
Battery Systems 2026
A vastly growing number of vehicle models are being electrifed, from the smallest passenger cars to the biggest of-road trucks. And the total number of EVs on the road is on the rise everywhere.
But despite all the knowledge that has been gained in the process with regard to the development and production of these vehicles, the following questions remain relevant: What are the best OEM and supplier solutions for developing and manufacturing EV battery systems at this moment? How are these battery systems best integrated into the current car body structures? And who has the most innovative repairability and recycling concepts?
To share their latest insights and updates on these topics, the AUTOMOTIVE CIRCLE will once again bring together its global network of automotive engineers in Bad Nauheim, Germany, on November 3-4, 2026.
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Program
| 8:00 AM |
Conference Registration |
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| 9:00 AM |
Welcome and Conference Introduction |
Junaid Sheikh, Automotive Circle, DE |
Keynote: Global OEM Battery Strategies |
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| 9:30 AM |
How Chinese OEMs are closing the pack-level energy-density gap with LFP batteries compared with European OEMs using NMC batteries |
Ali Zohaib Saeed, A2MAC1, FR; Tejas Bopardikar, A2MAC1, DE |
Structural Battery Systems: From Concept to Series Reality |
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| 10:00 AM |
Latest Development and Application of UHSS Battery Pack Solutions for NEV |
Dr. Fei Han, Baosteel, CN |
| 10:30 AM |
Meet the Speakers / Exhibition / Coffee and contacts |
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| 11:15 AM |
Alumobility – Right-Sizing the Battery: Aluminium-Intensive Battery Enclosure Design for Lower-Cost, Lower-CO₂ and Improved Effective Charging BEVs |
Dr. Waldemar Krieger, Speira GmbH, DE |
| 11:45 AM |
Nb-Enhanced AHSS and PHS for Structural Battery Packs in Electric Vehicles under Multi-Powertrain Production |
Jesse Wili Paegle Filho, CBMM, NL |
| 12:15 PM |
Fast Forward – Accelerating Time-to-Market for Next-Generation Battery Systems
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Stefan Gobs, Albert Handtmann Metallgusswerk GmbH & Co. KG, DE |
| 12:45 PM |
Meet the Speakers / Exhibition / Lunch Break |
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| 2:15 PM |
Real-World Validation of Composite Battery Enclosures: 100,000-Mile Data from an Instrumented Vehicle Laboratory |
Guido Schaefer, Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG, DE; Alin Petcu, Kautex Textron Craiova S.R.L., RO |
BMS & Fast Charging |
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| 2:45 PM |
Signal Integrity and Communication Reliability in Distributed Battery Management Systems for Scalable and Safe EV Architectures |
Abdul Salam Abdul Karim, Ford Motor Company, US |
| 3:15 PM |
How to Build a Fast Charge Strategy |
Dr. Ian Campbell, Breathe Battery Technologies, UK |
| 3:45 PM |
Meet the Speakers / Exhibition / Coffee and contacts |
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OEM Report |
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| 4:30 PM |
Volvo EX60 Battery System (with BiW and Battery pack onsite) |
Ida Toftefors, Volvo Car Corporation, SE |
| 5:30 PM |
Get-Together: Meet the speakers |
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| 7:00 PM |
Networking Dinner |
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Battery Safety, Crash & Thermal Validation |
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| 9:00 AM |
Thermal Runaway Propagation in EV Batteries: How Stellantis Tests, Simulates and Validates Battery Pack Safety |
Jacques Mercier, Arnaud Beniere, Stellantis, FR |
| 9:30 AM |
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Battery Under-body Impact: Field Evidence and Korean NCAP Test Protocol Validation |
Ji Hoon Woo, Wook Hwan Seo, Hyundai Motors, KR |
| 10:00 AM |
Meet the Speakers / Exhibition / Coffee and contacts |
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| 10:45 AM |
Material Innovation Meets System Validation – Enabling Safer EV Batteries |
Roman Vanecek, DOW, DE; Zheren Wang, Forward Engineering, DE |
| 11:15 AM |
Extending the Application Range of Aerogel-Based Cell Spacers for Coupled Mechanical and Thermal Runaway Performance for Improved Battery Safety |
Thomas Koch, Armacell, DE; Dr. Stephan Möller, Armacell, DE |
Battery Manufacturing & Assembly Quality |
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| 11:45 AM |
In-line Capturing of the State of Integrity: Quantifying Structural Assembly Quality in Battery Modules Through In-line X-ray CT Laminography |
Mark Crocker, Innertech, NL |
| 12:15 PM |
Meet the Speakers / Exhibition / Lunch Break |
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| 1:30 PM |
The Hidden Enemy: Mitigating Contamination for Optimised Battery Manufacturing and Lifecycle Reliability |
Adrian Szwagiel, Gekatex Group, UK |
| 2:00 PM |
Thermally Conductive Adhesives Enabling Advanced Cell-to-Pack and Cell-to-Body Architectures |
Dr. Sergio Grunder, DuPont, CH |
| 2:30 PM |
High-Volume Cold Forming of Copper Components for Automotive and E-Mobility Applications |
Andreas Lembach, Nedschroef, DE |
| 3:00 PM |
Farewell |
Junaid Sheikh, Automotive Circle, DE |
Participants
International OEM Advisory Board
Michael Frauenhofer
Audi AG
Tobias Sender
Ford-Werke GmbH
James Netherland
General Motors Company, US
Denis Reverseau
Groupe Renault, FR
James Morrad
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd.
Shinichi Serino
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Joshua Fillo
Stellantis, US
Jacques Mercier
Stellanis, FR
Ida Toftefors
Volvo Car Corporation
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