CEO OPENING AND CLOSING REMARKS
The Conference will be opened and closed by Prof. Pam Thomas, CEO of the Faraday Institution.
CHAIR AND SPEAKERS

Prof. Pam Thomas
Session: OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCE
How to build your researcher identity
Practical guidance on how to increase researcher identity and open the door to career opportunities. Create a professional image, harness the power of LinkedIn, and grow your network.
CHAIR AND SPEAKERS
Fran Long
Dr Billy Wu
CAREER CAFÉ
Hear from researchers working in industry about the career opportunities that exist in the UK battery technology sector.
CHAIR AND SPEAKERS
Fran Long
Simon Price
Session: CAREER CAFÉ
Dr Muthu Krishna
Session: CAREER CAFÉ
HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE INCLUSION ALLY
Join this session to hear the latest updates on the Faraday Institution’s EDI work and from expert Jayne Little (CEO of Skills4) as she outlines three ways we can all become a better inclusion ally.
CHAIR AND SPEAKERS
Fran Long

Jayne Little
BATTERY MARKETS AND COMMERCIALISATION ANALYSIS
Hear from the Faraday Institution policy team regarding forecasts of market size and dynamics for various battery technologies. The session will outline the Faraday Institution’s analytical methodology – unique among research organisations – used to assess early-stage commercialisation potential for each of its projects. This assessment is facilitating the development of a bespoke approach to commercialisation tailored to each project, which enables the organisation to prioritise commercialisation resources, and convene consortia that are investment ready.
CHAIR AND SPEAKERS
Stephen Gifford
Dr Gareth Hartley
Conference programme
Dr James Robinson, Chair of the Faraday Institution Early Career Researcher Committee, will set the scene for the early career researcher day.
Practical guidance on how to increase researcher identity and open the door to career opportunities. Create a professional image, harness the power of LinkedIn, and grow your network.
Hear from researchers working in industry about the career opportunities that exist in the UK battery technology sector.
Videos to be released as they become available.
'A Net Zero energy system.' Baroness Brown will share her insight on the energy transition - for transport, homes, industry, infrastructure, commerce, and defence - highlighting the importance and ubiquity of batteries. Chaired by Prof. Pam Thomas, Faraday Institution.
'Energy storage is key to attainment of fossil-free energy'. Chaired by Prof. Louis Piper, University of Warwick
DISCOVERY AND DESIGN TOWARDS HIGHER PERFORMING, LOWER COST BATTERIES
Join this session to hear the latest updates on the Faraday Institution’s EDI work and from expert Jayne Little (CEO of Skills4) as she outlines three ways we can all become a better inclusion ally.
SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE FROM SENSING, PREDICTION AND CHARACTERISATION
Hear from the Faraday Institution policy team on battery technology market sizes and dynamics and our approach to assess early-stage commercialisation potential.
'The Battery: Still the Great Unknown.' Chaired by Prof. Colin Herron CBE Managing Director, Zero Carbon Futures, and Faraday Institution North East.
Poster Presenters
Around 50 PhD Researchers and Faraday Institution Research Fellows and 50 undergraduate interns are presenting posters at the conference. Delegates will be able to explore the depth and breadth of FI research programmes by engaging with this content from the beginning of November.