BEPA GOVERNANCE
BEPA GOVERNANCE
In order to ensure a fair balance between the different sectors of the European battery value-chain, BEPA governance is made up of representatives from the key following industries
- Battery raw materials industry;
- Battery advanced materials industry;
- Battery manufacturing industry;
- Battery manufacturing supply industry;
- Automotive industry;
- Another application industry;
- Recycling industry;
- Research Members.
As shown in the figure below, the BEPA governance is composed of 3 key governing bodies: the General Assembly (composed of all BEPA members), the Executive Board and the Association Delegation.
Executive Board
The Executive Board is currently made up of 10 members including a Secretary-General.
Michael Lippert
BEPA President SAFT - Battery manufacturing industry
Alessandro Chiovato
BEPA Vice President & Treasurer Syensqo – Battery advanced materials industry
Marina Urbina
BEPA Research Vice President CEA – Battery research
Fabrice Stassin
BEPA Secretary-General UMICORE - Director Government Affairs Electromobility Projects
Edel Sheridan
SINTEF – Battery research
Justo Garcia
ORANO - Battery recycling industry
Franz Geyer
BMW – Automotive industry
Madeleine Scheidema
METSO - Battery raw materials industry
Manasa Sridhar
Iveco Group – Other battery applications industry
Gian Carlo Tronzano
COMAU – Battery manufacturing supply industry
Association Delegation
The Association Delegation is composed of Executive Board members and the following representatives:
Bernhard Riegel
Hoppecke Batterien – Battery manufacturing industry
Paul Schiffbänker
AVL List GmbH - Automotive supply industry
Hamid-Reza Beheshti
Nanocyl – Battery advanced materials industry
Mark Copley
FAAM – Battery manufacturing industry
Nicolas Bucher
VARTA – Battery manufacturing industry
Robert Eriksen Jacobsen
EPPTAS – Automotive Industry
Ilaria Pucher
Green Energy Storage - Battery advanced materials
Victor Trapp
Fraunhofer – Battery research
Kristina Edström
Uppsala University – Battery research
Kaisa Kiipula
Finnish Minerals Group – Battery raw materials industry
Luigi Lanuzza
ENEL X - Stationary storage applications industry
Oscar Miguel Crespo
CIDETEC – Battery research
Stefano Saguatti
MANZ - Battery manufacturing supply industry
Tiva Sharifi
Scania CV- Other Mobility Applications Industry
Kenneth Ekman
FORTUM - Battery recycling industry
Ilka von Dalwigk
RECHARGE – Observer
Patrick Clerens
EASE – Observer
Working Groups Structure
THE CORE TEAM
There are 6 working groups, each lead by 3 chairs
Each working group is lead by a Core Team of 3 member elected representatives consisting of: Industry Co-Chair, Research Co-Chair and Technical Advisor. To see the Core Teams responsible for each working group, check the list below.
If you are interested in joining a Working Group, please send an email to j.gonzalez@bepassociation.eu.
Working Group 1: New Emerging Battery Technology
Arianna Tiozzo
Industry Chair, from Comau
Guinevere Giffin
Research Chair, from Fraunhofer
Montse Casas Cabanas
Technical Advisor, from CIC energiGUNE
Working Group 2: Raw materials and Recycling
VACANT
Industry Chair
Eliana Quartarone
Research Chair, from University of Pavia
Camilla Sommerseth
Technical Advisor, from SINTEF
Working Group 3: Advanced Materials
Carmen Cavallo
Industry Chair, from FAAM
Silvia Bodoardo
Research Chair, from Politecnico di Torino
Ivana Hasa
Technical Advisor, from University of Warwick
Working Group 4: Cell Design and Manufacturing
Daniela Fontana
Industry Chair, from Comau
Katja Fröhlich
Research Chair, from AIT
Payam Hashemi
Technical Advisor, from TU Braunschweig
Working Group 5: Mobility Applications and Integration
Franz Geyer
Industry Chair, From BMW Group
Tazdin Amietszajew
Research Chair, from Coventry University
Sazzad Hosen
Technical Adviser, from Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Working Group 6: Stationary Applications and Integration
Massimiliano Maurizio De Benedetti
Industry Chair, from ENEL
Edel Sheridan
Research Chair, from SINTEF
Margherita Moreno
Technical Advisor, from ENEA
CORE TEAM EXPLAINED
Each working group is lead by member elected Core Teams, consisting of Industry chair, Research Chair, and Technical Advisor. To see the Core Teams responsible for each working group, check the Working Group Core Team List.
The Core Team is responsible for:
- Coordinating the Working Group’s activities.
- Chairing the meetings and moderating the discussions of the Working Group.
- Drawing up the agenda of each meeting. Reviewing the minutes of the meetings.
- Reporting and providing the consolidated inputs of the Working Group to the Batteries Europe Steering Board and/or the BEPA Association Delegation.
- Representing the Working Group at external meetings and events.
Conditions, Governance and Elections for the Core Team:
- Nominated for period of 2 years, without term limit
- Max 2 Core Team positions across all WGs per organisation.
- Individuals holding current leadership positions in BE and BEPA may re-apply.
- Industry and research members of BEPA can apply for chair positions
- Technical Advisor positions are open to all, including Associates.
- A single organisation can only provide 1 position in the Core Team per WG
- The application will be evaluated by a selection committee, consisting of the BEPA Executive Board and BE secretariat
For more information, please consult the Working Groups Terms of Reference.
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