(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
ABOUT EPIC INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS

IGNITING CREATIVE LEADERSHIP
EPIC International Creativity Education & Social Innovation Summit, is an annual, intimate 3-day event that is designed as a strategic time for global attendees, representing a wide-spectrum of industries to ignite creative leadership, disconnect from technology, disrupt the status quo and discover new ideas.
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Some Past Contributors
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'
JACQUELINE-LLOYD SMITH, LEGO ® Serious Play ® Methodologist & Master Trainer
BRADLEY RAPIER, Award-winning choreographer
MARK SYLVESTER, TEDx Santa Barbara, Executive Producer & Podcast Host
COONOOR BEHAL; Founder, Mindhatch
VICKY SHUM, Partner, World Innovation Lab (WiL)
CHRIS DENSON; Founder, Innovation Crush Podcast
LISA LOWE-CHAURAN; President, ORE Originals
LT. COL. JASON M. TREW; Triathalon Coach & Design Thinking award-winner
DR. TRICIA GARWOOD; Leadership Development Manager, The Walt Disney Company
DR. STEVE RALPH; Founder, EPIC Impact Society
JAMES HAVEN; Humanitarian & Innovator; Founder, SafeHaven & TheHavenAtCollege
JOHAN ANDERSSON; Fine Artist
CHERRI PRINCE; Exec. VP, Head of Growth; Seed Strategy, Inc.
HARRY VAN DE SCHANS; Director, Center For Creativity & Innovation, Koning Willem College
SUSAN NEWHOUSE; Master Facilitator & Strategic Innovation Consultant; Susan Newhouse & Assoc.
EWAN MCGREGOR; Golden Globe-winning actor
JAMES DELLANEVE; Manager: Product Lifecycle Management; Boeing
GLENN S. OMURA, PhD; Former Associate Dean, Michigan State University
MARC FERRARI; Angel Investor, Tech Coast Angels
JANDIE LANE; Innovation and Insights Leader; Brand Strategies, LLC.
LIBERTY WORTH; Artist & Teacher; Liberty Worth Art & Quilts
MADLIN MANGRUM, J.D.; Gallup Certified Strengths Finder Coach; Digital Well-being Coach
SANTOR NISHIZAKI; Founder & CEO Mulholland Consulting Group
TJ POSTMA; Strategic Design Consultant; Philips Design (Netherlands)
JAY WORTH; Emmy Award-winning VFX Supervisor; Westworld
RAVE SAWHNEY; CEO/Founder, RKS Design
PAUL ALLEN; Founder, Ancestry.com & Soar.com
JOE ROHDE; Senior VP; Creative; Walt Disney Imagineering
CRAIG RUSSELL; Project Integration Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering
GIGI JOHNSON; Exec. Director, UCLA Center For Music Innovation
DERMOT MULRONEY; Film/TV Actor and Cellist
MATT SHAKMAN; Artistic Director, Geffen Playhouse / Director (Game of Thrones, Fargo)
BRIAN K. MUIRHEAD; Mars Sample Return Formulation/Manager; NASA / JPL
KEITH DORSCHT; Communication Cure creator & registered Psychotherapist
JOHNNY WELLS; Director of Education; Destination Imagination, Inc.
DARLA HALL; Co-founder and manager; Research Vibe
JERRY SABATINI; VP, Creative for Global Live & Location-based entertainment; Lionsgate Films
DR. GERHARD APFELTHALER; Dean, California Lutheran University
BETSY MCKINSTRY; Director, Antelope Valley Union High School District
MARK MILLHONE; Dean of Academics, Studio School (Los Angeles)
CHRISTOPHER ATKINS; Associate Teaching Professor; University of Notre Dame
DENNIS BAKER: CEO of DM Baker Media and Polis Assist (app)
WILL LINN, PhD.; Executive Director; Joseph Campbell Writer's Room; Chair of General Ed; Studio School
MELISSA DISNEY; Actress, Songwriter; Voice of the Oscars, Emmys & Billboard Awards
LENE JENSBY LANE; Founder & CEO Big Dreams, Autens - Future Schools
GLENN KALISON; Founder & President of Studio Enterprise
JONATHAN SILK; Founder of Bridge 3









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