Type of event:
In person (registration required)
Date:
March 17th, 2026
Location:
Lombardy Region Delegation to the EU
Place du Champ de Mars 2, 1050 Brussels (Belgium)
Language:
English
BATMASS First CBV Investors Forum – Accelerating EU Circular Battery Investments for a Sustainable Future
This one-day investment forum, taking place on 17 March in Brussels, is organised within the framework of the European BATMASS project and the Circular Battery Valley (CBV) initiative. The CBV Investors Forum will bring together investors, policymakers, financial institutions and key battery industry players to accelerate investment in circular and sustainable battery technologies across Europe.
The event aims to connect innovation, industry and finance to support the industrial scale-up of circular solutions along the battery value chain, contributing to Europe’s re-industrialisation efforts and strengthening the sector’s resilience and sovereignty.
Throughout the day, the forum will combine strategic insights, high-level policy discussions and practical investment perspectives, including institutional keynote speeches, panel discussions on investment-supporting policies and dedicated pitching sessions featuring battery startups and scaleups.
The CBV Investors Forum will focus on:
Exploring public and private investment strategies to support a resilient and circular European battery value chain.
Discussing the role of European and regional policies in enabling battery investments and industrial deployment.
Showcasing innovative initiatives and investment opportunities in recycling, reuse and advanced battery materials.
Facilitating high-level networking and collaboration between investors, industry, regions and institutional stakeholders.
This event is especially aimed at:
Battery industry executives and technology providers
Venture capital, private equity and corporate venture capital investors
Institutional and promotional banks
European and regional policymakers
Sustainability and circular economy experts
The number of places is limited. Participation is free of charge upon registration.
Registration & Networking Coffee
Welcome & Opening Remarks: Powering the Future - Investing in Batteries & Circular
Economy Marcello Colledani – POLIMI
Giuseppe Costa (tbc) - Lombardy Region
Valentina PINNA - European Commission
Keynote I: A circular and sustainable battery ecosystem in Europe
(tbc) DG CLIMA, Innovation Fund, European Commission
Keynote II: Battery Innovation and Green Leadership through Strategic Investment
David Pomonti - BPI France
Keynote III: The role of private investments
Anna Teyssot – Exergon, pan-European Energy Transition VC
Keynote IV: Charging into the cohesion investments, the role of STEP initiative
(tbc) DG BUDG, European Commission
Panel Discussion: Policies to support Battery Investment Strategies for a Resilient Supply Chain
Joaquin Villar - Region Andalucia
Melanie Rensonnet (tbc) – Region Wallonia
Iqra AZIZ (tbc) – Hauts de France
Dario Sciunnach –Lombardy Region
Valentina PINNA – European Commission
Coffee Break & Networking
Panel Discussion: Circular Battery Valley - Building Europe's Industrial Leadership in Battery Circularity
Bozorg Khanbaei – Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA)
Nina Carretero - UPCELL Alliance
Rafael Castillo – S3 Partnership - Advanced Materials for Batteries for Electro-mobility and Stationary Energy Storage
Emily Ritchey (tbc) - T&E
Networking Lunch
Impulse Speech – (title and time slot to be confirmed)
Michiel Scheffer, President of the European Innovation Council Board
Pitching Session: Battery Scaleups
10 minute pitches & moderated Q&A each
Donia MARZOUGUI – Vercor
Justo Garcia – Orano
Yann Lelong - Green Vision
(tbc) – Recycling Scale-up
Coffee Break & Networking
Pitching Session: Battery Startups & Scaleups
10 minute pitches & moderated Q&A each
Catherina Colombo – European Recycling Platform
Christophe Kleindienst - Envirobat
Edvinas Nagulevičius – Fivrec
(tbc) – Recycling Scale-up
Circular Battery Valley toolkit- interactive session
Closing Keynote: Leveraging private investments in the Circular Battery Valley
(tbc) – VC and private equity investor
Closing Remarks & Next Steps
All the news about innovation, business strategies and market trends.
