Summit Sessions

The Talent Gap: What Industry Needs to Build Europe’s Materials Workforce

Moderated by
David Eades

Europe cannot build the raw materials value chains it needs without the people to run them — and right now, the talent pipeline is not keeping pace. This session is framed by the first integrated, pan-European skills analysis spanning the full materials value chain, identifying the most urgent gaps across mining, processing, recycling, semiconductors, batteries, and advanced materials manufacturing — and crucially, where these sectors are competing for the same scarce talent. 

Responding to this analysis, a panel of leaders from industry, vocational education, and academia will examine what it will take to close the gaps, how education and training systems need to adapt, and how the European Raw and Advanced Materials Academies, led by EIT RawMaterials, can accelerate talent development at the scale Europe’s ambitions demand.

 

 

 

20.05.26, 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Auditorium
Add to Calendar 2026-05-20 14:00:00 EIT RawMaterials Summit 2026: The Talent Gap: What Industry Needs to Build Europe’s Materials Workforce Europe cannot build the raw materials value chains it needs without the people to run them — and right now, the talent pipeline is not keeping pace. This session is framed by the first integrated, pan-European skills analysis spanning the full materials value chain, identifying the most urgent gaps across mining, processing, recycling, semiconductors, batteries, and advanced materials manufacturing — and crucially, where these sectors are competing for the same scarce talent. Responding to this analysis, a panel of leaders from industry, vocational education, and academia will examine what it will take to close the gaps, how education and training systems need to adapt, and how the European Raw and Advanced Materials Academies, led by EIT RawMaterials, can accelerate talent development at the scale Europe’s ambitions demand.    Rue Bara 175, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium, The Egg, Auditorium RAW MATERIALS http://eitrmsummit.com/eit-rawmaterials-summit-2026/talent-gap-what-industry-needs-build-europes-materials-workforce Europe/Brussels public

Session Speakers

Adnan Hardwarewala

Education Manager, EIT RawMaterials

Carsten Schierenbeck

Head of Unit, Industrial Transformation, European Commission

Elisabeth Clausen

Professor and Director Institute for Advanced Mining Technologies (AMT), RWTH Aachen University

Steven Engels

Head of Unit - Professional qualifications and skills for Competitiveness, European Commission