Jan Eggert

Background

About Jan Eggert

Passionate about lifelong learning and open innovation to shape a sustainable future. With 16+ years of experience in skills development and technology transfer, I specialize in turning educational strategy into real-world impact. I leverage EIT RawMaterials education expertise to help organizations stay competitive, foster entrepreneurial mindsets, and lead talent transformation initiatives through co-creation of custom programs and running open innovation challenges. I thrive in dynamic, cross-functional environments—driving innovation, building strategic partnerships, and scaling programs that bridge the gap between education, industry, and sustainability. Key Offerings: • Custom Programs: Tailored educational solutions that align with your business needs to upskill talent and drive industry innovation. • Open Innovation Challenges: Collaborative initiatives designed to solve complex business problems and attract new talent. Key achievements: • Led the strategic development of the European Raw Materials Academy (€10M), aligning educational innovation with industry needs to transform talent pipelines • Designed and scaled the EIT RawMaterials Lab2Market Online Venture Programme, engaging 350+ Master’s/PhD students and launching 10 startups • Secured €23M for the EIT Cross-KIC Strategic Education Cluster, advancing deep tech talent and STEM education for women • Pioneered the Raw Materials Metaversity, introducing immersive learning formats to revolutionize sector training • Developed the Open Innovation Challenge for EIT-labelled programs, boosting entrepreneurship and cross-disciplinary collaboration • Forged global partnerships—including with Harvard Business School Publishing—to distribute educational cases worldwide Speaking & Panel Engagements: • CloudEARTHi Conference, Wroclaw (2025) • Beyond Elements, Hanau (2025) • Raw Materials Summit, Brussels (2024, 2023) • Annual Mining Education Forum at CIM Connect, Vancouver (2024) • IRTC24: Raw Materials in a Changing World, Torino (2024) • Future of Computing Conference, Berlin (2023) • Conference on Teaching and Research in Sustainable Resource Extraction, Boppard (2023) • Raw Materials Week, Brussels (2022) • Women and Girls in STEM Forum, Brussels (2022) Let’s connect! I’m always open to collaborating on initiatives at the intersection of innovation, sustainability, and future-ready talent.