Speakers

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Evvy Kartini

Founder of National Battery Research Institute and President of MRS-INA

Evvy Kartini holds the title of Prof. Dr. rer. nat. She is an expert on the neutron scattering and respected internationally. Her international reputation in the field of neutron scattering and solid state ionics, has been well established. She has been represented as a leader (president) of the Indonesian Neutron Scattering Society (INSS) since 2013. She is one of the executive committee of the Asian Oceania Neutron Scattering Soceity (AONSA). Besides neutron scattering, Evvy Kartini has expertise on the materials science, especially on lithium ion battery research. Evvy Kartini, has became one of the International Board Member of the Asian Socety of Solid State Ionics and International Society of Solid State Ionics. Recently, Evvy Kartini has attended the 20th International Conference on Solid State Ionics (ICSSI) in Keystone, Colorado, USA 2015. She was there not only for presenting her research work on battery researchers, but also represented Asia-Australia region as councilor of the International Society of Solid State Ionics. She was one of the International Advisory Board, and also chaired the session of Research on Battery Materials. She also presented her recent topic on development of new lithium solid electrolyte, which is explored by the inelastic spectrometer instrument at Japan Proton Accelerator Research Compex (J-PARC), the foremost leading spallation neutron source in the world.

Prof. B.V.R. Chowdari

Head Officer of IUMRS, Singapore

Prof. Chowdary is a Head officer of International Union of Material Research Society (IUMRS), Singapore. Prof. Chowdari has established research laboratory, first of its kind in NUS and the region, for carrying out research on synthesis and characterisation of materials for potential applications in solid state batteries. The laboratory is instrumental in developing several research groups in Singapore and the region. His current research interest lie in the area of materials science, specialising in the synthesis of materials using different methods, characterising them by variety of techniques, and finding applications in energy storage devices more specifically Lithium ion batteries.

Dr. Laksana Tri Handoko

Chairman of National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia

Dr. Laksana Tri Handoko is an Indonesian scientist and public official specializing in theoretical and particle physics. He formerly served as the deputy head of science and technology for the Indonesian Institute of Sciences from 2014 to 2018. And he became Chairman of the institute start from 2018. He appointed as the second (but first independent) holder of Head of National Research and Innovation Agency.

Prof. Colin Grant

Vice Principal (International) of Queen Mary University of London

Professor Colin Grant is a Vice Principal (International) of Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), United Kingdom. He studied modern languages, international organisations, literature and European Studies in Edinburgh, Nantes, Leipzig, Bath and Berlin and had two DAAD postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Siegen (Germany). Professor Colin was an exchange student at the universities of Leipzig and Nantes and a visiting PhD student at the Humboldt/Zentralinstitut fuer Literaturgeschichte in Berlin. He was Head of Department, Head of School, Dean and inaugural Pro-Vice-Chancellor for International Relations at the University of Surrey and inaugural PVC (International) at the University of Bath and inaugural Vice President (International) at the University of Southampton. Professor Colin was Visiting Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and at Paris 4. He has taught across many different areas at all levels: European Studies, international organisations, German and French literature, social philosophy, translation studies, media and communication theory. Professor Colin’s PhD students and postdoctoral fellows have worked on various aspects of political communication, mental health and environmental communication, the public sphere and uncertainty and dialogism, media and communication, Islamophobia and communication philosophy.

Toto Nugroho Pranatyasto

President Director of Indonesia Battery Corporation, Indonesia

Toto Nugroho Pranatyasto is a President Director of Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC) Indonesia. He is former manager for New & Renewable Energy Business Development at Pertamina. He received bachelor science of chemical engineering from University of Indonesia (1986 - 1991). Then, he continued to The University of Texas Austin for Master on Chemical Engineering. Mr. Toto also enrolled in Leadership Executive Program, Business Administration and Management by INSEAD (2013- 2014).

Rene Schroeder

Executive Director of European Automotive and Industrial Battery Manufacturers (EUROBAT), Belgium

Rene Schroeder is an Executive Director of European Automotive and Industrial Battery Manufacturers (EUROBAT), Belgium since 2017. EUROBAT is the association for the European manufacturers of automotive, industrial and energy storage batteries. EUROBAT has more than 50 members from across the continent comprising more than 90% of the automotive and industrial battery industry in Europe. He received his bachelor degree in University of Nebraska at Kearney (2001), then Master degree on History/Political Science from Universität Rostock (1997-2002) and Master degree on European Studies/Civilization from College of Europe in Natolin (2003-2004).

