Jan Adriaenssens

imec
Director of City of Things
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Meet Jan Adriaenssens

Jan Adriaenssens is director of City of Things at imec. He is fascinated by the role that technology plays in our society and by the impact it has on our lives.

Jan studied mathematics in Antwerp and philosophy in London. He gained policy experience as a senior researcher at the Flemish Council for Science and Innovation, moving subsequently to the office of the Flemish Minister for Innovation, initially as adviser and later as deputy chief of staff. After this, Jan worked at the iMinds research center (which merged with imec in October 2016): first as Strategy & Innovation director and later as vice president Policy & Society.