Jan Mertens

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Jan Mertens is the Chief Science Officer at ENGIE, where he identifies emerging technologies and builds research partnerships to shape the company's long-term technology vision. He is also a Visiting Professor at Ghent University, teaching sustainable energy, and a Board Member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Human Science of Environmental Action. He holds a PhD in Bioscience Engineering from KU Leuven and Master's degrees from KU Leuven and Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Lindsay Hooper

Aug 18 2026

Why academia and business are stronger together in a rapidly changing world

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ESG · Sustainable Business

Universities hold the research and the independence; business holds the capital and the reach — and the gap between them is where too many sustainability solutions stall

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