International EV Batteries 2021: Cost-Effective Engineering for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

Kia Oval, London

09 November 2021 - 10 November 2021

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Overview

With even further investment being pumped into battery manufacturing and gigafactories, now is the time to consider battery technology across the lifecycle within the context of the supply chain.

Attend the International EV Batteries 2021 conference to hear the latest developments in battery design, testing, thermal management, charging and integration right across the lifecycle of the battery for a more resilient and cost-effective battery. Join us for a live face to face event again to network with a variety of experts within the battery industry from pioneering battery and vehicle manufacturers to testing and safety specialists.

Hear case studies from applications in passenger cars, public transport and aerospace to see how a variety of sectors are overcoming the challenges in electric vehicle development. This year there will be a particular focus on the subject of material choice in the design process within the context of the manufacturing supply chain.

Join the International EV Batteries 2021 conference to:

Hear from battery experts from organisations including Toyota, Nyobolt, Arrival, Benchmark Intelligence, Warwick Manufacturing Group, Rimac Automobili, Advanced Propulsion Centre, Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Magna Powertrain, Williams Advanced Engineering, Vertical Aerospace and UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC)
Find out how specific challenges of integrating EV technology into bus, aerospace and hypercar applications are being managed by leaders in the field
Plan for a more cost-effective, stable and energy-dense battery by hearing about state of the art battery cell chemistries and design, including developments with solid-state batteries
Gain insight into the latest battery testing techniques and technologies to ensure an efficient and safe battery
Learn best practice for thermal management of batteries to ensure optimal temperatures for safe and efficient operation
Join the discussion through our in-person expert-led roundtables and our question and answer sessions with the speakers

Key programme highlights:

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence examines the supply and demand fundamentals of the lithium market
Jaguar Land Rover talk about the concept and production of their cylindrical cell module
Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company discuss the reasons behind their choices of battery and fuel cell technology options
BP highlight their latest technology for sustained high-power charging of electric vehicles
Rimac Automobili share insights into hypercar battery innovation

Key speakers include:

Timothy D'Herde, Division General Manager - Powertrain and Fuel Cell Business R&D, Toyota Motor Europe
Joe Bakaj, Vice Chairman, Britishvolt
James Marco, Head of Energy Directorate, Warwick Manufacturing Group
Richard Dawson, Chief Technology Officer, LiNa Energy
Wasim Sarwar Dilov, Head of Research & Advanced Engineering, Rimac Automobili
Dave OudeNijeweme, Head of Technology Trends, Advanced Propulsion Centre
Neil Miles, Head of Engineering, Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company
Ian Whiting, Commercial Director, UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC)

Technical Advisory Board:

Paul McNamara, Technical Director, Williams Advanced Engineering
Billy Wu, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London
Laura Lander, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Imperial College London
Paul Jones, Chief Executive, Northern Automotive Alliance
Lisa Bingley, MTI Operations Director, MTI
Daniel Fung, Senior Project Delivery Lead, Advanced Propulsion Centre UK

Attendees from previous conferences included representatives from:

3M United Kingdom plc
Advanced Forming Research Centre
Advanced Propulsion Systems
AGM Batteries Ltd
Angel Trains Ltd
Anglo EV Ltd
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited
Atkins
Audi AG
AVL Powertrain UK Ltd
British Photovoltaic Association
Cambustion Ltd
Cosworth Ltd
Cummins
D2H Engineering
Dukosi Ltd
Dyson Ltd
European Commission
Goodman Wolfe Consulting Ltd
Heinrich-Heine-University Dusseldorf
Heliex Power Ltd
Honda of the UK Manufacturing Ltd
Hyperdrive Innovation
IATA
IDBC Standard Bank Plc
Imerys
Imperial College London
International EV Industry Infrastructure Group (IEVIIG)
Jaguar Land Rover
Leyland Trucks
Lockheed Martin UK
Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership
MAHLE Powertrain Ltd
Maserati S.p.A.

Mentor Graphics
Metro Shipping Ltd
Mitsubishi Motor R&D Europe
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Nifco UK Ltd
Nissan Motors Manufacturing UK
Northvolt
Office for Low Emission Vehicles
Performance Projects Ltd
QinetiQ
Reaction Engines Limited
Relectrify
Renault Sport Racing
RES Group
Ricardo UK Ltd
RK Capital Management LLP
Rotork
Samsung SDI Europe
Scania
Shell
Solvay
Technetics
Teconnex
Transport Scotland
TWS Technology Ltd
University of Brighton
University of Cambridge
University of Exeter
University of Sheffield
University of Warwick
VDL Industrial Modules
Vehicle Certification Agency
Williams Advanced Engineering
Wire and Tube Technology
Zapgo Limited

Delegate feedback from previous conferences:

"Excellent event to keep up to speed with developments in the industry. There are many battery events around but this stands out being run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers with the high quality of the content and attendees from across the automotive industry"
Global Electrification Services Leader, HORIBA MIRA

