(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.
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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
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1:30 - 5:00 pm DEEP DIVE
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3:00 - 3:30 pm PAUSE
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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
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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
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1:30 - 5:00 pm DEEP DIVE
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3:00 - 3:30 pm PAUSE
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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
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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
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1:30 - 5:00 pm DEEP DIVE
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3:00 - 3:30 pm PAUSE
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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
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"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!"
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-Lene Jensby, CEO, Autens; Denmark
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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
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1:30 - 5:00 pm DEEP DIVE
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3:00 - 3:30 pm PAUSE
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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
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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
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1:30 - 5:00 pm DEEP DIVE
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3:00 - 3:30 pm PAUSE
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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
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Monday, September 23
SUMMIT DAY ONE SCHEDULE
PRE-SUMMIT CHECK-IN
Check-In at Santa Barbara Music Academy
EPIC BEGINNINGS
Main Session Opening with EPIC Team
Partner Spotlight
BREAK
Break
CATERED LUNCH &
EPIC EXCHANGES
During lunchtime, you have the option to choose from a selection of engaging EPIC Exchange conversations hosted by subject matter experts:
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Clark Sours- Oceanside Stress-Resiliency Experience
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Gillian Ruan- Intrapreneurship
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Mark Sylvester- So You Want to Give a TED talk?
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​Petra Beumer- Cultivating Emotional Well-being through Mindfulness and Self-Care
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SESSION C: Workshops
Elements - Nature of Innovative Leadership
Jacquie Lloyd Smith
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Discovering the Organizational Creative Intelligence Framework
David Newman
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Step Into the Circle of Discovery
Bradley Rapier
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From Ideas to Impact: Crafting Authenticity with Your Unique Voice and Tone | A Workshop for Business Professionals and Creatives
Justine Reiss
SESSION B: Panel
Storytelling Panel (Moderator: Kymberlee Weil; Panelists: Christopher David Lee, Barbara Edelston Peterson, Peter Frisch, Jeremy Kent Jackson)
Gain insights on the power of story across industries and how it can change organizations and foster greater creativity and innovation.
SPEAKER SPOTLIGHTS
​Artist Spotlight
Lisa Kristine, Award-winning Humanitarian Photographer
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SESSION A: Workshops
Stronger Together by the Sum of Our Differences
Van Lai-DuMone
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​​Future Literacy Lab on “Creativity & AI”
Sven Poguntke
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See What You Think: From Ideas to Execution
Mark Sylvester
Circus of the Heart - It's Funny Now
Barbara Michaels
9:00 - 9:30 AM
9:30 - 10:15 AM
10:15 - 10:45 AM
10: 45 - 11:00 AM
11:00 - 12:30 PM
12:30 - 2:00 PM
​2:00 - 2:50 PM
3:00 - 4:30 PM
4: 30 - 4:40 PM
BREAK
Break
2: 50 - 3:00 PM
BREAK
Break
SESSION D: Panel and Interactive Exchange
The Future of Work (Moderator: Yas Hardaway; Panelists: Gigi Johnson, Florian Selch, Gillian Ruan)
Explore how the world of work is changing and how we can navigate the various disruptions impacting the way we work both now and in the near future.