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
Maria Ilaria Bassani - Lombardy Region
Nicola de Michelis - European Commission (DG REGIO)
Tullio Tolio – POLIMI (BATMASS coordination)
European programmes and instruments for investments in the circular and sustainable battery value chaint
- Battery Booster: Salvatore Amico Roxas – European Commission (DG GROW)
- ERDF and I3 Instrument: Tomislav Pinter – European Commission (DG REGIO)
- INNOVATION FUND: Lara Tassan Zanin – European Commission (CINEA)
- STEP: Irati Icardo, European Commission (DG BUDG)
Setting the Scene – BATMASS and the Circular Battery Valley in a nutshell
Tullio Tolio – POLIMI (BATMASS coordination)
N-ABLE, ERP, Envirobat, Green Vision, Verkor, Orano
Keynote: Financing Batteries in Europe, an emerging industry at crossroads
David Pomonti - BPI France
Keynote: The role of private investments
Pauline Colin – Exergon, pan-European Energy Transition VC
Coffee Break & Networking
Panel Discussion: Regions Driving Europe’s Circular Battery Value Chain - Policies to support regional investments
Joaquin Villar - Region Andalucia
Romain Nivelle – Hauts de France
Dario Sciunnach – Lombardy Region
Valentina PINNA – European Commission
Moderator: Shenja Ruthenberg – Team 2
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 – Circular Battery Valley
Emily Ritchey - T&E
Justo Garcia – Orano
Donia Marzougui - Verkor
Moderator: Pierre Padilla – N-ABLE
Networking Lunch
Scaling Up : Investment Challenges and Pre-Conditions
Guus Keder – Bondo Foundation
Pitching Session: Battery Startups & Scaleups
10-minute pitches & moderated Q&A each
Catherina Colombo – European Recycling Platform
Christophe Kleindienst - Envirobat
Justo Garcia – Orano
Donia Marzougui – Verkor
Coffee Break & Networking
Pitching Session: Battery Startups & Scaleups
10-minute pitches & moderated Q&A each
Yann Lelong - Green Vision
Sébastien Romet– Battri
Edvinas Nagulevičius – Fivrec
Quentin Vernillat - MTB
From Scrap to Scale: Circular Battery Valley Toolkit
David Sanjuan - ISMC
Closing Remarks & Next Steps
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