Thursday, April 11

01:30 PM - 06:30 PM   

DAY 1: Conferences, presentations & round tables

Plenary conferences

01:30 PM - 02:00 PM    Hall of Carassa Dadda Room

Welcome coffee

Networking

Welcome  coffee will be organised in the hall of the Mechanical Engineering Department of POLIMI. 

An ideal opportunity to meet or reconnect with members of Upcell, take some photos and share the energy!

02:00 PM - 02:30 PM   

Welcome Note - POLIMI, Upcell Alliance and Governments

Plenary conferences

We  will kick-off our day with a welcome note from POLIMI representatives. Professor Marco Belloli, Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department of Politecnico di Milano together with Marcello Colledani, will be in charge of welcome us to the University and do the opening of the event. Prof. Tullio Tolio, Politecnico di Milano, President of the Technical Committee of the Lombardy Region Cluster AFIL - Intelligent Factory will introduce the regional institution.

Nina Carretero and Claude Laperiere, together with some of the board members will present the last updates and future plans about Upcell Alliance, as the creation of the Scientific Committee and the Advisory Board. 

Claude Laperiere- Schneider Electric, President Upcell Alliance Nina Carretero- Upcell Alliance, Secretary General Michel TERRÉ- HESAM Université, Président Truls Johansen- Elinor, Co-Founder & Director of Strategy Marcello Colledani- Politecnico di Milano Marco Belloli- Politecnico di Milano

02:30 PM - 02:45 PM   

Corporation for ZNL Pilot Line in Norway

Plenary conferences

Anders Linneberg- Eltronic A/S, Director Sales and Marketing Benjamin Ferstad- ZNL, CEO Peter Hoeirup- Schneider Electric, End Of LIne segment leader

02:45 PM - 03:00 PM   

3D-Battery Presentation

Plenary conferences

Erez Schreibez, Founder and CEO of 3D-Battery, a Battery Manufacturer from Israel will present the company and the bussiness opportunities with European Stakeholders. 

Erez Schreiber- 3D BATTERY, Founder and CEO

03:00 PM - 03:15 PM   

Battery Business in Italy: COESIA

Plenary conferences

Fabrizio Nanni, CEO of COESIA, a new member of Upcell Alliance, will introduce the company and their activities regarding battery business.

Fabrizio Nanni- Coesia

03:15 PM - 04:15 PM   

Race for solid-state batteries: Future goals and challenges

Panel discussion

Our panel will address the technical aspects of solid-state batteries, delve into the challenges associated with supply chain, scalability, emphasizing the need for collaboration to overcome these obstacles in a complex geopolitical context.

The session will provide insights into fostering strong partnerships, efficient production processes, and the need for a robust and agile ecosystem to drive innovation and market competitiveness.

Richard BOUVERET- BLUE SOLUTIONS, President Nino Guidetti- Schneider Electric, Global OEM GTM VP Pablo Fernandez- Basquevolt, CTO Ingrid Leiser- Schneider Electric, Global Battery Business Developer Simone DOLZAN- Comau, Head of Global Customer Group Electrification

04:15 PM - 04:45 PM    Hall of Carassa Dadda Room

Coffee Break

Networking

04:45 PM - 05:05 PM   

International Energy Storage Market

Plenary conferences

Annamaria Marchi- European Commission, Deputy Head of Unit, Internal Energy Market, DG ENERGY

05:05 PM - 05:20 PM   

Business in France

Plenary conferences

David Tabone, Investment Advisor in Business France will present the activities related to the attractiveness of the French territory, the incentives that may exist and the measures that can help interested players to set up their activites in France.

David TABONE- Business France, Investor Advisor

05:20 PM - 05:35 PM   

BASF powering a leading battery materials value chain in Europe

Plenary conferences

Elena Gaida- BASF, Head of Global Marketing Battery Materials

05:35 PM - 06:55 PM   

Sustainability and performance of the Li-ion battery value chain

Panel discussion

Join us for a comprehensive panel discussion where industry experts will delve into critical topics surrounding the sustainability and performance of the Li-ion battery value chain. Enhancing performance and sustainability, governments and equipment providers' role, technological innovations and intellectual property issues will be among the topics explored.

