Confirmed Speakers

The full conference programme of 60+ speakers will be announced soon. Here are just a few of the speakers already confirmed for ELBC 2026.

Andy Bush

Confirmed Speaker

Executive Director, International Lead Association

Executive Director, International Lead Association

Alistair Davidson

Confirmed Speaker

Executive Director, Consortium for Battery Innovation

Executive Director, Consortium for Battery Innovation

Abderrezak Hammouche

Confirmed Speaker

Senior Manager, Electrochemistry Laboratory, Clarios

Senior Manager, Electrochemistry Laboratory, Clarios

Alberto Bergamaschini

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Commercial Director, STC Srl

Commercial Director, STC Srl

Alyssa McQuilling

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Research & Innovation Manager, Consortium for Battery Innovation

Research & Innovation Manager, Consortium for Battery Innovation

Amlan Kanti Das

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SVP – Operations, EHS, Projects and R&D, Luminous Power Technologies Pvt Ltd

SVP – Operations, EHS, Projects and R&D, Luminous Power Technologies Pvt Ltd

Amogh Karwa

Confirmed Speaker

Director, Global Product Management, Hollingsworth & Vose Company / GmbH

Director, Global Product Management, Hollingsworth & Vose Company / GmbH

Antara Bhattacharjee

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Deputy Manager – Reserver Power, VRLA R&D, Exide Industries Limited

Deputy Manager – Reserver Power, VRLA R&D, Exide Industries Limited

Begüm Bozkaya

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Senior Technical Manager, Consortium for Battery Innovation

Senior Technical Manager, Consortium for Battery Innovation

Carl Telford

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Research & Innovation Director, Consortium for Battery Innovation

Research & Innovation Director, Consortium for Battery Innovation

Carter Abney

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Technical Application Manager, Borregaard

Technical Application Manager, Borregaard

Christian Rosenkranz

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Vice President Industry and Governmental Relations EMEA, Clarios

Vice President Industry and Governmental Relations EMEA, Clarios

Dong Li

Confirmed Speaker

Founder & President, Leoch International Technology Ltd

Founder & President, Leoch International Technology Ltd

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Ashton

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Senior Research Associate, Loughborough University

Senior Research Associate, Loughborough University

Francesco Marfisi

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Sales Manager, CAM Srl

Sales Manager, CAM Srl

James Griffiths

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Lead and Silver Market Analyst, CRU

Lead and Silver Market Analyst, CRU

Joachim Setz

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Chief Executive Officer, H. Folke Sandelin AB

Chief Executive Officer, H. Folke Sandelin AB

Klaus Dieter Merz

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Vice-President Technology, Abertax Technologies Ltd

Vice-President Technology, Abertax Technologies Ltd

Martin Seban

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Director, Strategy & Operations, KPMG France

Director, Strategy & Operations, KPMG France

Matt Raiford

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Senior Technical Director, Consortium for Battery Innovation

Senior Technical Director, Consortium for Battery Innovation

Michael Wipperfuerth

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Vice President Sales, CMWTEC Technology GMBH

Vice President Sales, CMWTEC Technology GMBH

Nick Starita

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Chief Strategy Officer, Hollingsworth & Vose

Chief Strategy Officer, Hollingsworth & Vose

Oliver Schrader

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Manager Government Relations & Sustainability EMEA, Clarios

Manager Government Relations & Sustainability EMEA, Clarios

Pascual García Pérez

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R&D Team Leader, Imerys Graphite & Carbon

R&D Team Leader, Imerys Graphite & Carbon

Paul Everill

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CTO, Black Diamond Structures, LLC

CTO, Black Diamond Structures, LLC

Plamen Nikolov

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Assoc. Prof. / Director, Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems – BAS

Assoc. Prof. / Director, Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems – BAS

Pritpal Singh

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Professor of Electrical Engineering, Villanova University

Professor of Electrical Engineering, Villanova University

Ray Kubis

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Chief Executive Officer, SiliconJoule

Chief Executive Officer, SiliconJoule

Richard Pekala

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Chief Technology Officer,  ENTEK Technology Holdings LLC

Chief Technology Officer,  ENTEK Technology Holdings LLC

Shu-Huei Hsieh

Confirmed Speaker

Associate Professor/Chair of Department of Materials Science & Engineering, National Formosa University

Associate Professor/Chair of Department of Materials Science & Engineering, National Formosa University

Steve Binks

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Senior Regulatory Affairs Director, International Lead Association

Senior Regulatory Affairs Director, International Lead Association

Yan Gao

Confirmed Speaker

Project Manager, Shandong Jinkeli Power Sources Technology Co., Ltd

Project Manager, Shandong Jinkeli Power Sources Technology Co., Ltd