Prof. Satish Patil

Professor of Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit Indian Institute of Science, India

Prof. Satish Patil is a Professor of Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit Indian Institute of Science, India. He obtained his Ph.D of polymer chemistry from Bergische University of Wuppertal, Germany. Professor Patil has a research interest in synthesis of organic semiconductors for singlet fission, thermally allowed delayed emission, organic solar cell, and organic electrochemical transistors. He already published more than 100 papers in peer reviewed journals.

Prof. Rodrigo Martins

President of IUMRS and European Academy of Science (EurASc), Portugal

Prof. Rodrigo Martins is full professor in Materials Science Department of Faculty of Science and Technology of New University of Lisbon, a fellow of the Portuguese Engineering Academy since 2009 and a member of the European Academy of Science since 2016. He was decorated with the gold medal of merit and distinction by the Almada Municipality for his R&D achievements. Prof. Rodrigo has been involved in the pioneer European research on Amorphous silicon semiconductors and pioneer with is group worldwide activity related to passive and active oxides, the so called transparent electronics and it is one of the inventors of the so-called paper electronics, where paper is exploit not only as asubstrate but also as a functional component in active devices. He published over 700 papers and during the last 10 years got more than 14 international and national prizes and distinctions for his work (e.g. Lisbon Energy Live Expo, Innovation Prize, 2012 Solar Tiles, European Patent Office Innovation nomination 2016, etc.

Prof. Roberto M. Torresi

Professor at the Fundamental Chemistry Department Institute of Chemistry - University of São Paulo

Professor Roberto M. Torresi is a Professor at the Fundamental Chemistry Department Institute of Chemistry - University of São Paulo, Brazil. Professor Roberto is also an associate editor of the Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society. He obtained his Bachelor in Chemical Physics (1980) and PhD in Chemical Sciences (1986) from the National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina. He did his postdoctoral work at Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, France between 1988 and 1990 working with Claude Gabrielli and Michel Keddam. Between 1990 and 1993 he was a visiting professor at the Physics Institute of UNICAMP, Campinas, and from 1994 onwards he became a professor at the São Carlos Institute of Chemistry (USP), São Carlos, where he remained until 2002. He has broad experience in Chemistry, with emphasis on Electrochemistry, working mainly on the following subjects: ionic liquids at room temperature, quartz crystal microbalance, modified electrodes with inorganic, organic or hybrid materials, lithium-ion batteries and electro-intercalation.

Prof. Neeraj Sharma

Director of Australian Battery Society (ABS), Australia

Professor Neeraj Sharma is a Director of Australian Battery Society (ABS), Australia. He also Associate Professor of University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. Neeraj completed his Ph.D. at the University of Sydney then moved to the Bragg Institute at Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) for a postdoc. He started at the School of Chemistry, UNSW on a Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Research Fellowship followed by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA). He is currently an Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow. Neeraj has been the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Nyholm Youth Lecturer (2013/2014) and has won the NSW Premier's Prize for Science and Engineering (Early Career Researcher in Physical Sciences, 2019), Australian Synchrotron Research Award (2018), RACI Rennie Memorial Medal for Chemical Science (2018), UNSW Postgraduate Supervisor Award (2017) and a NSW Young Tall Poppy Award (2014). Neeraj has over 165 publications and has been invited to present his work at over 30 conferences. Neeraj’s research interests are based on solid state chemistry, designing new materials and investigating their structure-property relationships. He loves to undertake in situ or operando experiments of materials inside full devices, especially batteries, in order to elucidate the structural subtleties that lead to superior performance parameters. Neeraj’s projects are typically highly collaborative working with colleagues from all over the world with a range of skill sets.

Prof. Jacqui Murray

Deputy Director of Faraday Battery Challenge Innovate UK, United Kingdom

Prof. Jacqui Murray is a Deputy Director of Faraday Battery Challenge Innovate UK, United Kingdom. As Deputy Director of the £318m million Faraday Battery Challenge Jacqui helps lead government investment to develop batteries that are cost-effective, long range, fast charging, durable, safe and recyclable. Her background in the steel industry, environmental regulation and advanced materials innovation provides industrial relevance in her role as a Visiting Professor (Royal Academy of Engineering) at the University of Leicester, where she enhances the engineering program. A keen STEM ambassador, Jacqui takes an active leadership approach on diversity and inclusion throughout her work. Named as one of Autocar’s Top 100 Women in Automotive based on Seniority and Influence in 2020.

