SANDRA‌ ‌NAGY‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌sought‌ ‌after‌ ‌advisor‌ ‌to‌ ‌school‌ ‌leaders‌ ‌around‌ ‌the‌ ‌world.‌ ‌Renowned‌ ‌for‌ ‌her‌ ‌deep‌ ‌expertise‌ ‌in‌ ‌strategic‌ ‌development‌ ‌and‌ ‌education;‌ ‌she‌ ‌works‌ ‌with‌ ‌organizations‌ ‌looking‌ ‌to‌ ‌transform‌ ‌learning.‌ ‌A creative, passionate, and experienced senior professional in the Education technology industry with leadership, change management, product development, learning strategy and execution proficiency.

A driver of innovation who is able to build, motivate and develop high performing strategic teams that deliver outstanding results in changing environments. Her‌ ‌20‌ ‌year‌ ‌career‌ ‌includes‌ ‌leadership‌ ‌roles‌ ‌at‌ ‌Pearson‌ ‌Education,‌ ‌The‌ ‌Learning‌ ‌Partnership‌ ‌and‌ ‌Accenture.‌ ‌She‌ ‌has‌ ‌a‌ ‌M.‌ ‌Ed.‌ ‌from‌ ‌Harvard‌ ‌University‌ ‌and‌ ‌a‌ ‌B.‌ ‌Comm.‌ ‌from‌ ‌McGill‌ ‌University.‌ ‌She‌ ‌is‌ ‌currently‌ ‌the‌ ‌Managing‌ ‌Director‌ ‌at‌ ‌Future‌ ‌Design‌ ‌School‌. ‌ ‌

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• 5 trends leaders must address
• Entrepreneurial thinking is essential for student's future success
• Moment of incubation. Rethink timetables, scheduling, and assessment
• Address mental wellness crisis in schools
• What am I going to do with my leadership going forward
• What are your takeaways from the pandemic?
• Rethink pedagogical approaches in the classroom
• Transform education and leverage pandemic learning
• Impetus on leaders to think about unconscious bias and create opportunities

"At the core of Future Design School is this notion of developing and cultivating problem solvers, kids who have a flexible, adaptable skill set, and the creative confidence really to tackle whatever comes their way. That's the essence of the entrepreneurial spirit. What you want is kids who look at the world's obstacles as opportunities that they can roll up their sleeves and solve, and that they don't need to wait until they're adults to wrestle with real issues."

-Sandra Nagy

"If we've seen anything that should be an inspiration for these kids in the last year, it's the fact that we got a vaccine out in eight months. If you don't believe in the power of human ingenuity and what we can do together, collaboratively working to solve a real problem. We don't take that moment to showcase that to kids and what might be possible, then we've missed the moment."

-Sandra Nagy

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