Clean Batteries - EU Battery Regulation 2023 - What Does it Mean for the Industry?

Tilmann is Director for Sustainable Mobility and Batteries at Systemiq, a globally operating consultancy and think tank whose 400 colleagues are dedicated entirely to high ambition environmental sustainability action. Having studied and worked in clean mobility topics for over a decade, Tilmann led the Circular Economy Initiative's batteries work stream, founded the Battery Pass consortium and has published extensively on responsible battery value chains from mining through recycling. He previously held positions at EY sustainability and Volkswagen Corporate Foresight.

Since 2016, Thomas Timke has been the Senior Battery Expert at Solarwatt, integrating standardization topics into product development. Previously, he worked at Li-Tec and SK Innovation, focusing on business development and project management in lithium-ion cell and battery manufacturing. At the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, he supported storage system projects from 2013 to 2016. Engaged in standardization since 2014, he chairs multiple national working groups, a European working group, and is a member of standardisation committees.

Gunther Kellermann has been Managing Director of the Section Batteries at the ZVEI (Electro and Digital Industry Association) since February 2024. He represents the battery industry in Germany vis-à-vis politicians and authorities. Prior to that, he was responsible for various topics in the field of environmental regulation and substance policy in the ZVEI for 4 years. Before joining the ZVEI, Mr. Kellermann worked for several years in the field of political advocacy at BASF and the VCI (Federation of the German Chemical Industry). Mr. Kellermann studied in Freiburg and graduated with a degree in economics.

Nam Truong is co-founder and co-CEO of STABL Energy. STABL Energy develops technology for more efficient and safer battery storage systems. The technology also enables the easy reuse of electric vehicle batteries. As Co-CEO, he is responsible for developing the company and building partnerships with other companies in the energy storage industry. Until the founding of STABL Energy in 2019, Nam successfully pursued his Ph.D. on stationary battery storage at the Technical University of Munich. During this time as a scientist, he had also been responsible for the overall project management of a research project with three industrial partners and 13 institutes with funding of €28.8 million. Before that, he was involved in the Munich-based student consultancy Academy Consult alongside his studies, where he carried out a wide range of projects.