Devi Sahny

CEO & Founder Ascend Now

After three years in investment banking at Goldman Sachs New York, Ms Devi moved to Singapore and founded edtech startup, Ascend Now 7 years ago. The company creates personalised curriculums around the areas of entrepreneurship, design thinking, soft-skill programs, and character building based on students' preferences.

Ascend Now works with 45+ international schools, several US school districts and universities’ summer schools, such as Georgetown and UCLA. Passionate about education, Devi has many awards and accolades to her name including, Forbes 30 Under 30, Prestige 40 Under 40, TedX and Ted Speaker, St Gallen Symposium Honouree Speaker, Generation Tatler Awardee, and Sequoia Capital Spark Fellow.

Devi graduated Magna Cum Laude from Georgetown University, USA – College of Arts and Sciences with a Bachelor of Science in Philosophy and Economics. She sits on the Help international school board and several other boards.

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2024 Agenda Sessions

Integrating entrepreneurship and soft skills into the classroom

This session will focus on ways to integrate entrepreneurial learning and social & emotional learning (SEL) into the classroom through unique case studies and pedagogies.

In collaboration with Ascend Now

Wednesday 02 October 11:10 - 11:40 Classroom Theatre (open to all)

Future skills and careers

Add to calendar 10/02/2024 11:10 10/02/2024 11:40 Integrating entrepreneurship and soft skills into the classroom This session will focus on ways to integrate entrepreneurial learning and social & emotional learning (SEL) into the classroom through unique case studies and pedagogies.

In collaboration with Ascend Now Classroom Theatre (open to all) Asia/Shanghai

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