Issam Baghdadi
Monday, 11 May 2026
Issam Baghdadi is a battery expert, founder and CEO of Kurybees, supporting battery startups and small businesses in developing advanced battery technologies through testing, modelling, sourcing, R&D and project setup. He previously held several battery engineering and leadership roles at Stellantis, including energy storage team leader, battery specialist and battery modelling engineer. Issam holds a Ph.D. in numerical modelling of lithium-ion battery ageing for automotive applications and has strong expertise in electrochemical, electrothermal, ageing and reliability modelling from cell to pack level. He is also an accredited Research Expert by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research.