Prof. Alan J Drew

Co-founder of NBRI and Director of the Materials Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)

Prof. Alan Drew was appointed Leverhulme Fellow in the Centre of Condensed Matter & Materials Physics in 2008. He was rapidly promoted to Senior Lecturer (2011) and then Reader (2012), and in 2018 was promoted to Professor. Prof. Drew has been awarded a number of prestigious fellowships and awards over his career, starting with a Fellowship of the Royal Commission of the Exhibition of 1851 (2014), Leverhulme Fellow (2008), European Research Council (ERC) fellow (2012), Talent 1000 Scholar of the Chinese Ministry of Education (2014) and Changjiang Distinguished Professor at Sichuan University (2015). He is currently Head of the CCMMP Research Centre, and Director of the Materials Research Institute. His main research interests are using spin sensitive and structural probes situated at central facilities to characterize and understand the fundamental properties of materials, backed up with laboratory-based techniques (e.g. magnetic, structural and electrical characterization, thin film growth, Raman/IR spectroscopy, electro/photo luminescence). His main interests are understanding spin and charge carrier dynamics in organic and biological materials, the properties of materials with novel quantum mechanical states, structure function relationship in biomass derived conductors.

Dr. M.V. Reddy

Senior Researcher of Institute of Research Hydro-Québec, Center of Excellence in Energy Storage and Transportation Electrification, Montreal, Canada

Dr. M.V. Reddy obtained his Ph. D (2003) in the area of Materials Science and Engineering (with highest distinction) from the University of Bordeaux, France. From July 2003 to May 2019, he worked at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry and Physics, National University of Singapore (NUS). Singapore. From June 2019 to Aug 2021, he worked at the Center of Excellence in Transportation Electrification and Energy Storage, Hydro-Québec, Canada. Currently working as a Senior Professional Researcher and group leader in Energy storage Technology at Nouveau Monde Graphite (New graphite world) (NMG), Quebec, Montreal, Canada. Over the past 21 years, he has conducted leading research on Materials for Energy Storage (cathodes, anodes, supercapacitors and electrolytes), Materials processing & characterization, and the development of in situ techniques for Energy storage renewable technologies. Dr. Reddy has published 220 papers in various international journals. He has obtained an h-index of 68 with over 17200 citations. These have recently placed him within the top 2% highly cited researchers in Energy (world Ranking the 1002nd out of 186500 researchers) and Highly cited Researcher in Materials Science in Canada (National ranking:39) Dr. Reddy is serving as an editorial advisory board member in Materials Research Bulletin and Journal of Energy Storage (Elsevier, Scopus journal) as well as several open access journals Awards: Outstanding Science Mentorship Award (2010- 2018), and Inspiring Research Mentor Award (2011 to 2019), 2021 Battery Materials electrochemistry award from the Electrochemical Society of India, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India. He was also Invited life member in ICDD USA and given 150 talks at various conferences and workshops & FDP. Dr. Reddy also became Invited committee member in various international Research proposals, theses and conference organizations and visiting Professor at various Universities.

Dr. Jong Yeon Kim

CEO of TAOS Company, South Korea

Dr. Jong Yeon Kim is a CEO of TAOS Company, South Korea. TAOS Co., Ltd – Korea provides services that prioritize customer value in the fields of IoT, Cloud, Big Data and Mobile in preparation for the fourth industrial revolution era. In addition, Taos offers connected car services based on cloud platform technology. Dr. Kim earned his bachelor's degree in Plant Genetic Engineering, Catholic University of Daegu in 2005. He continued his Master Degree in Cohesion Materials Physics, Daegu Catholic University and graduated in 2008. Then, Dr. Kim completed his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Daegu Catholic University in 2018. Dr. Kim has various expertise in many fields in particular Electric Vehicles, such as Signal Detection and Analysis Device of Ultrasonic Sensor for Vehicle, Vehicle engine sound generation system, Monitorable secondary battery pack system for electric vehicles, Electric car care system using battery status information, Automobile collision warning system linked with user portable terminal, Electric car battery monitoring system firmware version_2.0, Electric Vehicle Battery Monitoring System (Hybrid_Web), Sensor interlocking firmware using gyro sensor and servo motor, to Monitoring device and method for managing the getting on and off of a vehicle.

