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Engage with industry leaders from renowned OEMs, battery and cell manufacturers in keynote sessions, panel discussions, lightning talks and more, exploring challenges and opportunities in the European advanced battery and H/EV technology sector.
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2026 Keynote Speakers
The largest event in Europe that brings together the battery and EV tech communities, with a comprehensive conference delivered by industry leaders, combining technical content focusing on real world commercial solutions.

Johan Lannering
Senior Director, Negotiation Team for Volvo Cars Battery Factory, Volvo Cars

Dragoljub Vrankovic
Manager Cell Predevelopment, Daimler Trucks AG

Bernard Leitner
Adhesive Development for High-Voltage Batteries, BMW AG

Wolfgang Bernhart
Senior Partner - Global Co-Head Advanced Technology Center Automotive & Industrials, Roland Berger

Cédric Demonthy
Vice President of Battery Recycling Solutions, Umicore

Taegyeong Kang
Research Scientist, LG Chem

Mathias Le-Saux
General Manager Costing Department – Battery & Powertrain, Ampere

Fabrice Stassin
Director Government Affairs; Secretary General, BEPA

Richard LeCain
CTO, UKBIC

Stefan Permien
CEO and Founder, UniverCell

Xin Li
Head of eMobility Innovation Center Asia Pacific, BASF

Teo Lombardo
Energy Analyst, International Energy Agency

Dr Jonathan Højberg
R&D Director, Topsoe

Ulrich Ehmes
CEO, Theion

Verena Drews
Head of R&D, V4Smart (Joint Venture of Porsche AG and Varta AG)

Volker Schumann
Vice President, Battery Division, Toshiba

Andreas Letsch
Director Center of Competence Factory Automation Battery, Bosch Rexroth

Ulrich Weitz
Executive Board Member & Chief Product Officer (CPO) Battery Materials, IBU-tec advanced materials AG

Gabriela Bumbu
Team Leader – Technical Service and Development, Automotive Adhesives, DuPont

Cagla Odabasi Ozer
Senior Data Scientist, Huawei
