EUROBAT AGM & Forum 2011 in Barcelona

EUROBAT organises annually a two-day event in a different European capital. The first day is dedicate to its members with Committee and Board meetings as well as the Annual General Meeting of the Association. On the second day, EUROBAT hosts the EUROBAT Forum, a high level event open to non members to discuss issues of interest to the industry. 

This year's event took place in Barcelona, Spain, from 26th to 27 May. On Thursday, 26th May, a series of internal meetings were held and were followed by a networking cocktail and dinner at the Xalet Montjouïc Restaurant.

The EUROBAT Forum took place on Friday, 27th May, and focused on batteries' use in e-mobility and renewable energies. Speakers included Lluis Gomez, Director of Strategic Sectors within the Barcelona City Council, who explained the ‘Live Barcelona’ Project. Giovanni Gaviani, Vice President Business Development & Marketingn of Magnetti Marelli; Petr Dolejsi, ACEA's Director Mobility & Sustainable Transport, among others.

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All presentations are available below: 

EUROBAT Forum

Friday 27th May

09:00 Opening Address by John Searle, EUROBAT Vice-President and CEO of SAFT

• Johann-Friedrich Dempwolff, Chairman of the EUROBAT Automotive Battery Committee & General Manager Sales OEM, Johnson Controls Power Solutions Europe
• Erwin Marckx, Secretary of the EUROBAT Industrial Battery Committee   

• Giovanni Gaviani, Vice President Business Development & Marketing, Magnetti Marelli, Cooperation Models and How to Achieve the Path to Success
• Petr Dolejsi, Director Mobility & Sustainable Transport ACEA, the Car Industry View-point  

• Narcís Vidal, Innovation & Technology Project Manager, Endesa, Using the Grid: Cen-tral/Decentral Power Electrical Generation & Storage
• Miguel Aritio García, Technical Director, Isofotón (solar technology manufacturer), Grid Operator and/or Renewable Source Generators  
• Maria Rosa Mora Marín, Chief of Innovation in Energy Distribution, Siemens, How to Smarten up the Grid

To see the full programme of this event, please click here

To see the profiles of each speaker, please click here

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