"A highly informative and well organised two days that helped to bring together different subject matters to help broaden the engineering considerations with battery technologies"
Senior Principal Development Engineer, MAHLE Powertrain

"The event was extremely informative with up to date ideas and developments from a range of different companies with both complementary and contrasting viewpoints on the future direction of the industry. It has been reassuring to see the commonalities in the challenges facing those working in EV battery-related product development"
Development Engineer, Constellium

"The event was a good oppurtunity to understand the varying challenges that other market segments have and to see what solutions they have developed"
Mechanical Engineer, EC-OG

"Good variety of speakers from industry and academia providing an insight into the latest technologies that we will see on the road in the future"
Design Engineer, Supacat

"Innovative and technical, the International EV Batteries conference allows for the pressing technical discussions to have their own forum"
Senior Development Engineer, Reaction Engines Ltd

"A great technical event - very well attended from OEMs, suppliers and academia. Definitely one I will attend next year"
Global Technical Expert - Thermal Systems, Ricardo

"This event was a great mix of overview and technical detail, with a good opportunity to network with industry experts"
Director - Battery Systems, Cummins

"Overall great event with involvement of some key automotive companies and academic institutions"
Lead Research Engineer, Aston Martin Lagonda

"Very good event with excellent technical presentations and great opportunities for networking"
Project Leader, TWI

"An excellent event covering a wide variety of issues associated with EV battery systems"
Managing Director, SCE Ltd

"Excellent opportunity to network with key UK-EU players in the EV industry"
EMEA Technical Sales Executive, Johnson Matthey

"Excellent event for understanding the impact of EV batteries on the industry"
Market Director, Solvay

"The conference had a good selection of representatives from the automotive industry and many industry issues were discussed"
PhD Student, Imperial College London

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Day 1

08:30 - Conference Programme

	Tuesday, 9 November 2021
08:30	Registration and refreshments
09:00	Chair’s opening remarks Paul McNamara, Technical Director, Williams Advanced Engineering
	Developments in EV battery production and supply chain
09:10 Keynote	Toyota’s diversified electrification strategy Timothy D'Herde, Head of Powertrain 2 & Fuel Cell Business R&D, Toyota Motor Europe
09:40	Question and answer session
09:45	The UK’s market opportunity: £24bn by 2025 and growing Dave OudeNijeweme, Head of Technology Trends, Advanced Propulsion Centre UK/EU battery demand and implications for the supply chain Issues around material supply and what it means for recycling Post Brexit trading rules and what it means for batteries and it supply chain globally Monetising the opportunities; an overview of announcements as guide to where next
10:10	An introduction to UKBIC and the importance of scaling up battery technology in the UK Ian Whiting, Commercial Director, UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC)
10:35	Question and answer session
10:45	Networking refreshment break
	Battery chemistries and materials Chair: Paul McNamara, Technical Director, Williams Advanced Engineering	Integration of the battery in the EV powertrain Chair: John Turton, Independent Aerospace Engineering Professional
11:15	The lithium market: A strategic review George Miller, Analyst, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Examining the demand fundamentals of the lithium market Examining the supply fundamentals of the lithium market Discussing the market outlook for the future, including how this is set to change the supply-demand balance going forward, and factors to watch on the supply-side of the market	Cylindrical cell module: From concept to production Paul Haney, Battery Concepts Technology Manager, Jaguar Land Rover Thermal management Busbar to cells Thermal runaway management
11:40	Smart battery development for improved EV safety characterisation James Marco, Head of Energy Directorate, WMG, University of Warwick Definition of the smart battery development The process of battery internal instrumentation: measuring internal pressure and temperature Experimental methods, results, and further work	Monitoring, state estimation and charging control of Li-ion batteries Kang Li, Chair of Smart Energy Systems, University of Leeds More accurate battery state estimation using combined thermoelectric models and machine learning approaches Fibre optical sensor-based battery monitoring to improve battery safety Optimal charging/discharging control considering multiple sometimes conflicting objectives
