AEG Presents | Icebreaker

AEG Presents | Icebreaker

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Project Manager & Operations | Events, Partnerships, & Tech Startups | 10 Years of experience in bringing people together to produce extraordinary results

Ilyssa Schwartz

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Creative operations leader with 10 years of experience managing high-impact creative and producing content (branding, copy, video, photography, 2D and 3D animation) to complex digital projects (marketing campaigns, websites, eCommerce, digital tools, product configurators) for trusted brands. Agency and in-house production experience coordinating stakeholders and vendors with an operational mindset. Passionate about helping brands solve problems or break through the noise with high-quality memorable creative, thoughtful design, and experiences. Equally passionate about optimizing creative and production work streams. I bring all of this to the table with a genuine approachable demeanor and a ready-for-anything attitude!

Stephanie Izquieta

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The Internet Wants to Think — and Transact.

Darcy Rae Johnson

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Generally makes things more amazing.

Christopher Breedlove

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|Frameworks for the Future| Design • Community • Regenerative Culture I design frameworks for the future—where systems serve people and culture drives change. My work lives at the intersection of community resilience, storytelling, and regenerative design. As Director of Civic Activation at Burning Man Project, I lead global initiatives like Burners Without Borders and the Regional Network, while contributing to long-term strategies in sustainability and cultural stewardship. I’ve helped develop programs that turn art into mutual aid, transform grants into democratic experiments, and support the emergence of decentralized networks. My background spans grassroots organizing, systems thinking, and immersive art—from bamboo temples in Taiwan to bike-powered parades and digital avatars. I’ve worked in refugee camps and festivals, city halls and off-grid land projects—all in service of imagining how people can better collaborate, create, and care for one another. Lately, I’m particularly interested in how communities work with land: how we steward it, build on it, and gather around it. I occasionally consult with aligned projects—helping teams design initiatives that are regenerative, participatory, and story-rich. I believe in collective creativity, emergent design, and the radical idea that we can build beautiful futures—together. Whether through civic prototyping, cultural strategy, or collaborative infrastructure, my mission is simple: Tell stories that change the world—and help build the systems that make them real. Sustainability Work: - https://www.greenthemecampcommunity.org/ - https://flyranch.burningman.org/