EU Battery Passport Conference 2026
Driving Readiness, Technology & Opportunity
4th February 2026
08h15 - 18h30
08.15 – 08.30 | Doors Open | Grand Palais Main Entrance Foyer
08:30 – 09:00 | Registration & Networking Breakfast | Le Square | Arrival, Coffee, Exhibitor Stands open
09:00 – 09:15 | Opening Remarks | Louis Pasteur Theatre | Host: Ken Davies, Producer, Battery Technology Podcast | “The Next Industrial Compliance Revolution: Why the Battery Passport Matters”
09:15 - 09:45 | Keynote 1 | Louis Pasteur Theatre | International Lithium Association | Tom Drabble, Global Sustainability Manager | "The Battery Passport - Heralding a new dawn of traceability and sustainability"
09:45 - 10.15 | Keynote 2 | PowerCo SE | Alissija Puzankova, Business Lead for the Battery Passport, Sascha Hoffmann, IT Lead for Battery Passport | Case Study: “PowerCo: Lessons learned and latest implementation results in digital battery passports and connectivity infrastructure.”
10.15 - 10.35 | Solution Focus 1 | Circulor | “The EU Battery Passport in Practice: What Full-Scale Implementation Really Takes”
10:35 - 11:15 | Networking Coffee Break & Exhibition | Le Square
11:15 – 11.45 | Keynote 3 | Louis Pasteur Theatre | Regulation, Preparation and Opportunity | Susanne Guth-Orlowski | 4theRecord | “The Trust Layer of Battery Passports: The UN Transparency Protocol (UNTP) and Digital Identity Wallets Explained”
11.45 – 12.10 | Keynote 4 | Louis Pasteur Theatre | McKinsey | Johan Bracht | “An Overview of Challenges and Opportunities for OEMs and cell manufacturers in the implementation of the Battery Passport."
12.10 – 12.30 | Solution Focus 2 | Louis Pasteur Theatre | Kurz Digital | “Architecting for Ambiguity: Building a Battery Passport Infrastructure”
12.30 – 13:00 | Keynote 5 | Louis Pasteur Theatre | TUV SUD | Benjamin Sommer | "Battery Passport Implementation, Challenges from a Regulatory Perspective"
13.00 – 13:45 | Networking Lunch & Exhibition | Le Square
13:45 – 14:15 | Panel 1 | Louis Pasteur Theatre | "The EU Battery Passport : Challenges and Opportunities" | Daniela Sanchez-Lopez, Nyobolt | Ilia Gasparishvili, Honeywell | Dr Carsten Stocker, Spherity | Benjamin Sommer, TUV SUD
14:15 – 14:35 | Solution Focus 3 | Louis Pasteur Theatre | Spherity | “Beyond the Pilot: What we learnt deploying Battery Passports in Production"
14.35 – 15.05 | Panel 2 | Louis Pasteur Theatre | “The Future of Battery Transparency: How Digital Product Passports Will Reshape the Entire Value Chain" | Sohag Salauddin | Managing Director, DigiProd Pass Ltd (moderator) | Dr Fahim Chowdhury , CEO, Technovative Solutions Ltd | Ingrid Flatebø Holsen, Battery Passport Project Lead, Corvus Energy | Farhadur Arifin, Lead Researcher, BASE Project (EU), Technovative Solutions Ltd
15.05 – 15:30 | Coffee, Networking & Exhibition | Le Square
15:30– 15.50 | Solution Focus 4 | Louis Pasteur Theatre | AVL Analytical Technologies | “Battery Passport – Data Integration for End‑to‑End Traceability."
15.50 – 16:20 | Closing Panel | Louis Pasteur Theatre | "Further Evolution in the Battery Passport - How the Battery Passport is likely to evolve from 2027" Dr Susanne Guth-Orlowski, 4TheRecord | Tom Drabble, International Lithium Association | Yue Jin Tay, Circulor
16.20 - 16.40 | Solution Focus 5 | Louis Pasteur Theatre | Honeywell | "Battery Passport is not an app: Recycling Is Where the System Is Stress-Tested"
16:40 – 16.55 | Closing Address | Louis Pasteur Theatre | Host: Ken Davies, Producer, Battery Technology Podcast | “The “Turning Regulation into Innovation and Opportunity”
17.00 – 18.30 | International Drinks Reception | Networking & Exhibition | Le Square
18.30 | Conference Ends
Delegate Profile
Battery Manufacturers & Cell Producers
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Heads of Compliance / Regulatory Affairs
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Sustainability Directors
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Product Stewardship Managers
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Digital Data / Traceability Leads
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Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) Managers
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Chief Technology Officers (CTOs)
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R&D Engineers (materials, cathode/anode, pack design)
Automotive & Mobility OEMs
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Head of Sustainability / ESG
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Director of Compliance / EU Affairs
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Battery Supply Chain Managers
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Data Governance / IT Integration Managers
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Circular Economy Program Managers
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Vehicle Electrification Teams
Battery Recycling, Second-Life & Materials Recovery Companies
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CEOs / Managing Directors
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Compliance Managers
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Sustainability / EHS Officers
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Process Engineers (Recycling / Refining)
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Business Development Managers (Material Take-Back Programs)
Raw Material Suppliers & Refiners
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Supply Chain Compliance Officers
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Sustainability Managers
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Material Traceability / Procurement Directors
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ESG Auditors
Data, Software & Tech Providers
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Chief Product Officers / Founders (DPP or blockchain startups)
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Data Platform Architects
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ERP / PLM Integration Managers
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Compliance Software Vendors
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Digital Twin / IoT Solution Providers
Regulatory & Policy Stakeholders
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European Commission
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National competent authorities
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Standards bodies
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Trade associations
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NGOs & industry alliances
Energy & Grid Storage Companies
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Energy Storage Project Managers
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Asset Managers
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Compliance & ESG Analysts
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System Integrators
Consultants, Auditors & Certification Bodies
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ESG & Compliance Consultants
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Life Cycle Assessment Specialists
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Digital Passport Implementation Advisors
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Third-Party Auditors
Investors, Analysts & Financial Institutions
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ESG Analysts
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Sustainable Finance Managers
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Clean Tech Fund Managers
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Institutional Investors tracking EU Taxonomy metrics
Academia & Research Institutes
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Professors / PhD researchers (Battery Lifecycle, Circular Economy, Digital Systems)
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EU Horizon / research project coordinators
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Policy think tanks & innovation clusters