	Battery design and manufacturing	Integration of the battery in the EV powertrain (continued)
12:05	Development and manufacturing of solid state batteries in the UK Graeme Purdy, CEO, Ilika Technologies Learnings from production of micro solid state batteries for the development of our Wh-level pouch cells for EVs The materials, formulations, and processes available to the production of solid state batteries for EVs Ilika’s own R&D activities and scale up road map	Who owns, operates and uses our batteries? John Bickerton, Head of Zero Emission Strategy, Arriva Bus (UK) What do the owner and operator want to see from a battery? Which technologies offer acceptable performance and lowest risk? Financial methods to unlock the balance sheet
12:30	Question and answer session	Question and answer session
12:45	Networking lunch
	Battery design and manufacturing (continued)	Lessons learned from other transport applications
13:45	The NaNiCl battery: technical and manufacturing advantages of a metal-supported planar design Richard Dawson, Chief Technology Officer, LiNa Energy History of the NaNiClbattery chemistry LiNa design overhaul: thin layers supported on metal Technical Advantages of LiNa system, progress to-date	Electric aviation: the UK opportunity Mark Scully, Head of Technology – Advanced Systems & Propulsion, Aerospace Technology Institute UK Aerospace Technology Strategy Battery technology opportunities UK infrastructure to support battery technology development
14:10	On the coupled multiphysics modelling of batteries in 3D Stuart Nixon, Industry Process Consultant Senior Manager, SIMULIA Services Simulation of Lithium-ion batteries Consideration is made of the electrochemical kinetics at the solid/liquid interface Mechanical response of a porous medium (including swelling) is considered	Batteries for flying cars Limhi Somerville, Head of Energy Storage, Vertical Aerospace Electric Vertical Take Off and Landing aircraft introductions Challenges of putting propulsion batteries on commercial aircraft The Vertical Aerospace Battery
14:35	High energy li-ion battery cells in EVs Fergal Harrington-Beatty, Head of Automotive & Aerospace, AMTE Power The electrochemical and mechanical considerations Current use cases of these cells in EVs today How AMTE’s next-generation high energy and high-power cells factor into the future of EVs, and what technologies come next	Thermal management challenges with aerospace batteries Zi Jian Yeo, Senior Battery Modelling & Simulation Engineer, Electroflight Ltd Power demand with different aircraft types or applications Battery temperature conditioning requirements How to be safe and lightweight for flight
15:00	Question and answer session	Question and answer session
15:15	Networking refreshment break
15:45	Roundtables This session offers a unique opportunity to engage in the conversation participating in group discussions with other delegates. 1. Will shortages of lithium and other critical elements slow the adoption of EVs? Andy Leyland, Head of Strategic Advisory, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence 2. What are the most promising new battery technologies and what does the roadmap look like? Billy Wu, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London 4. Have we reached the optimum performance and cost of the battery thermal management solution? Cedric Rouaud, Global Technical Expert - Thermal Systems, Ricardo 5. What are the real gaps in EV skills that industry needs to close that isn’t yet available? Lisa Bingley, Operations Director, MIRA Technology Institute 6. Batteries and the route to Net Zero – key roles beyond automotive and what does this mean for the technology? Anna Wise, Head of Strategic Programmes, Nyobolt 7. Next-generation battery cell formats – what are they, when will they be in EVs and will the 4680 cell come out on top? Fergal Harrington-Beatty, Head of Automotive & Aerospace, AMTE Power
16:30	Roundtables finish
16:45	National Battery Skills Framework: Collaborating to elevate UK industry Benjamin Silverstone, UK Electrification Skills Framework Programme Lead, WMG, University of Warwick Underpinning the national battery skills framework The national battery skills framework, purpose, structure, and delivery The National Electrification Skills Framework and Forum
17:10	Question and answer session
17:15	Chair’s closing remarks
17:30	End of Day One
17:30	Drinks Reception (Open to all attendees)
18:30	Drinks Reception ends

