Dear Partners,

It’s a distinct pleasure to welcome you once again in Cannes-Mandelieu for the 13th edition of the BATTERIES event. In 2010, the congress hosted more than 450 attendees from 70 countries worldwide and gathered the main actors of the sector in a unique place:

Cannes-Mandelieu, in the heart of the French Riviera, looking out over the Esterel Mountains and the Baie de Cannes.

Building on this success, BATTERIES 2011promises to be the main pole of exchanges between the whole value chain of the battery market: Raw materials suppliers, electronic devices suppliers, battery manufacturers, industrial users, environment and recycling specialists and universities. Thanks to a program studied to respond to your needs:

• 3 days of technical conference sessions, 70 speakers
• 40 booths within a 2000 m² exhibit area
• An update of the latest trends trends in R&D
• Many networking opportunities: Business meetings schedule,
• welcome cocktail on the exhibition area and the exclusive gala dinner.

BATTERIES 2011will allow you to:

LEARN how to bridge the gap between power needs and what the market offers today.
SHARE KNOWLEDGE with all executives and decision makers of the industry.
INCREASE your business opportunities.

Through expertise and figures presentations, dynamic exchanges, one to one networking and key plenary sessions, the congress will be focused on specific batteries issues:

• Update on the latest trends in R&D
• Raw materials
• Batteries for EV,HEV,PHEV
• New products and developments
• Micro batteries, thin film batteries and applications
• Industrial and consumer applications
• Energy storage batteries (Solar, wind, smart grid…)
• Marketing and business issues
• Safety and security issues - Recycling
• Ultra capacitors
• Industrial process

If you want to be a key player in the battery industry, you can’t miss BATTERIES 2011. Come and meet your customers, your suppliers, your competitors and your partners in Cannes-Mandelieu.

We look forward to seeing you at BATTERIES 2011.

Best regards,

Christophe Pillot BATTERIES Chairman – AVICENNE Développement