Johan Andersson
Chief Commercial Officer at Volklec
Ruth Nic Aoidh
Director of Vehicle Programmes at JLR
Roger Atkins
Conference Chair at Battery Cells & Systems Expo
Dr. Valentina Gentili
Battery Innovation Programme Director at Innovate UK
Dr. Keri Goodwin
Chief Technologist at CPI
Stephen Hughes
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Batri Ltd
Andrew Mansfield
EV Supply Chain Manager at SMMT
Dr. Cyril Marino
Head of Failure Analysis at SERMA Group
Dr. Christian Marston
COO and Co-Founder at Altilium
Dr. Andy Palmer
Founder & CEO at Palmer Energy
Graeme Purdy
Chief Executive Officer at Ilika
Bill Williams
Global Director ‑ Business Development ‑ EV Battery at Baltimore Aircoil
Opening Sessions
09:55 – 10:00: Conference Welcome by Roger Atkins
10:00 – 10:55: Opening Leaders Plenary
Advanced Battery Manufacturing
11:00 – 11:55: Innovate or Industrialise: Has the West Focused Too Much on R&D and Not Enough on Production?
12:00 – 12:45: Lab to Production Line – Reducing Time to Market
12:50 – 13:30: TBC
Vehicle Electrification
14:15 – 14:45: EV Consumer and Market Outlook
14:50 – 15:25: EV Manufacturing: Building a Robust EV Supply Chain
15:30 – 16:30: THE SPEED OF LIGHTNESS: How the UK’s Supply Chain Can Accelerate the Next Generation of Global Vehicle Programmes
Technology & Innovation
11.00 – 11.25: Dry Electrode: Unlocking Scalable Battery Manufacturing with Integrated Mixing Solution
11.30 – 11.55: The Support of Failure Analysis for the Development of Battery Simulation
12.00 – 12.25: Dielectric Coating in Electric Vehicle Battery Enclosures
12.30 – 12.55: The Elite Way of Customisation in Battery Packs
13:40 – 14:05: Challenges of Prototyping and Scaling in Battery Cell Development – Advanced Manufacturing
14.10 – 14.35: Cooling Gigafactories While Saving Water and Energy
14:40 – 15:05: The Importance of Integrated Thermal Control in Battery Testing
15.10 – 15.35: Reliable EMC Cable Entry Solutions for High-Voltage E-Mobility Applications
15.40 – 16.05: From Lab to Gigafactory: Key Challenges in High-Solid LFP Production
16:10 – 16:30: Accelerating Battery Pack Design with Data Driven Simulation
Critical Minerals, Materials & Recycling
10:00 – 10:20: Critical Minerals Outlook: Market Trends, Recycling and the Road Ahead
11:00 – 11:45: Recycling to Plug the Supply Gap – What Can We Really Achieve?
11:50 – 12:15: TBC
Next Generation Technologies
13:00 – 13:45: Sodium Ion
13.50 – 14.30: Solid-State Batteries: From Promise to Practical Reality
AI, Applications & Safety
10:00 – 10:25: BESS: Spilling the TEA (Techno-economic analysis) – Why Performance Matters More in a World of Low-Cost Energy Storage Batteries
10:30 – 10:55: Batteries as Structure: Rethinking Energy Systems for Aerospace and Defence
11:00 – 11:25: High Power Cells for Military Applications
11:30 – 11:55: From 500 Wh/kg to High-Power Cells: A Blueprint for Accelerating Custom Battery Production
12:00 – 12:25: AI in Safety Critical Design: Where It Belongs and Where It Does Not
12.30 – 12.55: Product-Level Compliance for Energy Storage Systems (ESS)
Safety
13:45 – 14:05: The Hidden Fire Hazard in Battery Production: Eliminating Moisture Induced Ignition Risk
14:10 – 14:30: TBC
14:35 – 15:55: TBC
15:00 – 15:20: TBC
10:00 – 10:15: Partner Presentation: From Innovation to Impact: Supporting Battery Scale-Up in the UK
10:20 – 10:35: Innovator Pitch: Advancing Battery Technology for Wearable and Implantable Devices, the Current Challenges and Future Directions
10:40 – 10:55: Partner Presentation: Battery Pack Scale-Up: From Prototype to Series Production
11:00 – 11:15: Partner Presentation: Hiring for Scale: How Start-ups Build Winning Teams
11:20 – 11:35: Innovator Pitch: Advancements in Acoustic Materials
11:40 – 11:55: Innovator Pitch: Surface Functionalisation of Thermoplastic Composite Powders with Nano-Fillers
12:00 – 12:15: Partner Presentation – Scaling Up Battery Manufacturing: Enabling Battery Technologies and Developing Skills
12:20 – 12:35: Innovator Pitch: Soluboard®: A Sustainable Alternative for Next-Generation PCB Manufacturing
12:40 – 12:55: Partner Presentation: Venture Capital in Practice: Lessons from Building Start-ups
13:40 – 13:55: Innovator Pitch: Hybrid Composites and Multi-Material Integration with IMCs
14:00 – 14:15: Partner Presentation: Bank Perspectives on Scaling Up Innovation
14:20 – 14:35: Innovator Pitch: Amplisi Porous Silicon Anodes: Enabling Higher-Energy, Lower-Cost Lithium-Ion Batteries at Scale
14:40 – 14:55: Innovator Pitch: Unlocking Circular Value in EV Batteries Through Robotic Disassembly
15:00 – 15:15: Innovator Pitch: From Echoes to Insight: Ultrasound for Battery Quality and Industrial Intelligence
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