This year’s EPIC Awards honorees include photographer and humanitarian Lisa Kristine. She is one of several honorees recognized alongside dozens of thought leaders, all at the forefront of their respective industries, sharing insights and experiences in innovation, education and entertainment. The EPIC Community Artist Award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated significant inspiration and led positive change within a community.

Humanitarian photographer Lisa Kristine has photographed in over 150 countries on six continents, connecting with people at a heart level. Lisa advocates for causes such as indigenous wisdom, global unity, and modern slavery, mobilizing resources and raising awareness, all in pursuit of a single mission: to create profound change in our global community.

Lisa has used her work as a catalyst, speaking to audiences around the world, including at the United Nations, Parliament, Nobel Summits, Davos, and the Vatican. Her TED talk, “Photos that reveal modern slavery,” has been viewed over three million times.

David Clarke, former head of photography at Tate Modern, described Lisa’s work as “a testimony to the truth and an insightful and inspiring body of evidence that can and should never be denied.”

Her work has been praised by figures such as Pope Francis, the Dalai Lama and Amnesty International. Among numerous other awards, she has received the Lucie Humanitarian Award for her impressive work, presented at Carnegie Hall and recognizing the greatest achievements of master photographers.

The Photographic Society of America selected Lisa as the recipient of the IUTP Award, recognizing significant contributions to promoting mutual understanding and the unique impact of photography on the world.

You can find out more here at Lisa Kristine https://www.epicimpactsociety.org/2024-speakers-facilitators

The 2024 EPIC Summit offers a unique and transformative experience for professionals from a wide range of industries seeking to inspire and develop their creative leadership skills. This year’s theme is “Special Discoveries, a Defining Moment for Creative Leadership” and will take place September 23-25, 2024 at the prestigious Music Academy of the West, just steps from the beach in beautiful Santa Barbara, California.

As the world becomes more complex and the pace of change increases, this event offers participants the opportunity to break away from a highly technology-saturated world, break rigid mindsets and gain new insights that lead to greater creativity and innovation in their professional and personal lives.

By choosing from a variety of experiential workshops and sessions led by international thought leaders and creativity experts, participants will be equipped with new tools and insights that they can apply to solving the complex problems they face in their environment. The sessions at this event are guided by the EPIC acronym, which stands for Experiential Learning, Pause, Ingenuity and Community Engagement.

Past speakers at the EPIC Summits have included actors Ewan McGregor, Dermot Mulroney and Disney Imagineering Senior VP John Rhode, as well as producer/director Ben Everard, the producers of Grey Matter Studios’ “Laundromat” starring Meryl Streep and Gary Oldman, the producer and protagonist of the film “The Biggest Little Farm” John Chester and Apolo Ohno (8-time Olympic medalist), actor Doug Jones (The Shape of Water, Pan’s Labyrinth, Star Trek), to name a few. This year we will have several dozen thought leaders, all at the forefront of their respective industries, sharing their insights and experiences in entertainment, innovation and education. Our program is still under development and we will announce our speakers in the coming weeks.

Please check out all of our current speakers here: https://www.epicimpactsociety.org/2024-speakers-facilitators

Tickets and further information can be found here: https://www.epicimpactsociety.org/2024-epic-summit