Education, Awards & Conferences

Education

Saskia gained an MBA from the University of Rochester / Simon Business School (USA) and Nyenrode University (the Netherlands).
In addition she has a Master of Arts Degree in Italian Language & Literature (Leiden University / Università degli Studi di Bologna).
In 2017 Saskia completed the International Directors Program at Insead (Fontainebleau, France) and is now a certified international director and part of the IDP Corporate Governance Network.
Saskia is fluent in 5 European languages (Dutch, English, Italian, German and French).

Academic awards and business accolades

1989

Sterkenburg award Price given to the best performing student each year at the Hotelschool The Hague

2001

Nyenrode University / University of Rochester Best female student of my class

2005

Premio AIDDA della Liguria ’Best female entrepreneur award’’ (AIDDA Liguria)

2006

Premio Promotori Musei del Mare

Conferences

May 2012

Simon Business School NY Conference
Theme: European perspectives on global financial markets
http://www.simon.rochester.edu/programs/executive-mba/index.aspx

Sep 2016

Chamonix Get Together
Theme: The evidence behind the pay offs of corporate wellness programs
chamonixgettogether.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-Chamonix-Programme-at-a-glance-0407.pdf

Oct 2016

Global Wellness Summit, Kitzbuhel
Theme: Successful corporate wellness programs
www.globalwellnesssummit.com/past-summits/

May 2017

Horasis Global Meeting
Theme: Are economic benefits and employee happiness mutually exclusive?
www.horasis.org/Horasis_Global_Meeting_2017-programme.pdf

Oct 2017

Global Wellness Summit Palm Beach 9-11 October 2018
https://www.globalwellnesssummit.com/2017-summit/2017-summit-at-a-glance/

May 2018

Horasis Global Conference Cascais 5-8 May 2018
Horasis Global Meeting Programme

Sep 2018

Portugal Shipping Week, 17 – 21 September 2018, Lissabon
Portugal Shipping Week

Jul 2019

Masterclass for the Young Ladies Business Academy at the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship in Rotterdam. She spoke about multi-cultural aspects of doing business around the globe based on her own broad international experience.