The 7th OBD battery conference


Schive AS and Shmuel De-Leon Energy are pleased to invite you to participate in the 7th Oslo Battery Days, battery conference, which will take place at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, August 18th and 19th 2025

Your hosts for the conference:

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About Oslo Battery Days

The 7th OBD Battery Conference we'll meet to discuss and provide a platform for technological innovations and business opportunities with the latest updates in that fields in Norway and abroad.
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For the 2025 event we will offer a spectacular Monday-evening "to be announced"
The first OBD conference took place at Grand Hotel in Oslo in 2016. The conference is the leading Battery conference in Norway, bringing together participants from leading private and public companies, start-ups, investors, academics and businesses that are interested in the battery revolution. 

Seniors speakers from Norway and abroad will participate.
The conference will be held in English.
The conference also includes an Exhibition.

Who Should Attend?

Battery Users Suppliers & Manufacturers, Pack Assemblers,
Materials manufacturers & Developers, Production equipment manufacturer, Test equipment makers R&D Engineers, Market Researches, Battery Recyclers, Investment Companies, Regulatory bodies members.

The program

The below details outlines the program to date, and will be updated as new speakers are confirmed and other plans materialise.

Download the full program here
08:00
Monday morning, regiatration & coffee
Length:
60
minutes

Registration, day-1

09:00
Mr. Shmuel De-Leon, Shmuel De-Leon Energy
Length:
30
minutes

"China Battery Industry – Rechargeable Cells Technology Innovation Trends 2024"

http://www.sdle.co.il
09:30
Mr. Fabrice RENARD, Avicenne Energy
Length:
30
minutes

"Rechargeable Battery Market 2023-2030"

http://www.avicenne.com
10:00
Dr. Wolfgang Bernhart, Roland Berger GmbH
Length:
25
minutes

"Building a resilient LiB material supply chain"

http://www.rolandberger.com
10:25
Coffeee Break & Exhibition Opening
Length:
60
minutes

Coffeee Break & Exhibition Opening

11:25
Dr. Arden Johnson, Electrochem Solutions, Inc.
Length:
25
minutes

"Underground and Under the Sea: New Developments in Lithium Primary Batteries"

http://www.electrochemsolutions.com
11:50
Mr. Kevin Campbell, Digatron
Length:
25
minutes

"Update from last OBD on Production Equipment for Cell Assembly, Mass formation, Aging & Testing"

http://www.digatron.de
12:15
Lunch & Exhibition
Length:
60
minutes

Lunch & Exhibition

13:15
Dr. Stian Madshus, Vianode
Length:
25
minutes

"Localized supply of high-performance sustainable anode materials"

http://www.vianode.com
13:40
Mr. Blazej Kopczyk, BMZ Group
Length:
25
minutes

"New battery technologies accelerating cost effectiveness and scalability of Commercial & Industrial Energy Storage Systems"

http://www.bmz-group.com
14:05
Mr. Puneet Sinha, Siemens Industries Software
Length:
25
minutes

"Unlocking Battery Innovations and Production Scaling with Digital Transformation"

https://plm.sw.siemens.com/en-US/
14:30
Mr. Chris Price, Nikon Metrology
Length:
25
minutes

"Accelerated cell defect detection from R&D to Quality Control: how Nikon ensures reliable detection in under 30 seconds"

https://industry.nikon.com/en-gb/
14:55
Exhibition & Coffee Break
Length:
30
minutes

Exhibition & Coffee Break

15:25
Mr. Lukas Ridikas, KILNTECK
Length:
25
minutes

"Advanced Kiln Design: Calcination of Battery Active Materials"

http://www.kilnteck.com
15:50
Dr. Arshad Saleem, Hydro Batteries
Length:
25
minutes

"Automation in battery recycling processes"

http://www.hydro.com
16:15
Mr. Sascha Weber, Keysight Technologies, Inc.
Length:
25
minutes

"Digital Twins for Battery Design and Test"

http://www.keysight.com
16:40
Dr. Rune Wendelbo, Shift Materials
Length:
25
minutes

“Preparing for Production of LFP CAM in Norway”

http://www.shiftmaterials.no
17:05
End of Conference
Length:
0
minutes

18:00
Networking Event @ Høymagasinet (Tour+Dinner) - to ordered separately
Length:
300
minutes

Networking Event @ Høymagasinet (Tour+Dinner) - to ordered separately

https://assets-global.website-files.com/5c51a75716d83a29793c37d9/655dba622821e30aeaa9d8ef_OBD_2024_social%20events.pdf
08:00
Tuesday morning, registration & coffee
Length:
60
minutes

