New Event: Enabled Future Limited to Host the 1st West Midlands Battery EcoSystem Conference & Expo WMBE2024

WMBE2024 Event Brochure

WMBE2024 Event Outline

EnabledFuture warmly invites you to our 1st West Midlands Battery EcoSystem Conference & Expo #WMBE2024. This 1-day event will take place on the 4th November, 2024 at the MTC – Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry, UK. The event is offered free to attendees and speakers. During the day, we will provide free catering and concurrently you can browse the nearby exhibition stands. Undoubtedly, the WMBE2024 event will send you away with battery industry knowledge and connections that will be valuable for long afterwards! Once you’ve signed up for your free pass via Eventbrite, you are assured of your place at the event. You can also download the event flyer here.

Accordingly, attendees of WMBE2024 who secure their place, can enjoy hearing from a range of industry experts, policy makers and academic institutions. The keenest and most passionate minds all working towards the objective of growing and supporting the battery ecosystem in the West Midlands. Furthermore, there will also be ample time for networking and for visiting the event’s exhibition and food stands. Simultaneously, Polestar Solihull will be demonstrating their Polestar 2 and Polestar 4 vehicles in the car parking space outside the MTC Sopwith Building and offering test drives.

For more information on the event and opportunities for speaking, exhibiting and sponsorship, please contact our CEO Dr Michelle Lynch FRSC via Linkedin or by email.

We look forward to seeing you at this prestigious event! By attending, you’ll be part of a unique day where we spotlight the West Midlands’ leadership in the growth of key energy transition technologies, jobs and contribution to the UK’s GDP!

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WMBE2024 Speakers

WMBE2024 Conference Agenda

08:30 – 09:00  Registration & Refreshments

09:00 – 09:05  Chairperson’s Introduction, Steve Doyle, EVERA Recruitment

09:05 – 09:30  Keynote Speech: The Greenpower Park Initiative, Steve Weir, Strategic Lead for Economic Development Regeneration & Economy Directorate, Coventry City Council, (tbc)

09:30 – 09:45  Profile of the West Midlands Battery Supply Chain and Survey Results, Dr Michelle Lynch, CEO, Enabled Future Limited

09:45 – 10:05  Support for the UK Battery Industry: Innovation, Skills and Scale-up, Dr Thomas Bartlett, Deputy Director, UKRI Faraday Battery Challenge

10:05 – 10:35  West Midlands Battery EcoSystems Panel: Steve Doyle (Chair): Dr Michelle Lynch, Jake Powell, Dr Thomas Bartlett

10:35 – 11:00  Morning Networking Break & Refreshments

11:00 – 11:30  AI-Driven and Model-Based Battery Manufacturing Process Optimisation & Control, Prof Mona Faraji Niri, Associate Professor at Warwick Manufacturing Group

11:30 – 12:00  Bridging the gap from R&D to mass production: the importance of battery manufacturing,   Naseer Ahmed, Commercial Director, UKBIC

12:00 – 12:30  Battery Producers Panel: Dr Nessa Fereshteh Saniee (Chair), Prof Mona Faraji Niri, Naseer Ahmed, Dr Aaron Wade

12:30 – 13:30  Networking Lunch

13:30 – 14:00  MTC Battery Projects and Recycling, Dr Mickey Crozier, Chief Engineer, Component Technologies, MTC

14:00 – 14:30  West Midlands Battery Reuse & Recycling, Dr Gavin Harper, Research Fellow at Met4Tech, UKRI Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre for Technology Metals

14:30 – 15:00  Battery Circularity Panel: Dr Aaron Wade (Chair), Tom Seward, Dr Mickey Crozier, Dr Gavin Harper, Dr Michelle Lynch

15:00 – 15:30   Afternoon Networking Break & Refreshments

15:30 – 15:50   Wireless Power Transfer A Complementary Technology with Supplementary Advantages, Blessin Annie John, Durham University

15:50 – 16:05   How to Systematically Build Product and Process Robustness, Tim Shelley, Founder, TJ Digital Systems

16:05 – 16:15   Young Employee Initiatives, Polestar tbc.

16:15 – 16:30  Panel Discussion: Dr Michelle Lynch (Chair), Blessin Annie John, Tim Shelley +1

16:30 Conference Take Home Messages & Close