Speakers 2025

Emmanuelle Lancelle-Beltran has a PhD in Material Chemistry as background. She has 27-year R&D industry experience, including 19 years in Automotive Battery System R&D. Dr. Lancelle-Beltran joined the Groupe PSA/STELLANTIS in 2006 in the Research & Development Division with different technical & management positions in battery development field. Since 2022, she has been appointed to her current position as Senior Team Manager for cell advanced engineering & BMS innovations within the Tech Research department of Stellantis.

Julian Kalhoff is a Battery Business Development Manager at Trinseo focusing on the European market by providing innovative binder solutions for the battery industry. With more than 13 years of experience in the battery industry, Julian held various positions in technical, business development and commercial areas at Huntsman and Venator before joining Trinseo in 2021. Julian holds a diploma degree in Chemistry and received his PhD in battery science from MEET battery research institute in Muenster, Germany in 2015.

Dr. Dmitry Belov is the driving force behind ProLogium’s groundbreaking advancements in solid-state lithium battery technology. As Chief Scientist, he leads the company’s innovation efforts from the Paris-Saclay R&D center, where he is spearheading the development of next-generation materials and technologies that will define the future of energy storage. A visionary with over three decades of expertise, Dr. Belov has carved a niche as a pioneer in battery material research. With more than 40 global patents and over 30 influential research publications, he has set the benchmark for innovation in advanced electrolytes, electrode materials, and safety technologies. Dr. Belov's career is [...]

Domien Schatteman is a high-calibre Sales and Business Development Specialist with a Master of Science in Bioscience Engineering and 10+ years of international experience in the chemical and metals industries, currently serving as Strategic Sales Manager at Indaver, driving sustainable solutions in the solvents sector.

Dr. Stefan Permien is the CEO and co-founder of UniverCell GmbH, a german cell and electrode production company focusing on special application markets. With a background in chemistry from the University of Kiel and a PhD focused on lithium-ion battery materials, Dr. Permien is a recognized expert in the battery industry. He also holds an MBA, which has complemented his technical expertise with strong business acumen. Before founding UniverCell in 2019, Dr. Permien served as Chief Technology Officer at Customcells Itzehoe. His ambition to scale beyond research and into full-scale battery production led him to create UniverCell. Today, the company aims [...]

François has worked in the energy management and automation environment for over twenty-five years, where he has developed a solid experience in engineering and sales, both in France and international operations. Since 2020, François has established and developed Schneider’s international business with Electric Vehicles (EV) battery manufacturers, helping them to build plants faster and optimize operational efficiency to meet growing demand for high quality products. In previous roles, François led global account executives driving Schneider’s international business with some of the world’s biggest electric utility companies. François graduated from France’s HEI engineering school, specializing in automation.

Engineer in electrochemistry with Ph.D. in Solid State Chemistry from Bordeaux University on Li-ion cathode materials. Joined Umicore Corporate R&D in 2002 as R&D Project manager on battery materials. Moved to Rechargeable Battery Materials division in 2006 to start and grow NMC product development and automotive and stationary storage businesses. Since 2012, developed battery related venturing activities, launching LFP industrialization and spin-out (2012-2016), developing medium Ni high voltage concept (2014-2018), orchestrating monolithic NMC development and Mn rich NMC revival (2017-2022), developing SSB and Na-ion product lines or launching Si anode industrialization and spin-out (2018-2024). Now in charge of innovation & venturing [...]

Matthieu Desbois-Renaudin graduated as Mechanical Engineer in INSA Lyon with a minor in business & innovation development. He completed his studies with a MSc in System optimization. He worked at IFSTTAR for hybrid powertrain optimization with Valeo. Joined in 2004 the advanced engineering division of Bosch in Lyon, where he designed optimized electro-hydraulic solutions for various customers. One of his patents lead to a successful product development which has been sold in 1 000 000 units since its launch. In 2008, he joined the CEA Liten where he lead several projects for lithium Battery packs in automotive application. From 2013, he lead the [...]