Programme
22- 24 June
2027
09:00
AM
12:30
PM
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
CBI Future Markets Workshop
SPEAKERS
Executive Director, Consortium for Battery Innovation, United Kingdom
Paper: Market outlook for the lead and lead batteries industry in key future markets- automotive low voltage and energy storage applications
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Chair of CBI & Vice President Industry and Governmental Relations EMEA, Clarios, Germany
Paper: Developing lead battery for future low voltage EV requirements
Research & Innovation Director, Consortium for Battery Innovation, United Kingdom
Paper: Energy storage applications – a success story for lead batteries
Senior Technical Director, Consortium for Battery Innovation, United States
Paper: Future for lead battery technologies-how this will impact both design and key components such as lead alloys
Paper: Panel Discussion
9:00
AM
4:45
PM
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
ILA Workplace Lead Exposure Management Workshop
SPEAKERS
Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs, International Lead Association, United Kingdom
Paper: Opening remarks
Senior Scientist Health, International Lead Association, United States
Paper: SPHERL- Key findings from the 8-year longitudinal workplace epidemiology study in lead workers
Certified Occupational Hygienist (COH), Aurora Environmental, Australia
Paper: The art of scientific storytelling
Vice President, Government Relations and Sustainability, Battery Council International, United States
Paper: Update on BCI’s Voluntary Blood Lead Program
Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Officer, International Lead Association, Belgium
Paper: Global lead industry progress on workplace lead exposure management
LEV Specialist, Vent-Tech Ltd, United Kingdom
Paper: Control of lead exposure using Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV)
Specialist in General Medicine, Naturopathy and Sports Medicine, Clarios, Germany
Paper: Workplace Medical Surveillance
Senior Application Engineering Specialist, 3M United Kingdom Plc, United Kingdom
Paper: Advancements in respiratory protective equipment (RPE) design and maintenance: Enhancing workplace safety and compliance
Principal Scientist, UK Health & Safety Executive, United Kingdom
Paper: Alternative matrices for determining blood lead exposures
EHS Corporate Director, EHS Manager Motion & Recycling Division, EHS Manager Automotive Division – Exide Technologies, Spain
Paper: Awareness raising and verification initiatives for LIB reduction
HSEC Director, Glencore, United Kingdom
Paper: Glencore “Lead Safety” awareness campaign – you have a choice
Chief Safety Engineer, KGHM Polska Miedz SA, Poland
Paper: The occupational health and safety system in areas of lead exposure at KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.
Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs, International Lead Association, United Kingdom
Paper: Closing remarks
5:30
PM
6:30
PM
NETWORKING EVENT
WGBI Reception
6:30
PM
7:30
PM
NETWORKING EVENT
Welcome Reception
9:00
AM
9:10
AM
Opening Remarks
SPEAKERS
9:10
AM
10:15
PM
Session: Outlook for lead and lead batteries
SPEAKERS
Executive General Manager, Glencore, United Kingdom
Paper: Risk and opportunities in lead and ILA’s role supporting the industry’s positioning
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Analyst – Base Metals, CRU London, United Kingdom
Paper: Global lead market trends and issues
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Coffee Break
10:45
AM
12:30
PM
Session: Outlook for lead and lead batteries
SPEAKERS
Vice President Industry and Governmental Relations EMEA, Clarios, Germany
Paper: Automotive lead battery and low voltage power train trends
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Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer, East Penn Manufacturing, United States
Paper: Unlocking energy storage opportunities amid tariffs and antimony shortages
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Executive Director, Consortium for Battery Innovation, United Kingdom
Paper: The future for lead battery technology – recent developments and future performance
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Director, CHR Metals Limited, United Kingdom
Paper: Is China on the path to a significant structural surplus in lead supply?
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Research & Innovation Director, Consortium for Battery Innovation, United Kingdom
Paper: CBI Innovation Awards
DownloadLunch Break
1:45
PM
3:05
PM
Session: Innovations in responsible lead production
SPEAKERS
Director, Global Lead Technologies, Australia
Paper: The future of responsible lead production
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Chief Technology Officer, Gopher Resource, United States
Paper: Antimony and tin recovery from secondary lead processing
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Commercial Manager, Engitec Technologies S.p.A., Italy
Paper: Pursuing the target of “zero operators on the floor” with the Engitec Lead Ingot Caster
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Vice President for Global Strategy & Business Development, Ace Green Recycling, United Kingdom
Paper: ACE Green technology: Sustainable lead recycling into the future
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Commercial Director & Business Developer – CEO, STC Srl – Italy
Paper: Retrofit of existing paste desulphurization plants with STC U4Lead patented process
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Head of Marketing & Sales, GME Recycling, Italy
Paper: Polypropylene recovery from lead acid battery scrap: Innovative approach by GME
DownloadOverseas Marketing Director at Hunan RE Technology Co., Ltd., (referred as RE TECH), China
Paper: Solutions of comprehensive recycling lead contained heavy metal waste
Download3:05
PM
3:30
PM
Q&A
Coffee Break
4:00
PM
4:45
PM
Session: Regulatory landscape
SPEAKERS
Director of Regulatory Affairs, International Lead Association, United Kingdom
Paper: Navigating EU legislation on lead: The battery regulation and beyond
DownloadVice President, Government Relations and Sustainability, Battery Council International, United States
Paper: U.S. regulatory outlook
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Director of Economics and Environment, ILZSG, Portugal
Paper: Recent domestic policy developments and their implication for China’s lead industry
Download4:45
PM
5:10
PM
REGULATORY OUTLOOK AND CHALLENGES AHEAD
Panel Discussion
Session End
7:00
PM
10:30
PM
NETWORKING EVENT
Conference Dinner
9:00
AM
10:20
AM
Session: Responsible lead sourcing
SPEAKERS
Head of Sustainability and Physical Market Development, London Metal Exchange, United Kingdom
Paper: Sustainability at the LME and exploring the establishment of price premia for sustainable metals
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Director of Metallurgy, Procurement, and Sustainability, Grupo Moura, Brazil
Paper: Moura batteries new recycling facility project
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VP of Technical Projects and Decarbonisation, Exide Technologies, Germany
Paper: Carbon footprint of lead acid batteries – requirements, methods and reduction
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Global Head of Responsible Sourcing for Metals, Minerals and Bulk Commodities, Trafigura, Switzerland
Paper: Recycled Lead – Trafigura’s approach to minimising ESG impacts
DownloadSenior Director of Regulatory Affairs, International Lead Association, United Kingdom
Paper: Lead Battery 360: A new assurance framework promoting responsible practices in the lead battery value chain
Download10:20
AM
10:45
AM
Session: Panel Discussion
Coffee Break
11:15
AM
12:30
PM
Session: Communicating and messaging
SPEAKERS
Head of the European Office of the German Non-Ferrous Metals Association (WVMetalle), Belgium
Paper: The political context in Europe from the perspective of the Non-Ferrous Metals Industry
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Account Director, Rud Pedersen Public Affairs, Belgium
Paper: Advocacy: supporting the lead and lead battery industry in Europe
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Global Head of Corporate Affairs, Nyrstar, The Netherlands
Paper: The Company Perspective: Building the criticals minerals and metals narrative in a volatile geopolitical environment
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Executive Director, Battery Council International, United States
Paper: US Advocacy: BCI’s engagement on behalf of the battery industry in a dynamic political environment
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12:30
PM
12:50
PM
PANEL
Panel Discussion
12:50
PM
13:00
PM
Closing Remarks
Conference Close
8:00
AM
5:00
PM
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