The next era of global wealth won't be written in oil — but in ions. Join world-leading researchers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers at Africa's most pivotal battery conference.
Theme: Batteries: Circuiting the Future of Emerging Economies
This initiative is part-funded by the UK Government via the Transforming Energy Access
At the Emerging Markets Battery Conference, we believe that the next era of global wealth won't be written in oil, but in ions. Batteries are already rewiring and reshaping emerging economies in profound ways — a revolution largely absent from major global battery fora.
By placing battery innovation at the heart of the conversation, we discuss the fundamental catalyst for green industrialization, job creation, smart transportation, energy access, and sustainable prosperity in the 21st century.
This is NOT a conference to make money for its organisers. It is a conference to invest in the future of emerging economies, energised by battery technology. We gather innovators, researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and changemakers united by a shared mission.
We believe that the next era of global wealth won’t be written in oil, but in ions. Batteries are already rewiring and reshaping emerging economies in profound ways. This revolution has largely gone unnoticed and absent from major global battery fora. Our first-of-its-kind conference, born out of urgent necessity, will rewire the narrative.
By placing battery innovation at the heart of the conversation, we aren’t just discussing power – we are discussing the fundamental catalyst for green industrialization, job creation, smart transportation, energy access, and sustainable prosperity in the 21st century.
If you have any interest in battery activity in emerging economies, then this conference is for you!
The conference is delivered by the Faraday Institution Battery Ambassador Programme, part of the Ayrton Challenge on Energy Storage. The programme aims to build networks among battery professionals and institutions from emerging markets.
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Researchers, academics, industry experts, innovators, and policymakers can begin submitting their abstracts.
Registration for the conference will open on the same day as abstract submission opens.
This is the final deadline for submitting abstracts for consideration.
Authors will be notified of the acceptance or rejection of their submitted abstracts on this date.
This is the final date to register for the conference.
Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Targeting graduate students, early-career researchers, and new entrants to the battery sector. High-quality lectures to build fundamentals for your chosen battery value chain segment.
Plenary on the state of battery science, followed by three parallel sessions covering materials, testing & safety, and real-world applications across emerging markets.
Plenary on sustainable batteries & circular economy, then morning parallel sessions on next-generation batteries, battery start-ups, and end-of-life management.
The conference will be hosted at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya — one of Africa's leading private universities recognised for excellence in technology, innovation, academia, and research.
Located along Ole Sangale Road, approximately 7 kilometres from Nairobi's Central Business District and within convenient reach of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
The event takes place within the School of Computing and Engineering Sciences (SCES) — a hub for cutting-edge research, industry collaboration, and technological innovation with modern lecture halls and innovation labs.
We invite researchers, industry experts, policymakers, innovators, and practitioners to submit original papers. Topics include battery technologies, testing, safety, sustainability, standards, policy, and applications in emerging economies.
Welcome to Nairobi. Welcome to a shared energy future. Welcome to the Emerging Markets Battery Conference.
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