European Battery Alliance (EBA) Annual Event

Date: 16 April 2026
Location: Brussels, Belgium

The European Battery Alliance Annual Event, hosted by InnoEnergy, gathered nearly 100 senior representatives from policy, industry, finance, and innovation sectors. Discussions centered on transitioning Europe’s battery ecosystem from project development to industrial-scale execution, addressing challenges in ramp-up, competitiveness, and market viability.

Keynotes and panels featured speakers including Bertrand L’Huillier (Head of Cabinet to EVP Stéphane Séjourné, European Commission), Valère Moutarlier (Deputy Director General, DG GROW), Frédéric Lucenet (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), and others. Topics included integrated value chain approaches, financial instruments like the Battery Booster Facility, demand creation, and innovations from companies such as Altris, ALKEEMIA, and BasqueVolt.