#BESTE26

Battery & Energy Storage Tech Conference 2026

Two days, seven thematic pillars,
one European platform to scale the future of industrial ESS.
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Agenda Battery & Energy Storage Tech Conference 2026

The Decision Makers Behind Europe’s Batteries & Industrial ESS Projects

Christian Barba

Christian Barba

International Business Development and Storage Senior Director

EDP RENEWABLES

Jean Louis Cols

Jean Louis Cols

Vice -President

FLOW BATTERIES EUROPE

Pablo Fernandez-Santos

Managing Director

BASQUEVOLT

Graeme Purdy

CEO

ilika

Dr. Josef Daniel-Ivad

Manager, Zinc Battery Initiativeersities

International Zinc Association

Jose Moises Martin

Jose Moises Martín

General Director of the Centre for Technological Development and Innovation at Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities

CDTI

Leire Zubizarreta

Leire Zubizarreta

Head of Battery Materials

ITE

Joan González Fabra

R&I Policy Office

BEPA (Battery European Partnership Association)

Giorgio Travaini

Executive Director

Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking

Simon Steffgen

Referent Industrie

BVES

Luis Marquina

President

AEPIBAL

Laura Simonelli

Laura Simonelli

Beamline Group Leader

ALBA SYNCHROTRONS

Sebastian Puig

CEO

SP Stratum

Alex Cipolla

Project Director

Volta Foundation

Pol Torres

Head of AI Energy research line in the Applied Artificial Intelligence Unit

Eurecat – Technology Centre

Yue Jin Tay

Yue Jin Tay

Vice President, Strategic Accounts

CIRCULOR

Raquel Ferret

Business Development Director

CIC energiGUNE

Francisco Carranza

Member of The Supervisory Board

Upcell Alliance

Oscar Miguel

Deputy Director

CIDETEC

Dr Aline Soares

Research and Consulting

Project Blue

Prof Ehrenberg

Head of the Institute for Applied Materials

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Naim El Chami

Battery Technical Expert

Neoen

Dr. Romain Mauger

Head of Legal Research Unit

CIIAE

Valeria Blanco

Researcher

ICMAB

Dr. Radostin Pavlov

Researcher

Eurecat – Technology Centre

Borja Martínez

Partner

Fieldfisher

Ramón Vázquez del Rey

Partner

Fieldfisher

Jon Ajuria

Researcher

CIC energiGUNE

Diogo Fula

Acting General Manager

Battery Cluster Portugal

Veeral Hardev

Vice President of Business Development

Blue Current

Sonia Rathscheck

Partner

CVX Ventures

Giuseppe Benenati

Sales Director DPP South Europe

Spherity

Rosa Sanchez

General Manager

Bequinor

Manuel Rato

Project Manager

Hyperion Renewables

Pere Lleonart

Researcher

Leitat

Who is the conference for?

Industrial & Engineering Professionals

Integrators, EPCs, utilities, pack/module engineers, grid operators…
What they will find: safety, testing, integration, bankability.

Technology & R&D Experts

Next-gen chemistries, BMS/EMS, manufacturing processes…
What they will find: Tech Track + Innovation Zone.

Investors & Finance

VCs, infrastructure funds, analysts…
What they will find: due diligence, industrial cases, Investor Forum.

Policy & Regulation

EU/national regulators, public agencies…
What they will find: compliance, Battery Regulation, circularity.

What the conference is about

  • Industrial & utility-scale ESS
  • Innovation in chemistries & materials
  • Regulation & European strategy
  • Circularity & second life
  • Integration engineering & BESS performance

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calendar-solidSeptember 8-9, 2026