Day 2

08:30 - Conference Programme

	Wednesday, 10 November 2021
08:30	Registration and refreshments
09:00	Chair’s Opening Remarks Andrew Fraser, Technical Consultant, Zemo Partnership
09:10 Keynote	Keynote address Joe Bakaj, Vice Chairman, Britishvolt
09:40	Question and answer session
	Battery developments for heavy duty
09:45	The battery decade Murray Schofield, Battery Product Lead, Arrival The battle of the cell formats How resource constraints could influence the industry The race to solid state
10:10	Ambition to secure a cleaner future Neil Miles, Head of Engineering, Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company Battery technology choices Fuel cell technology electric buses Climate change and the links to congestion
10:35	Question and answer session
10:45	Networking refreshment break
	Developments in charging Chair: Richard Gordon, Head of R&D, Automotive and Industrial, Ricardo UK Ltd	State of the art testing techniques for efficient and safe batteries Chair: Andrew Fraser, Technical Consultant, Zemo Partnership
11:15	The roll out of EV charging and its impact on the grid Iola Hughes, Senior Research Analyst, Rho Motion What level of charging infrastructure is needed: a look at regional dynamics driving each market How the grid will cope with the additional energy demand from EVs, as well as the growth in other sectors Energy Stationary Storage: the role batteries are set to play in supporting a reliable and green grid	The role of CFD in the study of the thermal runaway in Li-ion batteries for high performance cars Jorge Martinez Lopez, Lead Engineer – Thermal Simulation, Williams Advanced Engineering Benefits of CFD simulations in the study of the thermal runaway CFD methods to prevent the propagation of the thermal runaway in a battery pack Simulations to minimise the consequences of a thermal runaway – battery venting
11:40	Can EVs ever be charged as fast as petrol cars? Anna Wise, Head of Strategic Programmes, Nyobolt Solving “Charge Anxiety” vs. “Range Anxiety” Materials and systems innovation driving record power densities High power and ultra-fast charge batteries enable a paradigm shift for EVs	Developments in battery testing at UTAC Peter Miller, Chief Engineer- Battery, UTAC New and Updated standards, including UN/ECE Reg. 100.03, BSI PAS’s Li-ion safety: causes and hazards Some example tests (including Reg. 100 fire test)
12:05	Advanced Battery Thermal Management Systems for sustained high-power charging of electric vehicles Richard Pearson, Senior Advisor, EV and Mobility, BP Strategies for charging electrified vehicles Factors limiting the high-power charging Advanced thermal management technologies facilitating sustained high-power charging of vehicles	Optimisation of battery pack performance with smart simulation Dr. Richard Boyd, Senior Technical Specialist, Altair
12:30	Question and answer session
12:45	Networking lunch
13:45	Insights into hypercar battery innovations Wasim Sarwar Dilov, Head of Research & Advanced Engineering, Rimac Automobili Innovative technologies in Rimac’s ultra-high performance hypercar battery systems Insights into designs implemented in the hypercar How these technologies are being transferred to higher volume battery systems
	Thermal management of batteries	State of the art testing techniques for efficient and safe batteries (continued)
14:10	Battery thermal management development from automotive to aerospace applications Cedric Rouaud, Global Technical Expert - Thermal Systems, Ricardo Battey immersion cooling for ultra-fast charging on a passenger car application Battery development for electric aircraft using immersion cooling Presentation of design, analysis (1D thermo/hydraulic/electric, 3D CFD including gas venting), test results	Battery ageing representation and durability strategies for circular economy (remote presentation) Philippe Gyan, Innovation Pilot Battery System Modelling Research Engineer, Groupe Renault Battery ageing testing and modelling Battery durability strategies in real usage Valorisation of battery care and protection
14:35	Question and answer session	Question and answer session
	Stream 1 finishes	Battery sizing in fuel cell vehicles and its impact on thermal management (remote presentation) Christian Rathberger, Senior Manager VTM & KULI Software, Magna Powertrain Different strategies for sizing of fuel cell (buffer) batteries Impact on fuel cell operating strategy Influences on thermal management and battery ageing
15:00	Question and answer session
15:10	Networking refreshment break
	Battery lifecycle, recycling and second life Chair: Lisa Bingley, Operations Director, MIRA Technology Institute
15:40	Financial viability of EV battery recycling Laura Lander, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Imperial College London A holistic overview of the net recycling profits for various recycling process, battery chemistries and recycling locations is presented Recycling cost hotspots are identified From the outcomes, strategies to obtain a financially viable EV battery recycling process are derived
16:05	Establishing a lithium-ion battery recycling industry in the UK Anwar Sattar, Lead Engineer in Battery Recycling, WMG, University of Warwick Types of waste material found along the supply chain Recycling processes required to deal with material streams RECOVAS project
16:30 Closing keynote	Engineering high performance systems for EV Racing Glen Pascoe, Principal Engineer – Motorsport, Williams Advanced Engineering
17:00	Question and answer session
17:05	Chair’s closing remarks
17:15	End of conference

Timothy D’Herde: Head of Powertrain 2 & Fuel Cell Business R&D, Toyota Motor Europe

Timothy D’Herde finished his automotive studies at Cranfield University and started to work at Toyota Motor Europe powertrain division, in the ICE development team. He is currently in charge of the powertrain 2 division and fuel cell business R&D, covering a wide range of powertrain topologies. He has been working several years in Toyota Motor Corporation Japan, split over 2 assignments. The last assignment included defining the TNGA ‘Toyota New Global Architecture’ powertrains. He has first-hand experience to implement TPS ‘Toyota Production System’ during his assignment in the UK’s engine plant.

Wasim Sarwar Dilov: Head of Research & Advanced Engineering, Rimac Automobili

Wasim Sarwar Dilov is Head of Research & Advanced Engineering at Rimac Technology, and is focused on creating industry leading technology for the high performance automotive segment. He has worked in pioneering electrification technology for the past decade, in the automotive, motorsport, e-VTOL and commercial vehicle segments. He completed his PhD in Electrochemical Engineering at Imperial College London and has held senior roles in Jaguar Land Rover and Williams Advanced Engineering.

Joe Bakaj: Vice Chairman, Britishvolt

Joe Bakaj is currently Vice Chairman of Britishvolt and is recognised as one of the auto industry’s leading product development executives . He has 34 years of auto industry experience and has held senior positions in Ford and Mazda. His last role was as VP product development Ford of Europe and prior to this he served as VP Global powertrain Ford Motor Company. Bakaj is known for his data-driven , hands-on style coupled with clear and concise communications. He has led engineering teams across the globe to develop highly successful, award winning products and technologies. His strategic vision, passion for excellence and technical depth has inspired engineers around the world. He has a global view and experience working with different cultures, having lived and worked in USA, UK, Germany and Japan.

Dave OudeNijeweme: Head of Technology Trends, Advanced Propulsion Centre

Dave OudeNijeweme has spent over 18 years in automotive companies and consultancies, with a focus on research and development of clean and efficient vehicles.

This included a stint at JLR getting new engines & technologies to market, time at MAHLE powertrain working in low CO2 technology demonstrator projects including a downsized engine, a range extender electric vehicle and a solar-driven Stirling engine as well as running a number of client projects. More recently Dave worked at E4tech, which is a strategic consultancy in sustainable energy.

