Nordic Battery Summit 2026

The Nordic Battery Summit 2026 brings together leading experts, companies and decision-makers for a two-day event in Tampere.

The first day, 19 May, takes place at Hotel Torni and features seminars on global, European, and Nordic battery trends, the latest applications, and emerging technologies, including the role of AI in battery development. The day concludes with a networking dinner.

On 20 May, participants will visit local companies.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

18.5.2026, Tampere Automotive & Vehicle Technology Cluster’s pre-event at 16.00 – 22.00

Get ready for Nordic Battery Summit with an exclusive networking event for Finnish and international delegates!

Participation is free of charge, and beverages, sauna and a light meal will be provided.
More details will be shared closer to the event date. Please note that the space is limited so we reserve the right to review and confirm each participation.

19.5.2026, SEMINAR
9.00 Registration, morning coffee & networking
10.00 Opening

• Ilkka Homanen, Business Finland
• Hanna Brasar, Business Sweden
• Benedicte Fasmer Waaler, Innovation Norway and Nora Rosenberg Grobæk, Battery Norway 

10.30 Session 1: Trends and updates from Nordic, European and global perspective

• Bo Normark, Industrial Strategy Executive, EIT InnoEnergy – Trends and Situation of battery industry in Europe
• Bozorg Khanbaei, Executive Director, BEPA – Battery European Partnership Association – A blueprint for Battery R&I
• Esa Parjanen, CEO, Nordic Nano Group – From Technology Breakthroughs to Business Breakthroughs: How Next-Gen Batteries Change the Rules
• n.n., Elinor Batteries

12.00 Lunch and networking

13.30 Session 2: Off-road applications – electrification in challenging environments

• Kalle Einola, Director, Research & Programs, Technology and R&D, Ponsse Plc. – Towards sustainable future of cut-to-length forestry
• Juuso Kelkka, Senior Manager Technology Development, CF Engineering, Ioncor Oy – Ioncor Modular Batteries, Purpose-Build for Off-Highway
• Tommi Niemi, Manager, Electromobility Systems, Epec Oy – System Integration of Electrified Non-Road Mobile Machines in Challenging Environments
• Marko Antila, Senior Scientist, Electric vehicles and charging solutions, VTT – Future Energy Technology for Nonroad Mobile Machines
• Panel discussion 

15.00 Coffee and networking

15.50 Session 3: AI driven innovations in battery industry

• Marcus Martinsson, Product Area Manager for Batteries, Stena Recycling – Safe and circular battery recycling in a swiftly changing environment 
• Roni Luhtala, CEO, CeLLife Technologies – Next Generation Battery Intelligence: AI Decision Support for Future‑Proof BESS in Nordic conditions
• Mikko Kettunen, CBDO, Avant Power – Smart Batteries Need Smart MicroGrids: AI Control with OptiGrid
• Kristin Sand Bakken, Innovation Manager, Corvus Energy

16.50 Closing words

17.00 Break

19.00-21.30 Dinner

20.5.2026, VISIT DAY
08.30-13.30 Company visits

Tour West

• Avant Tecno & Avant Power
• Merus Power
• TheStorage & Nokian Panimo

Tour South

• Kalmar Finland
• CeLLife Technologies
• Celltech Solutions
• Enico

13.30 End of the Summit

We reserve the right to make changes to the program.

The summit is organized by Business Tampere and the Nordic Battery Collaboration, comprising Business Finland, Business Sweden, and Innovation Norway, with support from Nordic Innovation and the European Battery Alliance. The event aims to strengthen the Nordic battery ecosystem and follows a series of successful regional gatherings previously held in Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

Join the Nordic Battery Summit 2026 in Tampere!

For more information, please contact:

Heini Wallander
Head of Industrial and Exports
heini.wallander@businesstampere.com
Tel. +358 40 735 5177

Pirkko Eteläaho
Senior Business Advisor, Sustainable technologies
pirkko.etelaaho@businesstampere.com
Tel. +358 40 630 4840