Building a battery market outside of China

​The hosts:

• ​Sofie Käll, The Footprint Firm

• ​Burhan Pisavadi, PT1

​What is this Ripple about?

​Battery technologies are critical for the green transformation, yet EU sits without production capacity today. How should we make sure to stay competitive and secure supply in the future

​⁠Why this topic timely or urgent in 2026

​High profile western bankruptcies following Northvolt include 24M and Morrow, the question is more relevant than ever

​⁠Key questions or challenges being explored

• ​What do we need to believe in in EU is going to succeed building a battery production industry?

• ​What are some concrete actions early stage VCs can take, growth investors and the full ecosystem?

• ​How do we make sure we avoid the next high profile bankruptcy?

​​⁠The key tension or debate at the heart of this discussion

​The true need for EU local production or nor + what is the problem capital vs capabilities

​Who would get the most value from attending this Ripple?

​Deeptech investors from early stage-late stage, battery industry players (gigafactories), OEMs