Hear 50+ Talks Directly from Leading OEMs and Battery Developers!
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Speaker to be Announced, A123 Systems GmbH
Battery-Chemistry Considerations for Heavy-Duty Trucks
John Forgie, PhD, Electrochemistry Senior Manager, Accelera by Cummins
Cell Chemistry and Engineering
Pauline Herve, Battery Cell Engineer, Alpine Cars
Battery Performance Insights: Analysing BMS Data
Wieslaw Brys, Senior Electrical Engineer, Hardware Design, Amazon Robotics
Thermal Runaway and Safety Challenges of Lithium-ion Batteries in Electric Vehicle Applications
Lee Feng, Senior Manager, Amazon
Impurities in Recycled Battery Materials: Anticipating Performance Deviations
Nadia Chibani, PhD, Research Engineer, Ampere
Fast Charge and ROM-AI, Bridging the Gap between Cell and Pack Design
Philippe Desprez, PhD, Principal Expert, Automotive Cells Company (ACC)
Latest Technical Advancements and Applications in Li-Metal-Polymer based Solid-State Batteries
Sofia Perticarari, Electrochemistry Innovations Manager, Electrochemistry Innovations, Blue Solutions
Battery Supply Chains
John Kwon, General Counsel of Global Legal & Strategy, Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL)
World-Wide Venture: How Leveraging International Partnerships Can Level-Up the Innovation Ecosystem
Moderator: Ulderico Ulissi, PhD, Head of Overseas Tech & Start-up Cooperation, CATL
LMFP-NMC-Blend Chemistry for Commercial-Vehicle Application: Understanding of Lithiation and Delithiation Mechanisms
Dragoljub Vrankovic, PhD, Manager, Team Cell Technology, Daimler Truck
From Field Data to Design: Optimizing Heavy-Duty Batteries Through Application-Specific Cell Testing
Kristina Pfeifer, PhD, R&D Engineer, Product Engineering, Daimler Truck AG
Considerations in Grid-Scale Energy-Storage Deployment
Kotub Uddin, PhD, Chief Engineer, Envision Energy
Challenges in Future Cell Chemistry for Sports-Car Application
Congcong Shang, PhD, Battery Cell Responsible, Ferrari SpA
Electrifying the (Almost) Impossible: Battery System Architecture Development to Unlock Zero-Emission Mining
Allan Paterson, PhD, Head, Battery Development, Fortescue ZERO
Synergy between Heavy Duty and Motorsports
Denis Gorman, Head of Batteries & High Voltage Systems, FutureMotiv
Intelligent Battery-Management System for Li-Metal Batteries
Kostyantyn Khomutov, Co-Founder and CEO, GBatteries
Engineering Electrode-Electrolyte Interfaces for All-Solid-State Battery
Zhe Li, PhD, Senior Researcher and Battery Material Lead, Battery R&D, General Motors
Delivering EV Range and Value through Innovation
Andy Oury, Battery Engineer and Business Planning Manager, General Motors
Battery-Enabled Flexibility and Stability for Power Grids with Large Shares of Renewables
Matthias Vetter, PhD, Energy Storage Chief Expert, Huawei Nuremberg Research Center
Assessment of the Potential of in-Context Learning for Electricity Price Forecasting
Paolo Gabrielli, Principal Engineer, Energy Management & Markets, Huawei
Advancing Bipolar Battery Technology: From Research to Industrialisation
Michael Clauss, Technical Consultant, Battery System Integration, IAV GmbH
Continuously Adapting: Scalable Pack Solutions for Right-Sizing Autonomy and Cost in a Changing Market
Alexander Fandakov, PhD, Team Manager of Battery & E Traction, Powertrain Research & Technology, IAV GmbH
Talk Title to be Announced
Bartek Kras, Vice President, IMPACT Clean Power Technology
Talk Title to be Announced
Speaker to be Announced, ION Storage Systems
Cell and Pack Design
Ahmed Abaza, PhD, Tech Manager, High Voltage Battery Technology, Jaguar Land Rover Ltd.
