Speakers 2025

Educated as a mechanical engineer in France & USA, Dominique has over 30 years of experience at Saint-Gobain, mainly in the Automotive sector. As the Global EV Market Manager for Saint-Gobain Tape Solutions and located in Germany, he has been closely involved in the xEV market expansion over the last decade. During this time, Dominique has championed the development of several high-performance solutions for EV battery pack gasketing, battery cell mechanical & thermal management, thermal runaway protection & battery cooling, starting all the way from the early EV packs and now powering the future models.  Adding to his previous role, Dominique [...]

Dr. Arnaud Bordes is a researcher at the French National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks (Ineris), specializing in the safety of electrochemical energy storage systems. He conducts small- to large-scale testing on lithium-ion batteries across various applications and contributes to research projects aimed at improving safety knowledge for current and emerging battery technologies. As lead of the technical support program for the French Ministry of Ecological Transition, he is actively involved in standards and regulatory development. He serves as France’s delegate on battery-related matters at the UN Sub-Committee on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and participates in automotive regulatory forums [...]

Jérémy BLANC holds an engineering degree in Electrical Energy Management from ENSI Poitiers (2020) and a PhD on "Battery State of Function for High Power Demanding Applications" from Nantes University (2024). Jérémy works for One-sixone since 2020, starting with research works and algorithms development. Since beginning 2024 Jérémy is Battery System Engineer working on predictive BMS and demanding battery system.

Thomas has more than fifteen years of experience in materials chemistry and ten years in the Li-ion battery market - holds a MSc in Inorganic Chemistry and a PhD in Materials Science and Energy. Thomas conducted several studies as Process lead for refining virgin material (i.e. from mining) and recycling materials from used Li-ion batteries. He also led multiple technical studies on battery recycling companies and scouted the battery recycling landscape from technical and market standpoint. He was also involved in various projects with reputable clients from the pCAM/CAM industry, as well as AutoOEM. Thomas participated to several Advisory studies for [...]

Construction professional with over 15 years of experience in complex industrial and infrastructure projects, Julien has been involved in pre-contract and construction phases of several gigafactories in France. Julien is currenlty the Turner & Townsend’s battery business unit lead in France.

Tomasz Zukowski is Senior Key Account Manager at E-Lyte Innovations GmbH, a German company specializing in the development and production of customized electrolytes for lithium- and sodium-ion batteries. With more than a decade of experience in the battery, chemical, and environmental industries, Tomasz has worked across the entire value chain — from materials and cell chemistry to business development and scale-up. Before joining E-Lyte, he co-founded and led several ventures in the sustainability sector, focusing on innovative materials and circular economy solutions. His work combines technical expertise with a strong entrepreneurial mindset, aiming to accelerate the transition toward sustainable energy storage [...]

Bob started at Hewlett-Packard in 1984. During his 42 years with HP, Agilent, and now Keysight, Bob has been part of the company’s marketing and R&D organizations for power supplies, electronic loads, power analysers, data acquisition equipment, test systems and test software.  Now, as a solution architect, Bob is responsible to create Keysight’s grid power and battery testing solutions roadmap by researching customer and industry trends and developing plans to meet emerging customer needs. He was product manager for several generations of power supplies, including the first modular power system introduced by HP in 1989.  He has also managed Agilent’s power [...]

John is the CTO/CSO of Polypore International (Celgard)/Asahi Kasei. He received IBA (International Battery Association) Technology Award 2024 for his invention of Ceramic Coated Separator and Outstanding Contribution in Understanding of Internal Shorts Events of Li-ion Cells that lead the broad application of Ceramic Coated Separator (CCS). This technology has made a significant contribution to the evolution of humanity (SVP/CTO Panasonic). He is recognized as the leading authority on lithium-ion battery safety and separators. Through IEEE, he leads in establishing lithium-ion battery industry standards (P1625, P1725). John pioneered the Sulfide SSE with ~ 40 papers (1984-1991). He has chaired and/or organized [...]

Yann Vincent is Chief Executive Officer of ACC since its creation in 2020. Prior joining ACC, Yann was Industrial and Logistics Director of PSA Group, Member of its Executive Committee (2014-2020) From 2009 to 2014, he  was Director of Operational Performance and a Member of the Executive Committee at Alstom Transport. In 1982, Yann Vincent joined the Renault group where he held the posts of Plant Director, Programme Director, Group Quality Director and Director of Renault in Russia (AvtoVAZ). Yann Vincent is a graduate of the Ecole Centrale de Paris (1980) and holds an MBA from INSEAD (1989). He also holds [...]

For over 30 years Bill has held executive positions, specifically in the electric vehicle industry. In 2023 he joined BAC as the Global Director Business Development-EV Battery. Previously, he served as the Director Commercial Sales at Proterra, Inc. - focusing on all Electric Commuter Shuttle/Transportation solutions at all Airports, Universities and Corporations. Prior to joining Proterra, he spent several years working on EV infrastructure for airports, workplace and universities as well as smart city and US Department of Energy projects. Bill convinced Elon & the SpaceX team to install 30 level 1 chargers in their parking structure for employees. He has [...]