08:30
Arrival of the guests / trade exhibition
09:00
WELCOME
by CAR Directors Dirk Wollschläger, Beatrix C. Keim, Prof. Dr. Helena Wisbert
09:05
The status of the battery industry in Europe along the BATTERY ATLAS 2024
Prof. Dr. Heiner Heimes
Institutsleiter PEM/RWTH Aachen
incl. Q&A
09:30
Innovation in Cathode Active materials driving eMobility
Dr. Heiko Urtel
Vice President Battery Materials and Recycling R&D, BASF Battery Materials
incl. Q&A
09:55
PowerCo – Establishing a competitive battery cell supplier
HW Vassen
CTO, PowerCo
10:15
The experience to set-up a cell manufacturer in Germany
Nicolas Steinbacher
Project Lead Germany, Northvolt
10:30
Ultra-high power round Li-ion cell design for high performance applications
Dr.-Ing. Verena Drews
Head of Product Development Lithium-Ion Large Cells, V4Drive (VARTA)
10:45
COFFEE BREAK
11:15
NIO Power and Sector Coupling: Bridging Mobility and Energy for a Sustainable Future
Maximilian Schumacher
Head of Euorpe Energy Strategy & Innovation, NIO
11:30
The European EV scene from a Chinese perspective
Dr. Alexander Klose
Executive Vice President Overseas Operations, Aiways
CELL CHEMISTRY & BATTERY MATERIALS
11:45
The race for solid-state batteries: Implications for upstream players
Dr. Xiaohan Wu
Senior Expert Battery, Porsche Consulting GmbH
12:00
Sustainable and resilient Graphite production
Dr. Stefan Bergold
Chief Commercial Officer, Vianode
12:10
Electrolyte research & production in Germany
Dr. Ralf Wagner
Founder & CEO, E-Lyte
12:25
How performance plastics enable cost-attractive and effective immersion cooling systems of BEVs
Julian Haspel
Advanced development expert battery systems, Envalior
12:35
LUNCH
13:35
High yield by advanced sensors for in-line quality control
Dr. Jens Reiser
Sales & Innovation E-Mobility, Precitec
13:50
Accelerate product validation via cell prototyping and benchmarking
Christian Rüdiger
Managing Director & Founder, Chem4Batteries
14:05
Shift from solvent-based to water-based processing additives
Dr. Benjamin Brehmer
Global Segment Head Venture LIB, Interface & Performance, Evonik
BATTERY COMPONENTS
14:15
Highspeed production lines for battery cell cases
Uwe Rosenauer
Key-Account Manager, Schuler Group
14:30
The importance of the cylindrical cell housing and lessons learned in scaling up a Gigafactory-style mass production
Dr. Daniel Weingarth
Global Technology Director, H&T Recharge
14:40
Battery Monitoring Solutions - From Material Analysis and Quality Control to End of Life
Anette Schäfer
Business Development Manager – Industrial Solution Center, Horiba Europe
INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING
14:50
Excellence in precision and highest hardness: Karl Buch roll solutions for state of the art battery manufacturing
Johannes Buch
President
KARL BUCH Walzengiesserei GmbH & Co. KG
Alexander Buch
Vice President
KARL BUCH Walzengiesserei GmbH & Co. KG
15:00
COFFEE BREAK
15:30
Next-Gen battery manufacturing: Exploring new production techniques and technologies
Dr.-Ing. Hannes Weinmann
Head of Pre-Sales and New Technology Exploration, Lead Intelligent Equipment
15:45
The future of battery cell production – innovative and European ecosystem
Rudolf Panek
Senior Sales Manager Automotive Solutions, EDAG
16:00
Sustainable solutions for battery manufacturing by diode laser
Dr. Martin Weiler
Account Manager, Technical Sales, Laserline GmbH
16:15
Smart, efficient and sustainable battery pack production at Webasto
Dr. Johannes Hattendorf
Head of Business Development OE, Webasto Battery Systems
BATTERY LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT & RECYCLING
16:25
Licensing ecofriendly recycling of Lithium-Ion batteries
Andrea Mirandola
Sales Director, Duesenfeld
16:40
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