Post by Agratas – A Tata Enterprise

From innovation to industrialisation: how do we build battery manufacturing capability at scale? 🤔 We're pleased to share that Jamie North, Head of Global Manufacturing Engineering, will be speaking at Battery Cells & Systems Expo 2026 as part of the panel discussion, ‘Innovate or Industrialise: Has the West Focused Too Much on R&D and Not Enough on Production?’ As a manufacturing leader with experience building and scaling advanced manufacturing systems, Jamie leads the end-to-end industrialisation of next-generation cell technologies at Agratas, spanning factory design, equipment strategy, automation and high-volume process development. The discussion will explore one of the most important questions facing the battery industry today: how do we translate innovation into large-scale, reliable industrial production? Key themes include: 🔋 Industrialising battery technologies quickly, reliably and at volume 🏭 Designing gigafactories and manufacturing operations for scale 📈 The role of policy and investment in building industrial capability ⚙️ The relationship between manufacturing excellence and sustained innovation 🌍 What Europe can learn from established high-volume manufacturing regions to compete globally If you're attending Battery Cells & Systems Expo, join the conversation. 📅 Wednesday 8 July 2026 🕚 11:00am – 11:40am 📍 NEC Birmingham See you there!