Truls Johansen- Elinor, Co-Founder & Director of Strategy Erez Schreiber- 3D BATTERY, Founder and CEO Manel XIFRA- Comexi Group, President Jim Ge- American Battery Factory, CEO Claudia Lung- Upcell Alliance, International projects leader Hilel Chougui- Verkor, Head of IP Jakub Reiter- INOBAT, Head of Chemistry Development

06:50 PM - 07:00 PM   

Upcell Alliance Award and Closing

Plenary conferences

Claude Laperiere- Schneider Electric, President Upcell Alliance

07:00 PM - 10:30 PM    Attrium Hall of Mechanical Engineering

COCKTAIL

Networking

Casual networking cocktail. Join us to develop your business relationships! The cocktail will take place at the same facilities of the POLIMI university, to save us the hassle of traveling and to allow us more time  for quality networking!

Friday, April 12

08:30 AM - 02:00 PM   

DAY 2: Experts conferences & workshops

Plenary conferences

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM    Hall of Carassa Dadda Room

Welcome Coffee

Networking

09:00 AM - 09:15 AM   

Battery Market and main trends

Plenary conferences

Christophe Pillot will tell us about the battery market and main trends up to 2030.

Christophe Pillot- Avicenne Energy, Director

09:15 AM - 10:15 AM   

Battery Innovation Talks

Plenary conferences

Innovation projects presentations by members of the alliance:

• Zeiss: Assessing Li-ion Battery with 3D X-ray Computed Tomography
• Imerys : Mining the Energy Transition
• Fraunhofer University: Dry battery electrode coating with DRYtraec® for Lithium-Ion and Solid-State Batteries
• Atotech: Corrosion Management in Lithium-ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles

Adrien Chandat- ZEISS Pierre Alexandre Levy- Imerys, Business Developer Lithium Benjamin Schumm- Fraunhofer University, Division Manager Particle Technology Pavel Yafaev- MKS-Atotech, Business Development Manager EVO Europe

10:15 AM - 10:35 AM    Hall of Carassa Dadda Room

Coffee Break

Networking

10:35 AM - 10:50 AM   

Gigafactory – Quality as a Service for Slitting Burr Problem

Plenary conferences

Aritz FROJAN- LAZPIUR E-Mobility, E-Mobility BU Director

10:50 AM - 11:05 AM   

POLITO Introduction

Plenary conferences

Silvia BODOARDO- Politecnico di Torino, prof.

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM   

Battery Business in Italy: AGRATI

Plenary conferences

AGRATI, an Italian new member of Upcell Alliance will introduce the company and the innovation they provide in the battery field. 

Stefano Rebughini- AGRATI, Impact Innovation Antonio Confalonieri- AGRATI, Co-Design & Innovation

11:20 AM - 11:35 AM   

International Partners: Welcome GÉNIK to Upcell Alliance

Plenary conferences

Patrick GARIEPY- GÉNIK, VP Technology and Innovation

11:35 AM - 11:45 AM    Hall of Carassa Dadda Room

Short Break

Networking

11:45 AM - 11:55 AM   

Presentation of Shift Materials AS - preparing for production of LFP cathode active material in Norway

Plenary conferences

Rune WENDELBO- Shift Materials AS, CEO

11:55 AM - 12:55 PM   

BATTWIN Project

Plenary conferences

Presentation of the first awarded Project for Upcell Alliance members: BATTWIN 

Presentation of the Consortium members and the different tasks that they will carry in the project

Marcello Colledani- Politecnico di Milano Gergely HORVÁTH- HUN-REN SZTAKI, Research Associate Luca Maria LACHELLO- Comau - Italy, Digital and Software for e-Mobility Donia Marzougui- Verkor, Open Innovation project manager

12:55 PM - 01:00 PM   

Closing Note

Plenary conferences

Nina Carretero- Upcell Alliance, Secretary General Claude Laperiere- Schneider Electric, President Upcell Alliance

01:00 PM - 02:00 PM    Hall of Carassa Dadda Room

Lunch Buffet

Networking

Casual buffet at POLIMI to close our two-day event and finish the week in good company