2nd Future Battery Forum 2021, 15.-16. November 2021, ESTREL CONGRESS CENTER, Berlin: www.futurebattery.eu

“Batteries Europe: Managing growth and establishing local value chains”

The management conference brings together the entire value system of battery technologies: around 900 users, battery system & cell manufacturers and their suppliers will spend two days exchanging information at this event, making new contacts and discussing how the industrial ramp-up with a high market share of battery-driven solutions in Europe can be achieved.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: German & English - live translation provided

The conference is organized around five strategic development goals. These run through both conference days and guide the content contributions: a) Scaling Production, b) Raw Materials, Lifecycle & Sustainability c) Local Supply Chains, d) Electronics Ecosystem & e) Next-Generation Technologies.

In 2020, the Future Battery Forum already had these great speaker highlights:

• Christian Allmann, Head of Product Engineering High Voltage Battery, Audi AG
• Fabrizio Battista, Key Customer Manager Battery Automotive, FlexLink Systems GmbH
• Mark Bedford, Business Development Director - Battery Materials Recycling, Johnson Matthey Plc
• Bernhart, Roland Berger, Senior Partner - Global Head Advanced Technology Center Automotive&Industrials, Roland Berger GmbH
• Felix Bietenbeck, COO & CTO, Wacker Neuson SE
• Lukas Buske, Head of Plasma Application, Plasmatreat GmbH
• Carla Cavalca de Araujo, Senior Specialist Battery Solutions, 3M Deutschland GmbH
• Christian Eckert, Managing Director Batteries Division, ZVEI - Zentralverband Elektrotechnik- und Elektronikindustrie e.V.
• Barry Flannery, CEO, Xerotech
• Horst W. Garbrecht, CEO Metabo GmbH, COO Koki Holdings Europe, President EPTA
• Alexander Gitis, CEO, Safion GmbH
• Klaus Hamacher, Head of Industry Solutions, BST Group
• Dirk Harbecke, Chairman of the Board, Rock Tech Lithium Inc.
• Claudius Jehle, CEO, volytica diagnostics GmbH
• Douglas Johnson-Poensgen, CEO, Circulor
• Kristof Andreas Kopp, Team Lead Process Development & Scale-Up, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
• Jürgen Krahé, Senior Commercial Director EMEA, ORBIS Europe
• Martin Lehner, CEO, Wacker Neuson AG
• Xiao Lin, CEO, Botree Cycling Sci & Tech Co. Ltd.
• Patrick Peter, CEO, Circunomics GmbH
• Herbert Schein, CEO, Varta Storage GmbH
• Mandy Schipke, CEO, NOVUM engineering GmbH & Chairman oft he Board, Energy Saxony e.V.
• Heiko Schneider, CEO, eska Schneider Lagersysteme GmbH
• Heiko Schneider, CEO, GoGaS Goch GmbH & Co. KG
• Alexander Schultz-Storz, Division Director, Cross Value + Open Innovation Division, Panasonic Industry Europe
• Sven Schulz, CEO, AKASOL AG
• Frank Seuster, Partner und Dr. Fabian Duffner, Senior Manager, Porsche Consulting GmbH
• Lucas Wagner, Business Development Manager, TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH
• Ralf Wagner, Managing Director, E-Lyte Innovations GmbH
• Daniela Werlich, CTO, Custom Cells Itzehoe GmbH
• Christian Winkler, CEO, TES-AMM Sustainable Battery Solutions GmbH
• Thomas Wölfle, CEO, Wölfle GmbH
• Sebastian Wolf, Regional President Europe (EU/P), Farasis Energy Europe GmbH

In addition to the conference, more than 60 exhibitors are expected in the accompanying trade exhibition. They will present innovative solutions for the battery industry of the future.

At the 2nd FUTURE BATTERY FORUM Berlin, decision-makers and specialists from the battery sector meet to discuss future developments and challenges. The participants include users of industrial Battery solutions & services, manufacturer of battery systems & components, suppliers for battery production & infrastructure and supplier of battery related components.

As the pandemic curve flattens, we plan to hold the Future Battery Forum physically in Berlin.

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