Matt Kutz
"The EPIC Human Resources Executive: Future Proofing Your People " (On Board/Workshop)

Learning Objectives:
- Define the four core components of the EPIC Leadership model (Excellence, Perception, Inspiration, Compassion) and explain their relevance to modern HR challenges.
- Apply EPIC principles to talent development, culture-building, and employee engagement strategies that thrive amid disruption and uncertainty.
- Design an actionable, EPIC-driven HR initiative that integrates leadership development into the DNA of your organization.
Session Description:
In a post-pandemic, AI-powered world of work, HR professionals are more than policy enforcers—they are cultural architects, empathy-driven strategists, and talent development catalysts. The EPIC HR Executive introduces a transformative leadership framework built on four powerful pillars: Excellence, Perception, Inspiration, and Compassion. Based on the EPIC Leadership model, this session redefines HR leadership for a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) future. Attendees will explore how each pillar can be practically applied to shape resilient organizational cultures, unlock human potential, and drive meaningful workplace innovation. Whether you're managing change, navigating hybrid workforce dynamics, or building the next generation of leaders, EPIC thinking gives HR professionals a durable roadmap for ethical, effective, and contextually intelligent leadership. Get ready to future-proof your people strategy—EPIC style.
Speaker Bio:
Matt Kutz is an award-winning author, TEDx speaker, researcher, and Clinical Professor at Florida International University. He is a Fulbright Scholar in the Medical Sciences, a Visiting Professor at Griffith University’s School of Applied Psychology in Brisbane, Australia. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies of Practice and developed the Contextual Intelligence Profileâ„¢. Matt’s training programs have been used by executives, managers, members, and staff at multinational and Fortune 500 companies, universities, professional associations, churches, governmental agencies, and NGO’s in several countries.
