2-3 December 2025

Online & Graz, Austria

In this Battery Live Talk, moderator Nikolas Oehl-Schalla, VDI/VDE-IT, will discuss with his guests how Europe can secure its supply with raw materials for the ramp-up of its announced battery Gigafactories.

In this Battery Live Talk, moderator Dr. Kerstin Zehbe, VDI/VDE-IT, will discuss with her guests Andreas Bergfelt, Altris, and Dr. Anselm Lorenzoni, EDAG Production Solution, how Europe can keep up in the sodium battery technology, especially as the first mass productions are already starting in China.

In this Battery Live Talk, moderator Dr. Kerstin Zehbe, VDI/VDE-IT, will investigate the question how to win the race for the best production technology.

04 July 2022 | 15.00 - 18.30 CEST

During the virtual panel discussion dedicated experts will discuss the challenges of data handling in circular economies and debate key statements regarding data governance, using the example of the Battery Passport. The panel will be hosted by the Parliamentary State Secretary Michael Kellner with the German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. The aim of the roundtable is to reach consensus in a "common declaration", which will be fed into further discussions around the globe.

with participation of the Accompanying Research team at the stand of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) in Hall 2

01 JUNE 2022 | 12.30 - 13:15 CET

Dr. Stefan Wolf, VDI/VDE-IT, will discuss how innovative the European battery industry is. Our guests Michael Lippert, BEPA/Saft, and Dr. Daniela Werlich, IPCEI EuBatIn/Cellforce Group, will give insights and discuss their views.

12 MAY 2022 | 4:30 - 5:15 pm (CET)

Dr. Kerstin Zehbe will deep-dive into the topic of solid state batteries. Our guests, Elizaveta Keßler, Senior Consultant E-Mobility at P3 automotive GmbH, and Roberto Pacios, Technology Coordinator at CIC energiGUNE, will give insights and discuss their views on the key question: Are solid state Batteries the holy grail for 2030?

31 MARCH 2022 | 2:00 – 4:00 pm (CET)

Dr. Stefan Wolf will discuss the role of Smart Systems Integration for batteries with five experts. We invite you to dive into the latest developments of battery management systems with us. Let’s discover what that means for the future of batteries. Listen to insightful presentations and participate in our interactive panel discussion.

24 FEBRUARY 2022 | 4:30 – 5:15 pm (CET)

Mischa Bechberger (VDI/VDE-IT) welcomes Caspar Rawles (Benchmark Mineral Intelligence) and Siyamend Al Barazi (German Mineral Resources Agency (DERA) to this Battery Live Talk to debate the supply needs and challenges of an emerging European battery industry, strategies to mitigate its high raw material dependency and what role recycling and circular economy can play in this respect.

09 DECEMBER 2021 | 4:00 – 6:00 pm (CET)

Save the date for this year’s final Live Talk looking out into the year 2022 and beyond, with special guests: James Copping (European Commission – DG GROW), Tim Schulze (BMWi), Stefano Saguatti (Manz Italy, European Battery Innovation), Ilka von Dalwigk (EIT InnoEnergy Scandinavia, EBA 250+) .