The Emerging Markets Battery Conference is a unique international conference with a special focus on the rapidly evolving battery landscape of emerging economies. It provides a premier global platform where the battery ecosystems of the Global South and North converge to deliver genuine mutual benefits.
As a melting pot of battery science, engineering, innovation, and industrialisation, researchers, industry leaders, start-ups, investors, and policymakers converge to share the latest sector breakthroughs and explore new opportunities across the entire battery value chain.
This two-day event features diverse technical sessions, allowing participants to explore critical themes including next-generation materials, manufacturing scale-up, green industrialisation, circular economy, investment, and policy.
Conference Tracks / Parallel Themes
- Battery Materials & Electrochemistry
- Next-Generation Batteries
- Pack Manufacturing, Scale-Up & Quality Control
- Battery Safety, Testing & Standards
- Recycling, Sustainability & Circular Economy
- Modelling, AI & Digitalization
- Applications: EVs, Grid Storage & Emerging Uses
- Policy, Markets & Supply Chains
Day 1 - Battery Fundamentals, Testing, Safety, & Applications in Emerging Economies
Opening & Plenary
| Time |
Session Title |
Key Topics & Activities |
| 09:00 - 10:00 |
Registration |
Refreshments |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Opening Ceremony |
Official Opening - Welcome Address - Conference Overview |
| 10:30 - 11:20 |
Plenary Session I |
State of Battery Science - Global trends in electrochemical energy storage - Materials innovation vs. manufacturing realities - Role of batteries in net-zero transitions |
Parallel Sessions (Morning)
| Time |
Session A: Materials & Modelling |
Session B: Testing & Safety |
Session C: Applications in Emerging Markets |
| Morning Keynote |
Advanced Battery Materials |
Advances in Battery Performance Testing |
Batteries in Mini-Grids & Utility Grids |
| 11:30 - 12:50 |
Battery Materials & Electrochemistry: SEI - Ion transport - In situ/operando characterization |
Performance Testing: OCV - Load - Resistance - Cycling - SOC/SOH estimations |
Stationary Applications: Grid-scale storage integration - Renewable energy stability |
| Notes |
Keynote - 40min + two 20-min talks |
Keynote - 40min + two 20-min talks |
Keynote - 40min + two 20-min talks |
Lunch
| Time |
Session Title |
Key Topics & Activities |
| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
Networking |
Parallel Sessions (Afternoon)
| Time |
Session A: Modelling & Simulation |
Session B: Safety Testing |
Session C: Electromobility |
| Afternoon Keynote |
Advances in Battery Modelling |
Advances in Battery Safety Testing |
Batteries in Electromobility |
| 14:00 - 16:00 |
Multiscale modelling - Physics vs. data-driven - Lifetime & degradation prediction |
Safety Testing: Thermal runaway - Abuse testing - Certification - BMS |
Mobile Applications: EVs - Charging infrastructure - Aviation - Maritime |
| Notes |
Keynote - 40min + four 20-min talks |
Keynote - 40min + four 20-min talks |
Keynote - 40min + four 20-min talks |
Exhibition & Posters
| Time |
Session Title |
Key Topics & Activities |
| 16:00 - 18:00 |
Exhibition Session |
Lab equipment - Industry displays - Start-ups |
| 16:00 - 18:00 |
Poster Session |
Student-focused posters - Industry exhibition opens - Best Poster Jury walk-through |
Evening Networking
| Time |
Session Title |
Key Topics & Activities |
| 18:15 - 21:00 |
Welcome Reception |
Catch up with old friends - Build new collaborations |
Day 2 - Sustainability, Standards & Policy
Plenary & Refreshments
| Time |
Session Title |
Key Topics & Activities |
| 09:00 - 09:50 |
Plenary Session II |
Sustainable Batteries & Circular Economy: Critical minerals - Ethical sourcing - Recycling technologies - LCA - End-of-life management |
| 09:50 - 10:20 |
Morning Refreshments |
Networking |
Parallel Sessions (Morning)
| Time |
Session D: Next-Gen Batteries |
Session E: Start-ups |
Session F: End-of-Life Management |
| Morning Keynote |
Emerging Battery Technologies |
Commercialisation of Battery Tech |
Trends in Recycling & 2nd Life |
| 10:20 - 13:00 |
Solid-state progress & barriers - Sodium-ion - Potassium-ion - Multivalent & hybrid systems |
Start-up pitches (5-7 min each) - Investor & industry feedback |
Design for recyclability - Recycling technologies - Second-life EV batteries for grids - LCA - End-of-life schemes |
| Notes |
Keynote - 40min + six 20-min talks |
Start-up pitches + feedback |
Keynote - 40min + six 20-min talks |
Lunch
| Time |
Session Title |
Key Topics & Activities |
| 13:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
Networking |
Panel Discussions
| Time |
Session Title |
Key Topics & Activities |
| 14:00 - 15:30 |
Panel I: Standards, Regulations, Policy |
Safety standards - Enforcement - Grid-scale risks - EV safety in hot climates - Hazardous chemicals |
| Notes |
Keynote - 40min + 50-min panel discussion & Q&A |
| 15:30 - 17:00 |
Panel II: Emerging Economy Vision |
Winning the battery race for emerging economies - Local manufacturing - Green industrialisation - Renewable energy - Energy access - Research agenda - Supply chains - Geopolitics - Incentives & regulation |
| Notes |
Keynote - 40min + 50-min panel discussion & Q&A |
Closing Dinner
| Time |
Session Title |
Key Topics & Activities |
| 19:00 - 23:00 |
Conference Dinner & Closing |
Best Paper & Poster Awards - Student/Early-Career Awards - Conference Summary - Future Directions - Next Edition Announcement |
Deliverables
- Conference abstract book
- Proceedings or special journal issue
- Recorded plenary talks
- Policy & industry white paper