Registration, day-2

09:00
Mr. Viktor Irle, EV Volumes
Length:
25
minutes

“The recent history of electric vehicle sales and what to expect going forward”

http://www.EV-volumes.com
09:30
Mr. Shmuel De-Leon, Shmuel De-Leon Energy
Length:
25
minutes

“Sodium Ion Battery Market 2024”

http://www.sdle.co.il
09:55
Dr. Stefan Permien, Univercell
Length:
25
minutes

"21700 cell production for special application markets in Europe"

https://www.univercell.group
10:20
Exhibition & Coffee Break
Length:
60
minutes

Exhibition & Coffe Break

11:20
Mr. Øystein Tvedten, Beyonder AS
Length:
25
minutes

"High-performance, long-life battery technology in applications"

http://www.beyonder.no
11:45
Mr. Saurabh Bopte, Soteria Battery Innovation Group
Length:
25
minutes

"Cellulosic Separators & Polymer-based Current Collectors"

http://www.soteriabig.com
12:10
Mr. William Sudah, Honeywell
Length:
25
minutes

"Fire Prevention Technology & Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Safety"

https://process.honeywell.com/us/en/industries/sheet-manufacturing/lithium-ion-batteries?utm_medium=social&utm_source=everyonesocial&es_id=2b012a7201
12:35
Lunch & Exhibition
Length:
70
minutes

Lunch & Exhibition

13:45
Mr. Theodore Zannakis, Anodox Energy Solutions
Length:
25
minutes

“ultrafast charging ev with immersion cooling system”

http://www.anodox.com
14:10
Dr. Alex Friesen, Cabot Corp.
Length:
25
minutes

“CNT Containing Dispersions for Application in NCM Cathodes”

http://www.cabotcorp.com
14:35
Mr. Otto Kivi, Stora Enso
Length:
25
minutes

“Batteries from trees – sustainable and local active anode material”

http://www.storaenso.com
15:00
Exhibition & Coffee Break
Length:
40
minutes

Exhibition & Coffee Break

15:40
Mr. Leon Onorio, SCANTECH Germany GmbH
Length:
25
minutes

"Electrode coating, the backbone of Cell"

http://www.scantech.com
16:05
Dr. Wei He, Equinor ASA
Length:
25
minutes

"Lessons learned from the commercial exploitation of marine battery energy storage systems”

http://www.equinor.com
16:30
Mr. Mats Eriksson, Spectral AB
Length:
25
minutes

"Electrode cross section studies for battery QA/QC"

http://www.spectral.se
18:00
FJORD CRUISE on the electrical "Legacy of the Fjords" (Networking, food & beverages)
Length:
240
minutes

FJORD CRUISE in the electrical "Legacy of the Fjords" (Networking, food & beverages). To be ordered separately

https://assets-global.website-files.com/5c51a75716d83a29793c37d9/655dba622821e30aeaa9d8ef_OBD_2024_social%20events.pdf
00:00
NORWAY'S CONTRIBUTION TO, AND POSSITION IN, THE GLOBAL BATTERY VALUE CHAINS (5 SESSIONS)
Length:
minutes

08:00
Registration & Coffee
Length:
60
minutes

Registration & Coffeee in the registration area

09:00
Mr. Pål Runde, CEO Battery Norway
Length:
5
minutes

"Introduction and todays agenda"

https://batterynorway.no/
09:05
Session-1: The Big Picture - status and outlook. Chair: Pål Runde, CEO Battery Norway
Length:
75
minutes

On stage: Bo Normark, Industrial Strategy Executive, EIT InnoEnergy Scandinavia / EBA - Jonas Erraia, Partner, Menon Economics - Siren Sundby, Vice President , Head of Sectors Manufacturing, Construction, Climate Tech, Capgemini Invent and Hyunjooon Seo, Battery Industry Dep., Pohang City, South Korea

https://batterynorway.no/battery-norway-session-at-oslo-battery-days/
10:20
Exhibition & Coffee Break
Length:
60
minutes

11:20
Session-2: Sustainability - Chair: Frode Hvattum, Vice President Sustainability, FREYR Batteries
Length:
75
minutes

On stage: Idar Kreutzer, Director International, NHO, Andreas Forfang, Vice President Sustainability & ESG, Vianode

https://batterynorway.no/battery-norway-session-at-oslo-battery-days/
12:35
Lunch & Exhibition
Length:
70
minutes

13:45
Session-3: EU Battery Regulation & the Norwegian implementation - Chair: Nora Rosenberg Grobæk, Project Manager, Battery Norway
Length:
85
minutes

On stage: Edel Sheridan, Senior Business Developer – Electric Power Technology, SINTEF Energy - Fredrik Andresen, CEO, Batteriretur - Marte Stamland, Business Development Manager, Hydrovolt and Lilian Schwich, Co-founder and CEO of Cylib

https://batterynorway.no/battery-norway-session-at-oslo-battery-days/
15:00
Exhibition & Coffee Break
Length:
40
minutes