Dr. Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita

Minister of Industry Republic of Indonesia, Indonesia

Dr. Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita is an Indonesian politician. He is the current Minister of Industry in the Republic of Indonesia, appointed on 24 August 2019. He attended Canisius High School in 1984 and left in 1985 to Knox High School in New York. In 1991, he went to Pacific Western University where he studied Commercial Science and graduated in 1994 with a BSc in Commercial science. In 2007, he enrolled into University of Pasundan where he graduated with Master of Public Administration in 2009, and obtained a PhD in Administration in 2014. On October 23 2019, president elect Jokowi announced that Agus Gumiwang would make a return to his Indonesia Onward Cabinet as Minister of Industry replacing Gumiwang's fellow Golkar Party politician, Airlangga Hartarto.

Danny Kennedy

Chief Energy Officer of New Energy Nexus, United States

Danny Kennedy is the Chief Energy Officer for New Energy Nexus, an international organization that supports clean energy entrepreneurs with funds, accelerators and networks. Launched in California, New Energy Nexus now operates programs in China, India, Southeast Asia, and East Africa. Leading up to his role at New Energy Nexus, Danny worked at the California Clean Energy Fund, connecting entrepreneurs everywhere to capital to build an abundant clean energy economy that benefits all. In 2016, CalCEF launched New Energy Nexus. Kennedy is also the President of CalCharge, a public-private partnership with DoE National Labs and universities in California, unions and companies, working to advance energy storage. Kennedy co-founded Sungevity in 2007, the company that created remote solar design, and Powerhouse, a smart energy incubator and accelerator. He was the first backer of Mosaic in 2011, the $2B solar loan provider, and remains on the Board of Powerhive, a solar mini-utility in Kenya and Sunergise, a solar-as-a-service business out of Fiji and EnergyLabAustralia. He is also a Director of the organizations VoteSolar, Power for All and Confluence Philanthropy and adviser to SolarPhilippines. Kennedy authored the book Rooftop Revolution: How Solar Power Can Save Our Economy–and Our Planet–from Dirty Energy in 2012. Prior to being an entrepreneur, he worked at Greenpeace and other NGOs on climate and energy issues for 20+ years.

Prof. Ayi Bahtiar

Head of Advanced Materials Laboratory at University of Padjadjaran, Indonesia

Prof. Ayi Bahtiar is a Head of Advanced Materials Laboratory at University of Padjadjaran, Indonesia. He has served as a lecturer and researcher for University of Padjajaran in the past 25 years. His research interests are polymer solar, cells hybrid organic-metal oxide, perovskite solar cells, graphene to photonics with 604 citations and h-index score on 11.

Prof. Worawat Meevasana

Assistant Professor of Suranaree Institute of Technology, Thailand

Prof. Worawat Meevasana is an Assistant Professor of Suranaree Institute of Technology, Thailand. He is also Head of School of Physics, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand from 2015 to present. Professor Meevasana holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics from University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), USA. He graduated in 2022 with the highest honor. Then, Prof. Meevasana continued his study in Master of Physics, Stanford University and graduated in 2007. He completed his Ph.D. in Physics, Stanford University back in 2009. In 2015, he was awarded the Outstanding Research Award from National Research Council of Thailand. Prof. Meevasana has various research expertise & interests, such as Synchrotron Radiation (SR) which can produce very bright light at various wavelengths, usually from infrared up to X-ray. Due to this brightness and the wavelength tunability, SR can have a wide range of applications, including many research fields (e.g. physics, material science, biology, chemistry, environmental study and engineering). Realizing much use of SR techniques, our group has much interest in exploiting SR techniques available at the Thai institute (Synchrotron Light Research Institute, SLRI) and the laboratories abroad (e.g. ALS and SSRL) to various research topics. Our current research interests are on 1) transition-metal oxides/ dichalcogenides, 2) carbon-based materials, 3) physical phenomena at low temperature. Professor Meevasana is one of the leading and most famous Physicists both in Thailand and at the international level and his research on batteries and EV vehicles is well-known.

