Speakers 2025

Olivier Callebert began his career in 1992 with the IFPEN group as a process engineer. He joined Axens when it was founded in 2001 as Head of the Process Design Group. He supervises numerous licensing process projects in the field of aromatics and FCC. From 2010 to 2014, he was responsible for recruitment and skills development. He then joined the Process Licensing Business Unit until 2021. In 2022 and 2023, Olivier is examining technology acquisition and custom development projects. He joined the Macaron project as director of the industrial establishment project at the beginning of 2024. Olivier is a graduate of Arts et Métiers ParisTech and [...]

Matteo Tassinari completed his Master degree in Automation Engineering at the University of Bologna Alma Mater Studiorum in 2014. His first work experiences have been in the field of automotive in the Engine Control Unit in Ferrari on the V12 naturally aspirated engine until 2017. In The 2017 in Ferrari born the Hybrid department and he became part of the system simulation and battery development. During the growth of the department, that actually change name in ElectroMechanical and Electronics Component, became responsible for Battery Simulation and Battery Control strategies.

Alexis Pétain has been part of the CRITT M2A group since 2017. He began his career as an engineer responsible for the design and integration of new test equipment. Based on this experience, he developed and managed the Safety and Abuse battery testing — a strategic area in the context of the rapid growth of electric mobility. Recently appointed as a battery certification testing expert, Alexis Pétain now plays a key role in supporting manufacturers in bringing their products into compliance. He leads the CRITT M2A battery certification laboratory, which is internationally recognized under the CB Scheme, a global certification program [...]

Luz Deinny Cely Hostos has been Performance and Operations Director at Orano Batteries since September 2025. She joined the programme when it was created in 2021. Luz holds a master's degree in civil engineering and mining techniques from the Industrial University of Santander (Colombia) and is a mining engineer, having graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris in 2007. After her first job at an international materials company in Colombia, Luz joined the AREVA group in 2008 as an engineer and held various positions within the group's mining division, first in Arlit, Niger, and Kazakhstan, then at the [...]

Fellow chartered Engineer with +30 years of expertise in the overall industrial activities, Christian Perrier demonstrates solid cross-cultural skills. He has held various positions in the high-tech industries such as medical device, diagnostics and microelectronics. Initially within the Clean and Dry room activity as an end user, then maintenance and operations management. In 2014 Christian has switched to current position as solutions provider for end customers. Dedicated since all those years to developing turnkey solutions for the high-tech industries, Christian has shown good records in large scale projects across Europe and beyond. Christian has leveraged those skills to bring solid industrial [...]

Marina is a Director, R&D and New Business Development at Rio Tinto Lithium. Marina’s expertise is in technology and markets and covers lithium battery supply chain from lithium extraction to future energy storage devices. Marina has inventions in lithium-ion battery materials widely used commercially, including the cathode technology that has become the industry standard and is used in a vast majority of consumer electronics devices. Marina is currently a member-at-large for the ECS Battery Division, member of the advisory boards for the Battery500 consortium. Marina has over 100 patents granted in US and worldwide.

John Wozniak is the Founder and President of Energy Storage and Power Consulting Inc.  He has been a no-nonsense leader in the Battery world for 30 years and continues to present insightful talks and chair sessions at key battery conferences internationally. John completed his BSEE at MIT and graduate degrees at the University of Florida. After an academic career he joined Energizer Power Systems and quickly rose within battery circles after joining Compaq (now Hewlett Packard) and pushing the industry to adopt better supply chain practices. A brief role at Microsoft ended with the acquisition of Nokia. Since founding his consulting [...]

Michael Wolf (Munich, Germany) is currently pursuing his PhD in chemistry at the BMW Group in collaboration with the University of Münster (under Prof. Simon Lux). His work centers on the dry coating of sulfidic all-solid-state batteries, covering the essential processing steps from mixing to cell assembly and analytics. He holds a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Notable career milestones include his master’s thesis on dry coating of electrodes for lithium-ion batteries at the BMW Group (under Prof. Rüdiger Daub), and earlier, his research on solid-state batteries as visiting student at the UC San [...]

Philippe Varin started his career in 1978. He held various R&D, Plant and Business Unit Management roles at M in France and the USA and he was the Group Executive Vice President for the Aluminum sector when he left Pechiney to become the CEO of the Anglo Dutch steel company, Corus in 2003. The Corus turnaround ended with its acquisition by the Indian Group Tata in 2007. Philippe Varin remained two years with Tata, in Mumbai and in London, and he then moved to the French car making group PSA Peugeot Citroen where he was Chairman of the Managing Board between [...]

Founder & CEO of Battri, launched 3.5 years ago with the mission to reindustrialize France through impactful, human-scale projects. Over 14 years of international experience, including 6 years in China, 3 years in the United States, and 3 years in Brazil. Strong background in the automotive and industrial sectors, with a deep passion for manufacturing and technology. Built Battri from the ground up: assembled a solid team, secured private funding over 20m euros without state aid, and successfully started production following the company’s inauguration in June. Committed to driving sustainable industrial growth and innovation in France.