Full Name
Sara Hoefkens
Job Title
Sustainability Principal, Benelux, Nordics, RoEMEA
Company
Schneider Electric
Speaker Bio
Business Development Role
As Sustainability Principal Benelux & Nordics, Sara leads a team of representatives that share our customer's passion for corporate sustainability and that guide them on their journey to a carbon-free future.
Together with our team of more than 2000 global experts, Sara and her team work to help our clients design and structure true end-to-end solutions from operating sustainably, using energy efficiently onto sourcing low-carbon energy smarter through a long-term partnership.

Specialties
With over 14 years of experience in Business Development in the corporate energy consultancy space, Sara has developed a vast understanding and sector-wide experience in working with many commercial & industrial organisations. Her knowledge of how a large international business should adopt new best practices and apply change management throughout layers of the organisation spans across convergent areas, including Corporate Sustainability, Strategic Energy Procurement, and broader digitization of such programs.

Career Background
Sara has over 20 years of experience in Consultative Relationship Development. She joined Schneider Electric in 2008, after having worked for more than 7 years in the ICT sector.
Sara holds a Bachelors Degree in Commercial Engineering from KUL – Catholic University of Leuven (BE). Sara is fluent in Dutch, French and English.
Sara Hoefkens