Scale-Up Accelerator Agenda

View the 2026 Scale-Up Accelerator agenda at theatre 3 on Day 2 of Battery Cells & Systems Expo

Morning Sessions

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

 

Afternoon Sessions

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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