At the APC Dave is responsible for providing strategic insights into future automotive technologies (road mapping) and how the UK should position itself to benefit most. His remit includes automotive propulsion as well as Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) technologies. Currently he is helping to build the supply chain for electrified vehicles.

Ian Whiting: Commercial Director, UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC)

Ian Whiting took up the role of Commercial Director of UKBIC in December 2020. Ian started out as a power electronics engineer before moving into technical sales and business development. Ian has been involved in battery technology since his tenure at AEA Technology (the original lithium ion patent holder.) He has worked in development, licensing, scale up and manufacture. As Commercial Director, Ian is responsible for business development, sales, marketing and procurement, and also sits on UKBIC’s Executive Committee. The state-of-the-art national battery manufacturing development facility has been developed to support UK industry scale up for high volume manufacturing.

Colin Barnes: Engineering Director, Go North East

Currently Engineering Director of Go North East and East Yorkshire operating 1000 + vehicles over 13 locations. Colin has been in the Transport Industry for 28 years, starting as Apprentice Mechanical Engineer, then progressing through every role to reach his current position.

He has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors. Managing, maintaining and procuring varied and very specialised vehicle types.

His roles have been extremely diverse and they have him to become heavily involved in Engineering Projects, Workshop Management, Stores and Procurement, HR, IT, H&S and Financial Planning and Control. Thus in turn resulting in improved productivity, costs savings, improving reliability and reducing the effects on the environment.

These achievements did not go un-noticed and he was awarded the RouteOne Engineer of the Year 2019 that recognised all his achievements.

Neil Miles: Head of Engineering, Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company

Neil has been with Brighton and Hove Buses and Metrobus for 7 years, and has been the Head of Engineering for 5 years. He previously worked for National Express/ London Country buses since 1985. The most important part of this role is safety and Neil plays an important role in heading up the health and safety managers, making sure that team members are as safe as they can possibly be while they are working hard delivering a service to our internal and external customers. Neil’s biggest ambition and passion aside from safety is to play a part in delivering zero emission technology into our operational area, improving air quality, reducing CO2 and taking the team with him on this journey and supporting them while ditching all their compression ignition engine skills for the new world technologies to help deliver this. His preferred method of delivering this is using Hydrogen fuel cell technology and they are working hard towards this as potential option. Neil really enjoys improving quality and standards while increasing reliability and he is currently working with the wider team and suppliers looking at the mean distance to failure of various components to change out before failure. He also really enjoys change and the challenges that this can bring, together with motivating and leading teams, particularly encouraging, mentoring and developing individuals to be the best that they can be in any role.

Iola Hughes: Senior Research Analyst, Rho Motion

Iola Hughes is a Senior Research Analyst at Rho Motion working on electric vehicle, battery, charging and energy storage market analysis. Iola graduated with a First-Class Honours Master’s Degree in Geophysics from University College London, with a year spent at the University of California.

James Marco: Head of Energy Directorate, Warwick Manufacturing Group

James Marco is a Professor with 20 years’ experience leading collaborative research across industry and academia on battery systems engineering, modelling and control. James joined WMG, University of Warwick in 2013 and currently leads the Energy Directorate within WMG that comprises circa: 200 research, engineering and teaching staff. His broad research interests are focused on the challenge of scaling-up individual battery cells to complete energy storage systems. Example areas of interest include: (1) model, control and experimental design to quantify safety and electro-thermal heterogeneity at cell through to system, (2) control system validation (3) extending battery useful life through repurposing and re-use. He has published over 180 articles within these domains.

Cedric Rouaud: Global Technical Expert – Thermal Systems and Fuel Cell R&D Leader, Ricardo

Cedric Rouaud is Global Technical Expert and Project Director in thermal and energy management on passenger car, commercial vehicles, marine, railway, aviation for development of battery, electric motor, power electronics, fuel cell, ICE), since 2017. He joined Ricardo in 2008 as principal thermal engineer and during 2011-2017 he was chief engineer for powertrain development and thermal management expert. He began his professional career in Renault as a research thermal engineer in 2000 on xEVs, while fulfilling his doctorate diploma on thermal management of HEV. He was thermal management chief engineer in Renault until 2008 for xEVs (BEV, HEV, FCEV).

Richard Dawson: Chief Technology Officer, LiNa Energy

Richard Dawson CEng MIMechE, is LiNa Energy’s Technical Director. He has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, and an MEng in Engineering Science from Cambridge University. Richard leads the team that implements LiNa Energy’s technical strategy. He helped develop the original concept for the LiNa cell and was part of the team that led the spin-out from Lancaster University. Prior to LiNa Energy, Richard gained experience in developing novel electrochemical technologies at Ceres Power, AFC Energy and at Lancaster University where he was an academic.

Mark Newman: Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Strategy, Nyobolt

Mark Newman is a leading advisor, investor, and frequent speaker and commentator on battery technology, electric vehicles and semiconductors.