Batteries for Heavy-Duty Applications
Nicolas Jäckel, PhD, Team Leader, LION Smart GmbH
Lyten's European Cell Manufacturing for BESS: NMC Production and Long-Term Plan for Li-S
Ratnakumar Bugga, PhD, Senior Fellow, Lyten
Innovating Battery Systems for Emerging Heavy-Duty Needs
Sebastian Kratzer, Senior Manager, Architect VCT Pack & System, MAN Truck & Bus SE
Battery Swapping: The Cornerstone of Grid-Interactive Electric Mobility
Frank Kindermann, PhD, Head Battery System Europe, Battery System Europe, NIO
Implementation of Fast-Charge Batteries for Heavy-Duty Applications
Brian Barnett, PhD, CTO, Nyobolt
From Concept to Reality: Development, Validation, and Manufacturing of LMFP Commercial-Vehicle-Specific Battery Cells
Philip Stephenson, PhD, General Manager, PACCAR Technical Center
Designing Long-Life, Grid-Scale Sodium-ion Cells: Translating NFPP/HC Chemistry into Manufacturable BESS Platforms
Brandon Kelly, PhD, Vice President, Cell Engineering, Peak Energy
A Strategy for Building High-Cycle Life Lithium/Sulfur Batteries
Steven Visco, PhD, CEO & CTO, PolyPlus Battery
Battery State Estimation for Advanced Batteries
Simon Schwunk, Lead HV Battery & Cell Simulation, Energy System, Porsche AG
Battery Technology of the New All-Electric Porsche Cayenne
Nina Winterholler, Head of Battery Mechanics, Porsche
Commercialising Next-Generation Lithium-Metal Battery Technology for Electric Vehicle Applications
Martin M. Winterkorn, PhD, Director, QuantumScape
Driving Competitiveness from Chemistry to Cell: Cost Roadmap, Key Levers Localisation, and Forex Dynamics
Er-Rami Fatima-Ezzahra, PhD, Junior Battery Cell Costing Expert, Renault SAS
Advanced & Beyond Lithium-ion Technologies for Mobility Applications
Patrick Bernard, PhD, Director, Research, SAFT
BEV Systems for Underground Mining Applications
Tuulia Ahlman, MSc, BEV Business Development Manager, Sandvik
Li-ion Separator Improvements, Enabling Lower-Cost Cells, Dynamics of Western-China Collaboration
Peter Frischmann, PhD, Co-Founder & CEO, Sepion Technologies
Integrating AI/ML, Physics, and Real-World Test Data for Battery Material Development—Without Overtraining
Brian Sisk, PhD, CTO, Sepion Technologies
Generative Engineering & Digital Twins for Scalable Battery Innovation
Katharina Gerber, Engagement Manager for the Battery Industry, Siemens
Progress in Solid-State Li-Air Batteries: From Scientific Concepts to Engineering Prototypes
Tim Lin, PhD, CTO and Founder, Solid Energies
Electric Aircraft Battery Engineering 101
Zi Jian Yeo, Principal Battery Engineer, Battery, Sora Aviation
Root Cause Analysis and Repair of Defective Battery Packs at Stellantis
Horst Mettlach, Global Tech Specialist Traction Batteries, Stellantis
Ahead of the Heat: EIS for Early Warning and Prevention of Thermal Runaway
Brad MacDonald, Senior Software Engineer, Tesla
Sodium-ion Batteries in Automotive Applications: A New Technology for Hybridisation
Asmae El Mejdoubi, PhD, Chief Product Officer, TIAMAT
Ultra-High-Power Round Li-ion Cell Design for High-Performance Applications
Verena Drews, PhD, Head of Product Development & Engineering, V4SMART GmbH & Co. KG
Electrics and Electronics: The Future of the HV Architecture at Volkswagen
Arno Perner, PhD, Battery Cell and Battery System Innovations for Electric Vehicles, Volkswagen AG
Batteries for Long-Haul Electric Trucks
Hanna Bryngelsson, PhD, Vice President Technology Strategy and Planning, Volvo Group
Cell Aging Analysis
Qianye Huang, PhD, Senior Cell Engineer, Battery Cell Hardware, Volvo Cars
Enhancing Battery Safety in BESS Applications: Direction-Injection Fire Suppression in an Integrated Mitigation Strategy
Mark Ellis, Senior Vice President, Head of Battery (BESS) Technology, Volvo Energy
* As of 19 January 2026. See individual agenda pages for most up-to-date program details.