12:00 - 1:30 pm LUNCH (on-site)
1:30 - 3:30 pm SESSION A
options: Workshops
Entertainment Panel
1:30 - 5:00 pm DEEP DIVE
3:00 - 3:30 pm PAUSE
3:30 - 5:00 pm SESSION B
options: Workshops
Social Innovation Panel
5:00 - 6:00pm DINNER (on-site)
6:30 - 7:00pm STEP & REPEAT
7:00 - 9:00pm AWARDS
9:00 - 9:30pm EPIC Wrap session
YOU ARE INVITED TO ONE OF THE
MOST INSPIRING EVENTS OF THE YEAR!
September 30 - October 2, 2021
Santa Barbara, California
With the pace of global change rapidly increasing, there's new challenges that require distinct ingenuity.
The EPIC Impact Society (501c3) provides an immersive opportunity to gain valuable innovation tools, improve creative problem solving skills and generate breakthrough ideas through our annual 3-Day summit.
Disconnect from your devices, disrupt the status quo, discover creative insights and grow in community as you join a cross-pollination of dynamic thought-leaders and creativity experts through interactive experiential sessions, hands-on workshops and focused panels--all designed to inspire innovation.
The Summit concludes with the EPIC Innovation Awards to honor social innovators, artists and creative leaders catalyzing positive transformation in the world.
DISCONNECT DISRUPT DISCOVER
SPARK CREATIVITY
UNLOCK GREATER INGENUITY
LEARN INNOVATION TOOLS
ENCHANCE CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITIES
MEET CREATIVITY ENGINEERS & INNOVATORS
GAIN ENTREPRENEURIAL TIPS
GROW YOUR TRIBE
PAUSE FROM A HEAVILY TECH-SATURATED WORLD
IGNITE PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL & SOCIAL CHANGE
An EPIC Gift for every
attendee:
BRING YOUR STORY TO LIFE
Through an iSTAR Self-Assessment
& Co-creation
Some 2021 EPIC Contributors:
Jacqueline Lloyd Smith, LEGO ® Serious Play ® Methodologist & Master Trainer
Kathy Eldon, Founder, Creative Visions Foundation
John Chester, Award-winning filmmaker & founder Apricot Lane Farms
Ben Everard, COO, Grey Matter Productions
Genein Letford, Award-winning Teacher; 'LA Lakers Woman of Business 2019'
Bradley Rapier, Award-winning choreographer
Mark Sylvester, TEDx Santa Barbara, Executive Producer & Podcast Host,
Ran Jackson; Grammy Award-winning songwriter; producer
Coonoor Behal; Founder, Mindhatch
Dalida Arakelian; Founder, Composer, Artist & Founder, Mindful Music (UCLA)
Vicky Shum, Partner, World Innovation Lab (WiL)
Chris Denson, Founder, Innovation Crush Podcast
Dr. Trisha Garwood, Leadership Development Manager, The Walt Disney Company
Dr. Steve Ralph; Founder, EPIC Impact Society | Faculty, Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
James Haven; Humanitarian & Innovator; Founder, SafeHaven & TheHavenAtCollege
Sponsors & Strategic Partners
SAN YSIDRO RANCH
Feedback
Magical, yet completely practical. Exhilarating; packed with learning. Full of intelligent, creative, and fascinating people.
2019 EPIC Attendee
What a wonderful finale to an obviously stimulating weekend. Music, poetry and dance. The room was buzzing. I had such a great night-- it was fantastic. Great spirit in that room.
Ewan McGregor
Golden-Globe winning actor
Being disconnected from technology led to real connection with other attendees and made the keynotes, breakout sessions &
panels more rich an impactful.
Maxwell Adams
Manager, Risk & Logistics,
Los Angeles Philharmonic
EPIC provided an opportunity to engage with others from an interdisciplinary perspective, which allowed me to think about my personal and professional life from new angles. The unplugged component made a significant difference, as it encouraged more conversation and opportunities for 'pause'. I left with actionable ideas.
Yas Hardaway,
Exec. Dir. of Career Services;
Pepperdine University,
Graduate School Of Education & Psychology
Fantastic opportunity to interact with some of the most creative thinkers in the world. Attendees from all industries and walks of life really made the workshops and discussions during our meals so interesting.
2019 EPIC Attendee
EPIC International Summit was absolutely amazing! From the location to the attendees---it was beyond expectations.
David Shaw,
Change Agent & Creative Catalyst;
Intel Corp.
Loved how education, entrepreneurship and entertainment were unfolded at a very high level and in playful ways. It provided access to 'other worlds' and ways of thinking--clearly showing lots of similarities too where ideas can cross-pollinate. Super, super, inspiring.
Lene Jensby,
CEO, Autins; Denmark
It was such an honor to receive the EPIC Innovation Award for Community Engagement. Being recognized by some of the most intelligently creative people, gathered for the sole purpose of stimulating ideas and answers was a humbling experience.
Thom Reed
Executive Director,
Unity Shoppe, Inc.
Previous Attendees
Pepperdine University Koning Willem I College Studio Enterprise Studio School University of Notre Dame
Cal State LA UCSB Cal Lutheran University UCLA Antelope Valley UHSD School On Wheels
LA Valley College Westmont College Responsive Education Blizzard Entertainment Lionsgate Entertainment Yoruba Saxon Productions The Walt Disney Company Super 9 Solutions Soar, Inc.
Los Angeles Philharmonic Brainzooming Group Creative Education Foundation Destination Imagination
NASA / JPL Keller Williams Realty The Communication Cure Mars, Inc. Polis Assist, Inc. Kids In The Spotlight Strategic Play Group, LTD The Unity Shoppe Research Vibe Phillips, Netherlands Ideation House
Susan Newhouse & Associates Mulholland Consulting Group The Boeing Co. Business Honors Association Habit Technologies Autens, Denmark The Confidence Accelerator Pulse Mobile