2-3 December 2025

Online & Graz, Austria

14-15 November 2023 | Bordeaux, France & online

After two successful editions, the Battery Innovation Days (BID) is back. Today’s key European Research & Innovation initiatives in partnership with the Batteries IPCEIs are co-organising a unique hybrid experience, designed to bring together numerous key players and experts from the battery field.

26 October 2023 | 16.30 - 17.30 CET | Online

Save the date for our Battery Live Talk on battery safety and fire prevention, featuring Adrian Heuer from Fraunhofer ISE and Jens Hack from Umicore on the virtual panel.

28 September 2023 | 16.30 - 17.30 CET | Online

Save the date for the first Battery Live Talk after the summer break. This time, we are happy to welcome Martin Weinzerl of AVL List and Claude Chanson of RECHARGE Batteries on the panel. Together, we will unravel the complexities of the new EU batteries regulation, spotlighting the focal point of our energy future – the carbon footprint.

29 June 2023 | 16.30 - 17.30 CET | Online

Save the date for the last Battery Live Talk before the summer break. This time, we will dive into the ongoing discussions around the comparison between #secondlife applications and #recycling of batteries. For this virtual panel discussion, we are happy to welcome Jan Tytgat (Umicore) and Michael Drechsel (Intelligent Energy System Services).

25 May 2023 | 16.30 - 17.30 CET | Online

Don't miss out on this panel discussion featuring Julia Poliscanova (T&E) and Peter Roschger (SGL Carbon) who will explore the key questions about the Critical Raw Materials Act and its implications for the battery ecosystem.

17 April 2023 | 16.30 - 17.30 CET

Online & Hannover Messe | With Christoph Weber, ACC and Jürgen Fleischer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT

23 February 2023 | Online

Moderator Kerstin Zehbe, VDI/VDE-IT, and her guests Joscha Schnell of P3 automotive GmbH and Stefan Sedlmaier of BMW Group will pick up on the question raised during our Battery Live Talk in May 2022: Are SSB still the Holy Grail in 2030? What has happened since last year, which developments have we seen and what setbacks have there been?

In this edition of our Battery Live Talk, moderator Nikolas Oehl-Schalla, VDI/VDE-IT, and his guest Julia Reichelt, Arvensis Search, will have a close look on talents and diversity within the global labour market based on self-conducted surveys.

Save the date for this year’s final Battery Live Talk looking out into the year 2023 and beyond, with special guests from industry, politics and research. Registration will open soon.

13 December 2022 | 17.00 - 21.00 CEST

Electric mobility will be the core technology for road transport in the decades to come. To fully redeem on its vast potential of climate protection and to advance social sustainability, it is imperative that social and environmental conditions along the battery value chain must be controlled and trust should be ensured. Goal of the panel is to reach consensus on key statements regarding data governance in the circular economy by experts from USA/Canada and the EU.