Before joining Nyobolt in 2021, he spent 11 years as Managing Director and Senior Analyst covering Technology at Bernstein, where he was lead author of numerous Bernstein Blackbooks including 'The Battery Bible’, 'Electric Revolution' (2017 - 2020 editions), and 'The New Memory Paradigm’, amongst others.

Prior to Bernstein, Mark worked at Samsung in Korea for six years, during which time he held various strategy and business development roles, most recently as Director of Strategic Planning in Samsung’s Semiconductor Business. Before Samsung, he spent four years working in Field Operations at Applied Materials in California, where he supported the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturing companies in the United States, Europe and Asia. He also worked at Singapore Technologies in Singapore and Aker Kvaerner in New Jersey.

Mark earned a Master’s in Chemical Engineering from University College London, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Paul Haney: Energy Storage Concepts Technology Manager, Jaguar Land Rover

Paul Haney has worked for Jaguar Land Rover for 20 years. For the last 6 years he has lead a team working on energy storage R&D supported by HVM Catapult at University of Warwick. In 2020 the team won the ‘Tata Innovista Best Piloted Technologies’ award for their work on energy storage. Paul is a Chartered Engineer and member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers with engineering degrees from the University of Hertfordshire, Loughborough University and an MBA from the University of Warwick.

Anna Wise: Head of Strategic Programmes, Nyobolt

Anna is Head of Strategic Programmes at Nyobolt Ltd – a spin out from Cambridge University developing ultra-fast charging battery technology. Prior to joining Nyobolt, Anna held the role of Head of Battery Technology at Innovate UK and was responsible for the innovation programme and technical direction of the UK Government’s £330m Faraday Battery Challenge. Anna has a background in battery research and was based in the USA at Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Anna holds a Ph.D. in electrochemistry from the University of Southampton.

Laura Lander: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Imperial College London

Dr. Laura Lander is currently a postdoctoral research associate in the Electrochemical Science and Engineering group at Imperial College London. Her research is focusing on the sustainability and techno-economics of Li-ion and next-generation batteries for EV and grid-storage applications. She conducted her PhD under the supervision of Prof. Tarascon at the Collège de France before moving to the University of Tokyo as a postdoctoral researcher; during this time she was awarded a fellowship of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. She has (co-)authored 16 peer-reviewed publications.

Anwar Sattar: Lead Engineer in Battery Recycling, Warwick Manufacturing Group

Anwar Sattar is currently leading the research into the recycling of lithium ion batteries at Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), University of Warwick. He has a background in Chemical Engineering and after finishing his PhD at the University of Birmingham in hydrogen and fuel cell technology, he worked in Germany for the Fraunhofer Institute, looking at the development of a waste to energy process. He then returned to the UK and worked on the successful development of a lithium ion battery recycling process at Axion Consulting in Manchester. After this, he moved to European Metal Recycling and worked as a Process Development Engineer focusing on increasing vehicle recycling efficiency and the development of strategies and processes to deal with end of life electric vehicles and battery packs. His current work involves looking at the whole recycling chain for electric vehicles, from the vehicle itself through to the eventual recovery of metals from the batteries.

Jorge Martinez-Lopez: Lead Engineer – Thermal Simulation, Williams Advanced Engineering

With a PhD in Transport Propulsion Systems, MSc in Reciprocating Internal Combustion engines and graduate in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering from Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain, Jorge has held several roles since joining Williams Advanced Engineering in 2015. He is currently working as Lead Engineer – Thermal Simulation, focused on vehicle thermal management and leading the battery cooling simulation activities for high performance vehicles and electric motorsport series. Prior to joining Williams, Jorge worked for Koenigsegg, a Swedish sports car manufacturer, where he was responsible for all the CFD and aerodynamic development of the company.

Philippe Gyan: Innovation Pilot Battery System Modelling Research Engineer, Groupe Renault

Philippe Gyan graduated from the Ecole Centrale de Lyon with a Master of Science in 1998, and with a Ph.D in 2003, in Mechanical Engineering, Energy and Thermal Management. He worked then at Renault Mechanical Department, on the deployment of calculation tools for vehicle performances and fuel economy. Since 2008, he has been working in the Research Department at Renault, on powertrain sizing for Electric Vehicles, on battery electrical, thermal, and ageing modelling. He contributed in several French national and European collaborative projects SIMSTOCK, SIMCAL, MOBICUS, and MAT4BAT, on battery ageing modeling, with several publications, and presentations in international conferences.

Dr. Richard Boyd: Senior Technical Specialist, Altair

Richard is a professional engineer with over 20 years’ experience in the application of linear and non-linear structural analysis and optimisation across a wide variety of engineering sectors including aerospace, rail, defence and automotive. He has deep domain knowledge of engineering solutions of a multi-disciplinary nature, supporting customer-driven design and test activities at various stages of product development, from concept design to final certification. He has project managed several EU and UK government-funded collaborations, most recently £2.6million with Rolls-Royce to develop and deploy multi-physics optimisation solutions to UltraFan. This included the development, implementation, and application of Altair’s electro-thermal battery simulation capability.