15:40
Session-4: Battery Materials - today and Tomorrow - Chair: Pål Runde, CEO, Battery Norway
Length:
75
minutes

On stage: Ulrik Grape, Strategic Advisor, Nordic Batteries and 24M Technologies - Hanne Flåten Andersen, Dep. Manager / FME Director, IFE/FME Battery

https://batterynorway.no/battery-norway-session-at-oslo-battery-days/
16:15
Session 5: CEO-discussion - Moderator: Pål Runde, CEO Battery Norway
Length:
45
minutes

On stage: Tom Einar Jensen, CEO Freyr Batteries - Fredrik Witte, CEO Corvus Energy - Ole-Christen Enger, CEO Hydrovolt - Tove Nilsen Ljungquist, CEO Beyonder

https://batterynorway.no/battery-norway-session-at-oslo-battery-days/
18:00
FJORD CRUISE on the electrical "Legacy of the Fjords" (Networking, food & beverages)
Length:
240
minutes

FJORD CRUISE on the electrical "Legacy of the Fjords" (Networking, food & beverages)

https://assets-global.website-files.com/5c51a75716d83a29793c37d9/655dba622821e30aeaa9d8ef_OBD_2024_social%20events.pdf
08:00
Wednesday, registration & Coffee
Length:
30
minutes

Registration, day-3

08:30
Mr. Lukasz Bednarski, S&P Global
Length:
25
minutes

"Unconventional lithium resources & extraction methods”

http://www.spglobal.com
09:00
Dr. Tamara Ebner, Anton Paar GmbH
Length:
30
minutes

"Characterization of the most important physical properties of battery materials and slurries"

https://www.anton-paar.com/corp-en/
09:30
Ms. Anna Sybrecht, E-Lyte Innovations GmbH
Length:
25
minutes

"Electrolytes for Next Generation Technologies: Enhancing the Europe Battery Value Chain"

http://www.e-lyte.de
09:55
Mr. Sebastian Roth, Northvolt AB
Length:
25
minutes

"Northvolt’s Technology and Product Management: A competitive roadmap to sustainable high performance batteries"

http://www.northvolt.com
10:20
Exhibition & Coffee Break
Length:
60
minutes

Exhibition & Coffee Break

11:20
Dr. Christian Miesner & Grant Cairnie, AVL List Nordiska AB
Length:
25
minutes

"Battery system development: Decrease time to market with increased product maturity"

http://www.avl.com
11:45
Dr. Jens Groot, Polestar
Length:
25
minutes

“Polestar Advanced Engineering: Designing Structural and Sustainable Battery Packs for Fast-Charging”

http://www.polestar.com
12:10
Dr. Björn Mårlid, Altris
Length:
25
minutes

"Sodium-ion industrialization outside Asia"

http://www.altris.se
12:35
Lunch & Exhibition
Length:
60
minutes

Lunch & Exhibition

13:45
Ms. Désirée Vikse , Innovation Norway
Length:
10
minutes

"The Nordic Battery Collaboration"

https://businessnorway.com/invest-in-norway/industries/battery
13:55
Ms. Yuqing Bai, Carl Zeiss
Length:
25
minutes

"The quality assurance of battery: from lab to production"

http://www.zeiss.dk
14:20
Dr. Alexander Mavromaras , Materials Design S.A.R.L.
Length:
25
minutes

"Advancing Battery Technology with Modeling Insights: From Active Materials to Cell"

http://www.materialsdesign.com
15:10
Thank you and goodbye
Length:
0
minutes

Thank you and goodbye

*Program is subject to changes.

Our Speakers

We are currently working on our list of speakers for the conference.

To be announced

Speakers, full program, prices and more will be announced late 2015.

Sponsors & Exhibitors

Sponsorship and or Exhibiting at the 7th Oslo Battery Conference provides a great exposure & high visibility of your company’s technology, products and services to a wide range senior level audience in the fields of Batteries and Energy Storage Systems.

