The development of next generation batteries is a key factor for the successful introduction to the market of electric vehicles, urgently needed to achieve mandatory emission targets for greenhouse gases and pollutants. To secure the competitiveness of the automotive industry, the European Commission has started a comprehensive initiative for the setup of battery cell production in Europe. The session presents SWOT-analyses of existing and future battery cells and other components, their integration into stacks and into the vehicle as well looking at the international cooperation needed for such a breakthrough in electromobility.
Christian CHIMANI
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Head, Center for Low-Emission Transport, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna | | | |
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Gero KEMPF
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Chief Engineer, Jaguar Land Rover, Gaydon | | | |
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Stefan KOLLER
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Managing Director, VARTA Micro Innovation GmbH, Graz | | | |
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Helmut LIST
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AVL List GmbH, Graz | | | |
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Carl ROSEN
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Director-General, Division for Innovation, Analysis and State-owned Enterprises, Swedish Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Stockholm | | | |
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Manuel SZAPIRO
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Member of the Cabinet of Vice-President Maros Sefčovič, European Commission, Brussels | | | |
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Margret WOHLFAHRT-MEHRENS
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Head, Department Accumulators Materials Research, ZSW - Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research, Ulm | | | |
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Andreas DORDA
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Deputy Head, Unit Mobility and Transport Technologies, Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna | | | |
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Ingolf SCHÄDLER
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Deputy Director General for Innovation and Telecommunication; Head of Directorate for Innovation, Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna | | | |
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Walter MAURITSCH
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Innovation Manager, Business Unit Mobility Innovations, AustriaTech GmbH, Vienna | | | |
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Head, Center for Low-Emission Transport, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna
1995 | Diploma Thesis, Institute of Mechanics, University of Mining and Metallurgy, Leoben
1998 | Doctoral Thesis, Institute of Lightweight Structures and Aerospace Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna
1998-2007 | General Manager for Casting and Rolling Technologies; Commissioning metallurgist; Service consultant, Department for Continuous Casting Technologies, Siemens VAI Metals Technologies GmbH & Co, Linz
2010-2013 | Managing Director, LKR Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum Ranshofen GmbH, Ranshofen
2013-2017 | Head of Mobility Department, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna
2017 | Head of Center for Low-Emission Transport, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna
Chief Engineer, Jaguar Land Rover, Gaydon
1984-1991 | Diploma in Physics, TUM Technical University Munich and CRNS Bugey
1992-1994 | Doctorate, TUM Technical University Munich and BMW, Munich
1992-2015 | Employed at BMW, Munich
2013 | Chief Engineer, BMW/Toyota Sportscar Feasibility Study, Munich
2014 | Vice President Lightweight Innovation, BMW, Munich
since 2015 | Chief Engineer, Jaguar Land Rover, Gaydon
Managing Director, VARTA Micro Innovation GmbH, Graz
2001-2006 | Studies of industrial chemistry, Graz University of Technology, Graz
2007-2009 | Doctoral studies, Graz University of Technology, Graz
2007-2011 | Assistant professor, Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials, Graz University of Technology, Graz
2008-2011 | Head of the Lithium Ion Battery Research Group, Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials, Graz University of Technology, Graz
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AVL List GmbH, Graz
| Studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Graz |
1966 | Joined AVL, a company for design and development of internal combustion engines, founded by his father in 1948
1967 | Graduation in mechanical engineering at the Graz University of Technology, Graz; Head of blood gas analysers development project, in cooperation with Prof. Karl Harnoncourt
1969 | Responsible for the production of electronic and precision instruments and prototype engines; Introduction of product management, better market orientation of product development and set up of a network of representatives in import and export markets
1970 | Vice President AVL - Head of Instrumentation Division
since 1979 | Chairman and CEO, AVL List GmbH
1984-1986 | President, Austrian Physical Society
since 1992 | Honorary Consul, Republic of Korea for Styria; Chairman, Research and Technology Committee, Federation of Austrian Industry
1994-1997 | Member, IRDAC Industrial Research and Development Advisory Committee for the EU, Brussels
1994-2003 | Board of Directors, VOEST Alpine Technologies
1995 | Elected Fellow, SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
1997-1998 | Chairman, IRDAC Industrial Research and Development Advisory Committee, Brussels
1998-2002 | Member, EAG European Advisory Group "Land transport and marine technology"
1998-2004 | Board of Directors, AMS Austria Micro Systems
2000 | Foreign Associate, NAE National Academy of Engineering; Chairman, AEBF V Asia Europe Business Forum V
2001-2007 | Member, EURAB I and II European Research Advisory Board of the EU, Brussels
2001-2008 | Chairman, EARPA European Automotive Research Partners Association, Brussels