Stuart Nixon: Industry Process Consultant Senior Manager, SIMULIA Services

Stuart Nixon has worked within simulation for over 10 years; originally considering the mechanical response of powders, before joining Abaqus (acquired by Dassault Systèmes) to deliver unique services projects to customers, including novel simulation methods, automation/customization, and user subroutines. These projects covered a wide range of industries from oil and gas to high tech. He is now responsible for managing a services delivery team within a worldwide organization. The ability to simulate battery technology is key to industrial success of our customers, thus there has been significant investment in developing commercial solutions for battery simulation, delivered to their customers through projects.

Graeme Purdy: CEO, Ilika Technologies

Graeme Purdy was appointed to head up Ilika in May 2004, just before completion of the company's seed round of funding. He led the company through two successful rounds of venture funding before floating the company on AIM in 2010. Prior to joining Ilika, Graeme was Chief Operating Officer of a high-technology company in the Netherlands and before that worked internationally in a variety of technical and commercial roles for Shell. Graeme holds a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from Cambridge and an MBA from INSEAD business school in France. Graeme is a Chartered Engineer and a Sainsbury Management Fellow.

Richard Gordon: Head of R&D, Automotive and Industrial, Ricardo

Richard Gordon joined Ricardo Automotive Consulting in 1995, spending 9 years in R&D eventually leading the design, build and global demonstration of Ricardo’s first hybrid electric vehicle in 2003. He worked in Japan for 3 years growing Ricardo’s presence, and on return led Ricardo’s Niche Technology Vehicles area, responsible for the world’s first robotic aircraft tug. He then led a Technology Strategy group before moving in 2016 to Silicon Valley, leading wireless charging, vehicle electrification and controls. Back in the UK, he is head of Ricardo’s R&D portfolio and team, working with the rest of the business for commercialisation.

Murray Schofield: Head of Battery Products, Arrival

Murray Schofield is Head of Battery Products at Arrival. He leads the development of Arrival’s battery capabilities to ensure maximum top-hat flexibility across the company’s growing range of commercial vehicles. Prior to Arrival, Murray held various roles at the forefront of UK innovation and engineering, including as Engineering Team Lead at IMI Precision Engineering, and as Director at Halo Electronics Ltd.

Fergal Harrington-Beatty: Head of Automotive & Aerospace, AMTE Power

Fergal Harrington-Beatty recently became AMTE Power's Head of Automotive and Aerospace. In his new role, he’s using his six years of experience in the electric vehicle sector to oversee AMTE Power's strategy in the automotive and aerospace sectors, to ensure the successful deployment of their Ultra cell range and gigafactory projects, both in the UK and Worldwide. He also still leads their grant-funded strategy and has already created and overseen £10m worth of submissions for UK and EU funding in his first seven months.

Fergal has had previous roles as a PRINCE2 qualified programme manager (~£9m APC project, and partner lead on two others), production engineer (niche vehicle programme) and Level 4 EV safety and repair qualified EV manufacturing trainer. He’s also worked in the Aerospace/Defence, Electric Vehicle and Building Services sectors with an industry-proven track record of expertise in project management, CAD design, CAM, quality implementation, MRP, engineering consultancy, procurement and large-scale commercial estimation.

Limhi Somerville: Head of Energy Storage, Vertical Aerospace

Limhi Somerville is the Head of Energy Storage at Vertical Aerospace and leads the lithium-ion battery certification standards working group at EUROCAE. He was previously the Advanced Cell Manager at Jaguar Land Rover and worked as a visiting research scientist at Argonne National Laboratory in the USA. He also holds a doctoral degree in lithium-ion ageing and lifetime from The University of Warwick and holds special expertise in lithium-ion materials analysis, charging, lifetime and cell into vehicle integration.

George Miller: Analyst, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

George works as an analyst at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, the world’s leading data and intelligence provider and advisor to the lithium ion battery to EV supply chain. Currently, he works as a primary point of contact for insight and discussion surrounding the lithium and graphite industry, and contributes to Benchmark's Lithium and Graphite Price Assessments, as well as its Anode Market Assessment.

Kang Li: Chair of Smart Energy Systems, University of Leeds

Kang Li holds the Chair of Smart Energy Systems at University of Leeds, UK. His primary research interest lies on the development of advanced modelling, control and optimization methods in the energy and manufacturing fields, including integration of renewable generations, electrification of transport (EVs and railway electrification), energy management of manufacturing processes, and novel battery monitoring and state estimation techniques. His work on the development of minimal-invasive cloud based energy and condition monitoring platform (Point Energy Technology) has been successfully trialled in food processing and polymer processing industries, winning InstMC ICI prize 2015 and Northern Ireland INVENT 2016 award, and was included in the finalist of the Sustainable Energy Awards 2016 from Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. In battery research, his team has developed constrained multi-objective battery charging control strategies based on coupled thermo-electric battery models and has successfully adopted Fibre Bragg Grating sensor technologies for novel battery state monitoring and estimation to improve the battery ‘transparency’. Dr Li has published over 180 international journal papers and edited 17 international conference proceedings in his area, winning over 10 national and international prizes and awards, including the most recent Springer Nature ‘China New Development Award’ in 2019 in recognition of the ‘exceptional contributions to the delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals’.

