The Battery Show Europe 2025 Critical Agenda Highlights Moves to Global Collaboration, Regulation and Supply Chain Resilience

Featuring speakers from BMW, CATL, Mercedes Benz, Cellforce and more.

STUTTGART, GERMANY / ACCESS Newswire / May 8, 2025 / The Battery Show Europe and Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo Europe, co-located with Energy Storage Summit Germany, the region's only dedicated event for battery manufacturing, electric and hybrid vehicle tech industries, has announced its 2025 keynote lineup. The sessions will cover key themes including upcoming supply chain, navigating regulatory and policy changes and staying ahead of the curve on market trends with analysis.

"Better Together: Building Resilient Battery Supply Chains Through International Collaboration," opens the program moderated by James Frith, Principal at Volta Energy Technologies, featuring insights from Isobel Sheldon, Global CEO at Western CAM Inc, Ulderico Ulissi, Head of Overseas Tech & Start-up Cooperation at CATL, Jerry Fang, Director of Business Development at Shanghai Putailai New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and Benoit Lemaignan, CEO at Verkor. Together, the panelists will explore how partnerships between Western and Chinese firms are accelerating Europe's battery supply chain development through shared expertise, capital and proven manufacturing scale.

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In "Scaling the European Cell Manufacturing Industry: Challenges from Cell Technology Choices to Execution and Ramp-Up," speakers Vincent Cobée, CEO at ITEN, Nemanja Mikac, Owner & CEO at ElevenEs and McKinsey Partners Jacob Fleischmann and Denny Theimig will examine the technology, investment and operational decisions critical to ramping up European cell production. The session will address how evolving demand impacts product strategy and cost competitiveness across mobility and stationary storage markets.

Regulatory strategy will be highlighted in presentation "Navigating the EU Battery Regulation: Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable European Battery Ecosystem." Ilka von Dalwigk, Director General at ReCharge, will unpack how new rules and restrictions on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and changes to raw material classification impact the industry. Dalwigk will outline strategies for navigating compliance while ensuring European players stay competitive in a tightening global market.