On 17 March 2026, the European BATMASS project will host the first CBV Investors Forum – Accelerating EU Circular Battery Investments for a Sustainable Future, an invitation-only event bringing together investors, policymakers and circular battery innovators. The forum will take place in Brussels, at the Lombardy Region Offices, and will be held in English.
The CBV Investors Forum aims to foster strategic dialogue and concrete investment opportunities to scale up circular battery technologies across Europe. By connecting public and private investors with high-potential startups, scaleups and industrial players, the event will contribute to strengthening Europe’s industrial leadership, resilience and sustainability in the battery sector.
As Europe accelerates its efforts to secure a competitive, sovereign and circular battery value chain, investment has become a critical lever to move from innovation to industrial deployment. In this context, the CBV Investors Forum will provide a unique platform to discuss financing strategies, regulatory frameworks and market opportunities supporting the re-industrialisation of the European battery ecosystem.
The agenda will combine high-level policy discussions with concrete investment perspectives, featuring keynote speeches from European institutions and financial actors, panel discussions on investment-enabling policies, and pitching sessions showcasing innovative battery startups and scaleups active across the value chain, from recycling to advanced materials.
A forum to connect investors and circular battery innovators
The first CBV Investors Forum will focus on:
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Exploring public and private investment strategies to accelerate the development of a resilient and circular European battery value chain.
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Discussing policy frameworks and regional initiatives supporting battery investments and industrial scale-up.
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Showcasing innovative battery startups and scaleups through dedicated pitching sessions.
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Facilitating high-level networking between investors, industry leaders, policymakers and sustainability experts.
Who should attend?
This event is particularly relevant for:
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Battery industry executives and technology providers
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Venture capital, private equity and corporate venture capital investors
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Institutional and promotional banks
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EU and regional policymakers
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Sustainability and circular economy experts
Places are limited and registration is free but mandatory. If you would like to participate, please click here to register.
The agenda of the event is as follows:
17th March 2026, Lombardy Region Delegation to the EU (located at Place du Champ de Mars 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium).
09:00h. – 09:30h. | Registration & Networking Coffee
09:30h. – 09:40h. | Welcome & Opening Remarks: Powering the Future – Investing in Batteries & Circular Economy
Marcello Colledani – POLIMI
Giuseppe Costa (tbc) – Lombardy Region
Valentina PINNA – European Commission
09:40h. – 09:50h. | Keynote I: A circular and sustainable battery ecosystem in Europe
(tbc) DG CLIMA, Innovation Fund, European Commission
09:50h. – 10:00h. | Keynote II: Battery Innovation and Green Leadership through Strategic Investment
David Pomonti – BPI France
10:00h. – 10:10h. | Keynote III: The role of private investments
Anna Teyssot – Exergon, pan-European Energy Transition VC
10:10 – 10.20h. | Keynote IV: Charging into the cohesion investments, the role of STEP initiative
(tbc) DG BUDG, European Commission
10:20h. – 11:00h. | 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
11:00h. – 11:20h. | Coffee Break & Networking
11:20h. – 12:00h. | 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
12:00h. – 13:00h. | Networking Lunch
13:00h. – 13:15h. | Impulse Speech – (title and time slot to be confirmed)
Michiel Scheffer, President of the European Innovation Council Board
13:15h. – 14:15h. | 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
14:15h. – 14:30h. | Coffee Break & Networking
14:30h. – 15:30h. | 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
15:30h. – 15:45h. | Circular Battery Valley toolkit- interactive session
16:45h. – 16:55h. | Closing Keynote: Leveraging private investments in the Circular Battery Valley
(tbc) – VC and private equity investor
16:55h. – 17:00h. | Closing Remarks & Next Steps