Exhibitors

Shmuel De-Leon Energy Ltd.
https://www.sdle.co.il/
Shmuel De-Leon
shmuel@sdle.co.il
+ 972774304185

Mathis AG
http://www.mathisag.com
Pablo Bagiella
pbagiella@mathisag.com
+41 44 852 50 47

TA Instruments - Waters
https://www.tainstruments.com/
Hakar Alkasalias
Hakar_Alkasalias@waters.com
+46 70 222 23 89

Thermo Fisher Scientific
https://www.thermofisher.com/advancedbatterytechnology
Marko Lankes
marko.lankes@thermofisher.com
+49 160 9050 5214

Laminar Co., Ltd.
https://www.laminarm.com/
Mr. Jongpal Hong
sales@laminarm.co.kr
+82-31-737-2375

ZEISS Nordics
https://www.zeiss.dk
NN
info@zeiss.com
+46 8 459 25 00

MATERIALS DESIGN S.A.R.L.
https://www.materialsdesign.com/
Alexander Mavromaras
amavromaras@materialsdesign.com
+46768935080

Innovation Norway
https://en.innovasjonnorge.no/
Désirée Vikse
Desiree.Vikse@innovasjonnorge.no
+47 994 56 449

SCHUNK Intec AB
https://schunk.com/de/en/industries/e-mobility
Lars Julius Skulstad
julius.skulstad@no.schunk.com
+47 909 60 135

AVL List Nordiska AB
http://www.avl.com/
Peter Lindberg
peter.lindberg@avl.com
+46 764 966 216

E-Lyte Innovations GmbH
https://e-lyte-innovations.de/
Sebastian Staiger
sebastian.staiger@e-lyte.de
+49 151 404 500 36

Siemens Digital Industries Software
https://plm.sw.siemens.com/en-US/

Arbin Instruments
https://arbin.com/
Yesim Emen
yesim.e@arbin.com
+ 1 89262093875

BINDER GmbH
https://www.binder-world.com/int-en
Cor Koster
Cor.Koster@binder-world.com
+31643581333

Dipl. Ing. Houm AS
https://www.houm.no/
Glenn Müller
gm@houm.no
+47 47 26 59 39

ISRA SURFACE VISION GmbH
http://www.isravision.com
Oke Heinrich
oheinrich@isravision.com
+ 49 1722980270

AET AS
http://www.aet.no
Lili Marita Jahnsen
marita@aet.no
+47 95158009

Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH
http://www.glatt.com
Falco Beutler
falco.beutler@glatt.com
+49 151 20482096

The Battery Specialist
Schive AS
http://www.schive.no
Erik Hagelien
erik.hagelien@schive.no
+47 66 760500

Scantech Germany GmbH
http://www.scantech.com
info-germany@scantech.com
+49 2632 95 89 470

Digatron Power Electronics
https://www.digatron.de
Kevin Campbell
Kevin.Campbell@Digatron.de

Spectral AB
https://spectral.se/
Mats Eriksson
mats.eriksson@spectral.se
+46 8 410 70 440

Atlas Copco Power Technique Nordic
http://www.atlascopco.com
Jon-Andreas Ellefsen
jon-andreas.ellefsen@atlascopco.com
+4791143124

Sponsors

"Silver Sponsorship"

"Silver Sponsorship"
Batteriretur AS
https://batteriretur.no/
Per Magnus Karlsson
pm@batteriretur.no
+47 99 43 24 32

"Gold Sponsorship"

"Gold Sponsor"
Siemens Digital Industries Software, Sweden
https://plm.sw.siemens.com/en-US/

"Bronze Sponsorship"
BREYER GmbH
https://www.breyer.world/en/home
Joachim Bormann
joachim.bormann@breyer-extr.com
+49 7731 920 119

Media Partners

Elektronikknett
https://www.elektronikknett.no/
Morten Olson
morten.olsson@elektronikkforlaget.no
+47 6780 4284

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Sponsor, what's inlcuded in the sponsorship package and what is the cost?

We have three different levels of sponsorships. Gold, Silver and Bronze. Please check out here

Exhibitor, i need material shipping & pick-up information for the event

All deliveries before the event must be to this address:

Grand Hotel, Arbeidergaten 4, 0101 OSLO Norway

Everything must be marked: "Oslo Battery Days" and "your company name"

To be delivered in Oslo, not earlier than one week before the event.

Exhibitor, will there be electricity available?

You will have access to AC outlet cloese to your table. Please bring an AC extension cable with EU plugs / sockets if needed.

Exhibitor, what is the size of the exhibitor table?

Exhibitors will get a table 120 x 45 cm with a white table cloth.

Payment using creditcard, which creditcards can i use for my online payment?

If you choose payment by creditcard, Mastercard and VISA will be accepted. AMEX can not be used.

Invoicing, can the invoicing be done in EURO or in US$?

Unfortunately, at this point we can only do the invoicing in Norwegian kroner (NOK). We have been promissed we will be able to do the invoicing in EURO in a couple of months. Anyway, to do a banktransfer in NOK is easy and inexpensive.

Invoicing, I am not a Norwegian citizen, do i have to pay the VAT?

Yes, unfortunately this is according to Norwegian law. You might be entitled to for a VAT refund, please read instructions here: