EUROBAT AGM & Forum 2012 in Prague, CZ
Event Date:
31 May 2012 - 1 June 2012
Location:
Prague/Czech Republic
Event Organizer:
EUROBAT 
The 2012 annual EUROBAT AGM and Forum was held from 31 May to 1 June in the charming city of Prague, Czech Republic. As in previous years, a series of internal meetings (Committees, Associate members meeting, Board and AGM) kick-started proceedings on Thursday 31 May. On the second day, Friday 1 June, the Association hosted the EUROBAT Forum, a high level conference with speakers from different areas that discussed topics such as electro-mobility, renewable energies and the future of battery manufacturing in Europe.
A social event took place for all participants on Thursday evening in a typical Czech restaurant - the Vikárka
- EUROBAT Forum Programme - Friday 1 June
- List of Participants
- Photos of the Event
- Press Release of the Event
EUROBAT Forum Programme - Friday 1 June
09:00 Opening Address (Ray Kubis, EUROBAT President and President EnerSys Europe)
09:05 Oil Outlook, Views on Electric Vehicles and Storage Batteries
09:30 Economic Outlook from the Battery Industry
- Johann-Friedrich Dempwolff, Chairman of the EUROBAT Automotive Battery Committee & General Manager Sales OEM, Johnson Controls Power Solutions Europe
- Lorenzo De Micheli, Chairman of the EUROBAT Industrial Battery Committee & Vice President Sales and Marketing Motive Power, EnerSys
09:50 Session 1: The Future of Battery Manufacturing in Europe
Panel discussion with audience, speakers and panel participants: Balancing Innovation with Regulation
Panel discussion with audience, speakers and panel participants: Balancing Innovation with Regulation
- Guy Thiran, Director General, Eurometaux (European Association of Non-Ferrous Metals)
- Marc Steen, Head of Cleaner Energy Unit, DG Joint Research Centre - Institute for Energy and Transport, European Commission
- Marc Zoellner, EUROBAT Board Member, CEO HOPPECKE Batterien
- John Searle, EUROBAT Vice-Chairman, Chairman of the Management Board of SAFT
- Stepan Rabinak, Investment Development Manager, Czech Invest
Moderator: Mike Dunckley, Catalyst Consulting
11:30 Session 2: Removing Road Blocks in E-Mobility Acceptance
Panel discussion with audience, speakers and panel participants:
- Thomas Theisen, Chairman of EURELECTRIC’s Electric Vehicle Taskforce, (representing EURELECTRIC, Union of the Electricity Industry)
- Adolf Müller-Hellmann, General Manager VDV- Förderkreis e.V. and Honorary Professor at the Institut for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives of the Technical University of Aachen
- Andrzej Chmura, Future Technologies Research Engineer, Nissan
Moderator: Federico Vitali, EUROBAT Board Member, President FAAM
12:30 Session 3: Grid/Off-Grid:Why is Battery Storage one of the Key Solutions
Views from main stakeholders and discussion with audience
- Patrick Clerens, Secretary Genera, EASE (European Association for Storage of Energy)
- Thomas Theisen, Head of R&D, RWE
- Géry Bonduelle, Senior Director Engineering and Quality Assurance EMEA, EnerSys Europe
13:30 Closing Address: Summing Up the Opportunities Ahead
Speaker Biographies available here
Article about the event published on the magazine 'Batteries International' available here