Saskia van Uffelen
Digital Skills Lead
Saskia Van Uffelen has worked working in the sector of information and communication technology (ICT) for over 25 years. She has held national, international sales and marketing functions in leading companies such as Xerox, Compaq, HP, Arinso, Bull, Ericsson and the French ICT group Inetum. Since 2012, the federal government appointed Saskia Van Uffelen as ‘Digital Skills Leader’ for Belgium representing the European Commission.
Saskia leads the National Coalition for Digital Skills & Jobs for Belgium. In this role she focuses on skill/re-skill initiatives to maximize the activation of everybody in the changing employment market going forward (DigiSkills Belgium).
At Agoria, she leads the Future Workforce team to help the current workforce in our industry and in society to become future-proof.
As a role model she has received various awards such as 2011 ‘ICT Woman of the Year’ (Data News); 2013 Inspiring Women in Science, Technology and Research (Luxembourg); 2016 Gulden Spoor voor Economische Uitstraling (Vlaanderen); 2019 Leadership Award (Etion); 2019 Nominated as Manager of the Year; and in July 2025 she was appointed to the grade of ‘Commandeur in de Leopoldsorde’ by the King of Belgium.
Besides a full career in technology, Saskia is mother of five children and continues to inspire many with her own life experience through coaching.
Dare for tomorrow!
Our society is changing and calling for a new model. We live in a digital age where everything is connected, competition comes from unexpected sectors, and customers are in the driver’s seat. Data is gold, and sharing is the new having. This keynote explores how all generations must work in synergy to thrive in this new environment and how project managers must evolve alongside societal transformation. Key Learnings - Understand how digital transformation reshapes roles. - Recognize the need for intergenerational synergy. - Explore how project managers can adapt to future workforce demands.