Steven Isaacs from Epic Games will kick off the summit. You don’t want to miss this!

Steve Isaacs is the Senior Manager of Programs and Partnerships at Epic Games. His mission in this role is to support educators in the adoption of Epic tools in the secondary classroom in order to support students in preparing for careers in emerging technology. Through his role at Epic Games, Steve has been able to engage in numerous projects related to the UN Sustainability Goals and Climate Action using tools including Unreal Engine, Unreal Editor For Fortnite, Fortnite Creative, and LEGO Fortnite. Prior to his role at Epic, Steve was a public school teacher for 28 years, teaching game design and development as well as other courses related to creative uses of technology. Steve enjoys spending time with family and friends. His hobbies include video games, biking, snorkeling, hiking and live music.

Danielle is the co-founder and Executive Director for the Texas Scholastic Esports Federation, a teacher-run, nonprofit esports organization serving Texas schools. TexSEF’s goal is to use esports, gaming, and media to connect kids to school and to each other. She is also the president of the Interstate Scholastic Esports Alliance, a network of K12 esports organizations. 

Danielle has 15 years of experience in Texas public education in both middle and high school, but will always identify as a middle school World Cultures teacher. From 2017-2020, she held an Instructional Coaching Fellowship with Google for Education. Danielle holds a BA from Baylor University and an M.Ed. from Texas Tech University. She lives in Dallas, Texas.