Mark Scully: Head of Technology – Advanced Systems & Propulsion, Aerospace Technology Institute

Mark Scully is Head of Technology – Advanced Systems & Propulsion at the Aerospace Technology Institute where he leads and inspires industry to deliver innovative R&T. Mark’s 35+ years’ experience has been focussed in the aerospace sector combined with cross-sector experience in the automotive and energy industries. Mark has led and executed systems engineering of complex systems and propulsion, in an airframe OEM, with aero engine manufacturers and in the supply chain. Mark has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Loughborough University.

Ben Silverstone: UK Electrification Skills Framework Programme Lead, WMG, University of Warwick

Benjamin Silverstone is the Programme Lead for the UK Electrification Skills Framework at WMG, The University of Warwick, where he oversees the development of the national approach to addressing the electrification skills needs of the future. His work encompasses battery skills, vehicle electriifcation and power electronics, motors, and drives. As chair of the National Electrification Skills Forum he convenes organisations from across a range of sectors impacted by the electric revolution to examine skills needs, synergies and challenges as part of the drive towards a coherent and unified approach to providing the skills required to stimulate and support growth.

Richard Pearson: Senior Advisor, EV and Mobility, BP

Richard Pearson is bp’s Senior Technical Advisor for Electrified Vehicles and Mobility. His work focuses on fore-sighting developments in vehicle technology. He is deeply immersed in projects which facilitate transport decarbonisation through high-power charging of electric vehicles, and the use of hydrogen and low-carbon fuels in transport. Richard provides technical support across many bp functions in the mobility space.

Richard has previously held positions at Ricardo, and in academia at Manchester University. Prior to joining bp in 2012 he was Head of Vehicle Research at Lotus Engineering and worked on advanced engine, fuel, and low-carbon vehicle technologies.

Christian Rathberger: Senior Manager VTM & KULI Software, Magna Powertrain

• 1994 – 2002: Studies of Technical Mathematics at Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
• 2002 – 2011: Software developer (thermal management software KULI) and thermal management simulation engineer at Engineering Center Steyr, Magna Powertrain
• 2011 – now: Senior manager for “VTM & KULI Software” at Magna
• Strong focus on e-mobility related thermal management topics.

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International EV Batteries 2021: Cost-Effective Engineering for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

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Overview

With even further investment being pumped into battery manufacturing and gigafactories, now is the time to consider battery technology across the lifecycle within the context of the supply chain.

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Timothy D’Herde: Head of Powertrain 2 & Fuel Cell Business R&D, Toyota Motor Europe

Wasim Sarwar Dilov: Head of Research & Advanced Engineering, Rimac Automobili

Joe Bakaj: Vice Chairman, Britishvolt

Dave OudeNijeweme: Head of Technology Trends, Advanced Propulsion Centre

Ian Whiting: Commercial Director, UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC)

Colin Barnes: Engineering Director, Go North East

Neil Miles: Head of Engineering, Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company

Iola Hughes: Senior Research Analyst, Rho Motion

James Marco: Head of Energy Directorate, Warwick Manufacturing Group

Cedric Rouaud: Global Technical Expert – Thermal Systems and Fuel Cell R&D Leader, Ricardo

Richard Dawson: Chief Technology Officer, LiNa Energy

Mark Newman: Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Strategy, Nyobolt

Paul Haney: Energy Storage Concepts Technology Manager, Jaguar Land Rover

Anna Wise: Head of Strategic Programmes, Nyobolt

Laura Lander: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Imperial College London

Anwar Sattar: Lead Engineer in Battery Recycling, Warwick Manufacturing Group

Jorge Martinez-Lopez: Lead Engineer – Thermal Simulation, Williams Advanced Engineering

Philippe Gyan: Innovation Pilot Battery System Modelling Research Engineer, Groupe Renault

Dr. Richard Boyd: Senior Technical Specialist, Altair

Stuart Nixon: Industry Process Consultant Senior Manager, SIMULIA Services

Graeme Purdy: CEO, Ilika Technologies

Richard Gordon: Head of R&D, Automotive and Industrial, Ricardo

Murray Schofield: Head of Battery Products, Arrival

Fergal Harrington-Beatty: Head of Automotive & Aerospace, AMTE Power

Limhi Somerville: Head of Energy Storage, Vertical Aerospace

George Miller: Analyst, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Kang Li: Chair of Smart Energy Systems, University of Leeds

Mark Scully: Head of Technology – Advanced Systems & Propulsion, Aerospace Technology Institute

Ben Silverstone: UK Electrification Skills Framework Programme Lead, WMG, University of Warwick

Richard Pearson: Senior Advisor, EV and Mobility, BP

Christian Rathberger: Senior Manager VTM & KULI Software, Magna Powertrain

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