Prof. Arief S Budiman

Director of Oregon Renewable Energy Center), USA

Professor Arief S Budiman is a Director of Oregon Renewable Energy Center), United States of America. He finished his doctoral at Stanford University in 2008, taking material science and engineering as his field. He received several research awards and contributed to several high-impact journal publications, such as the prestigious Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Director's Research Fellow Award in 2009 and received a Science Highlight from the famed Berkeley Lab for the technological breakthrough that has attraced wide industrial reception.

Prof. Giichiro Uchida

Professor of Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Meijo University, Japan

Prof. Giichiro Uchida is a Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Meijo University Japan since April 2019. He obtained his Bachelor of Science from School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan in March 1994. He continued his learning journey through a Master Degree in the Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan in March 1998. Then, Professor Uchida obtained his Ph.D. at the same faculty and university in March 2001. Professor Uchida has received various prestigious awards since December 2007. Recently, He has been awarded the Best Presentation Award from the 13th International Symposium on Advanced Plasma Science and its Applications for Nitrides in March 2021. Prof. Uchida has published 102 papers, with 57 invited presentations and 12 patents in total.

Dr. Eng. Budi Prawara

Chairman of Research Organization for Electronics and Informatics, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)

Dr. Eng. Budi Prawara is the Chairman of Research Organization for Electronics and Informatics, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia. He obtained his PhD and Master degree from University of Ryukyus, Japan on material engineering.

Muhammad Fakhrudin, ST.

Assistant Manager of Research, Development and Innovation, National Battery Research Institute.

Muhammad Fakhrudin, S.T. is a researcher of National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). He is also a senior researcher of National Battery Research Institute. He graduated from Chemical Engineering, Institute Technology of Bandung. His research experience on “Production of Advanced Biomaterials Cellulose Nano Crystallines (CNC) from Palm Oil Bunches as Pt/Rh/Ce Catalyst Buffer Material for Catalytic Converters” 2017 - 2018. He also has scientific articles on “Preparation of cellulose nanocrystals from empty fruit bunch of palm oil by using phosphotungstic acid” IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science Vol 105(1) 2018.

Muhammad Firmansyah, SE.

CEO of PT. Infiniti Energi Indonesia

Muhammad Firmansyah completed his undergraduate education from Padjajaran University Bandung in 2015 majoring International Business Management. Then, He deepened his knowledge in entrepreneurship. Firman began his career at PT. HM. Sampoerna Tbk in 2015. Initially he got a position as a graduate trainee, then as a Consumer Engagement Supervisor. In 2016, he gained a position as Area Supervisor for Multitasking. In 2018, he held the position of Area Analyst and later became Area Manager. In the same year he founded his consulting company named PT. Infiniti Energi Indonesia and became President Director. In addition, he also became a commissioner of CV. Tridaya Cavali.

Dr. Haznan Abimanyu

Chairman of Research Organization for Energy and Manufacture, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia

Dr. Haznan Abimanyu is a Chairman of the Research Organization for Energy and Manufacture, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia. Dr. Haznan started his research career in 1997 at the Research Center for Chemistry at the Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI). He pursued his PhD in University of Science and Technology, South Korea. His research scope related to energy, catalyst, atsiri, and oleochemistry.

Commissioner General of Police (Ret) Nanan Soekarna

Chairman of Indonesian Nickel Mining Association (APNI), Indonesia

Commissioner General of Police (Ret) Nanan Soekarna is a Chairman of Indonesian Nickel Mining Association (APNI), Indonesia. He is a retired Indonesian National Police officer with the last rank as Commissioner General of Police. Graduated from the Police Academy in 1978, the College of Police Science (PTIK) in 1986, SESPIMPOL in 1995, SESKOGAB in 1999 and LEMHANNAS in 2005. He started his career as Dan Unit Patko Sabhara Polda Metro Jaya in 1979 and was later assigned to several police units in several parts of Indonesia. Previously served as Wakapolda Metro Jaya (2003-2004), Kapolda West Kalimantan (2004-2006), Kapolri Social Political Expert Staff (2006-2008), Kapolda North Sumatra (2008-2009), Inspector General Supervision of Police (2009-2011) and Deputy Chief of Police of the Republic of Indonesia (2011-2013). Also, part of UN peacekeeping forces, including UNTAG in Namibia, South Africa, in 1990 and UNTAC in Cambodia in 1992; as well as attending various police training and seminars abroad.