2002-2006 | Chairman, SSTAG Sustainable Surface Transport Advisory Group, Brussels
2002-2010 | Vice-Chairman, ERTRAC Road Transport Research Advisory Council, Brussels
2003-2013 | Chairman, University Board, Graz University of Technology, Graz
Vice President Transformation & Operational Excellence, Saft, Levallois-Perret
| Jean-Baptiste Pernot is Vice-President Transformation & Operation Excellence for Saft Group. His responsibilities cover the management of several corporate functions (EHS, industrialization, purchasing, IT, lean & continuous improvement) as well as the leadership of Saft global transformation plan. He is also in charge of few strategic projects & partnerships such as the European Alliance for the battery of the future. Before occupying this position, he worked for Sagem, Alstom and Areva groups at various positions (as sales manager, plant director, regional VP) and spent 10 years of his working life based in China. Jean-Baptiste Pernot is graduated from Centrale Paris engineering school as well as from ESSEC business school. He is French, living in Paris, married and with two children |
Director-General, Division for Innovation, Analysis and State-owned Enterprises, Swedish Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Stockholm
| Carl Rosén is Director General at the Ministry of Innovation and Enterprise. He is responsible for innovation and research policy, state owned enterprises and policy analysis. He is the former CEO of the global network ICGN and the Swedish Shareholder Association. Carl Rosén has investment banking experience from Europe and Silicon Valley. In asset management he was part of top management at State pension Fund AP2. He is the founder of the proxy services firm NIS and has served as editor-in-chief at the business weekly Affärsvärlden. Carl Rosén has been portrayed in Financial Times twice; he has been a regular commentator on TV, including CNN. He has a B.Sc. from Stockholm School of Economics and is an enthusiastic triathlete and historic rally driver. |
Member of the Cabinet of Vice-President Maros Sefčovič, European Commission, Brussels
| Manuel completed his postgraduate studies with University Paris-Dauphine (master degree in economics/finance/energy - 1997), Science Po Paris (public administration - 1998) and the College of Europe in Bruges (EU political and governance studies - 1999). He had previously studied in London, Barcelona and Reims. |
| Before joining the European Commission, Manuel Szapiro worked as a senior lecturer with the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) in Maastricht, and an international adviser to Business Europe in Brussels. |
| Manuel Szapiro joined the European Commission in 2003 as member of "Task force for the future of the EU", placed under the authority of the European Commission President. In the European Commission he has had a number of assignments, ranging from policy development / coordination and inter-institutional negotiations (Secretariat-General), political reporting and communication (Commission office in Spain), and financial management and strategic planning (European Joint Undertaking for ITER). |
| Mr. Manuel Szapiro is member of the private office or cabinet of European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefčovič, in charge of the Energy Union. Before that, he was in charge of the institutional team in the European Commission's Secretariat-General. |
| Other professional activities: since 2006 Manuel Szapiro is a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Bruges and former 'maître de conférences' and director of studies in Sciences Po Paris (2000-2007). He is a regular lecturer and conference speaker on EU affairs in various academic and training institutions. His publications to date include a reference book on the European Commission (John Harper Publishing, 2013). |
Head, Department Accumulators Materials Research, ZSW - Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research, Ulm
1975-1985 | Studies, Chemistry (Diploma), University of Bonn
1986-1989 | Ph.D. thesis, Chemistry, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten
1990-1995 | Research position at ZSW - Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research, Ulm
since 1996 | Head, Department Accumulators Materials Research, ZSW Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Ulm
Deputy Head, Unit Mobility and Transport Technologies, Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna
| Studies and Thesis in Chemistry in Vienna, Post-Doc at University Berkeley, Assistant at Institute for Phys. Chemistry |
1992 | Study, "Technological Characterisation and Ecological Assessment of Electric Vehicles", Academy of Sciences, Vienna
1992-1994 | Project Manager, "Austrian Environmental Plan", Austrian Federal Ministry for Environment, Vienna
since 1994 | Deputy Head of Unit, Mobility & Transport Technologies, Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna
1997-1999 | Technology Foresight and Assessment, EC-Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Sevilla
Deputy Director General for Innovation and Telecommunication; Head of Directorate for Innovation, Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology, Vienna
1978 | Studienabschluss, Volkswirtschaft, Universität Wien
1978-1979 | Studium, Internationale Politik, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins Universität, Bologna
1979-1980 | Forschungsassistent, Wiener Institut für Entwicklungsfragen, Wien
1981 | Eintritt in den öffentlichen Dienst, Referent, Bundeskanzleramt, Wien
1993 | Leiter, Abteilung für Technologiepolitik und -programme, Bundesministerium für öffentliche Wirtschaft und Verkehr, Wien
2003 | Leiter, Bereich Innovation; stellvertretender Sektionsleiter, Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie, Wien
Innovation Manager, Business Unit Mobility Innovations, AustriaTech GmbH, Vienna
| Studies, Applied Physics, Geography and Economics, Graz; Valladolid; Budapest |
2007-2011 | Deputy Head of Unit, Supply Chain Management, Strategic Transport Planning, Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik, Graz
2012-2014 | Scientific Project Officer, Directorate Transport, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission, Brussels
2015-2017 | Project Manager, Transport Unit, Innovation and Networks Executive Agency, Brussels