The European Green Car Initiative, the CAPIRE Partners and MBA Solvay are honored to invite you to their electric vehicle workshop Keynote speakers: Mr. Frederic Sgarbi (EU Commission), Prof. Dr. Eric Van Den Bulck (Faculty of Engineering Sciences – KUL) Mr. Marcel Meeus (Umicore) Prof. Dr. Joeri Van Mierlo (Faculty of Engineering Sciences – VUB) Mr. Bruno Van Zeebroeck (EDORA) Mr. Ghislain Vanfraechem (Ernst & Young) Time: June 8th 2012, 9AM to 4PM Venue: Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 42, 1050 Brussels

1. The European Green Car Initiative, the CAPIRE Partners
and MBA Solvay are honored to invite you to their
electric vehicle workshop
Keynote speakers:
Mr. Frederic Sgarbi (EU Commission),
Prof. Dr. Eric Van Den Bulck (Faculty of Engineering Sciences – KUL)
Mr. Marcel Meeus (Umicore)
Prof. Dr. Joeri Van Mierlo (Faculty of Engineering Sciences – VUB)
Mr. Bruno Van Zeebroeck (EDORA)
Mr. Ghislain Vanfraechem (Ernst & Young)
Time: June 8th 2012, 9AM to 4PM
Venue: Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management,
Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 42, 1050 Brussels
Please confirm your attendance before May 25th 2012 by
email to louise.depuydt@mbasolvay.net
or by telephone to +32 (0) 475 755 313

2. Program
09:00 – Registration
09:15 – Welcome by Emma Briec, Renault DREAM/DELT’A (CAPIRE coordinator)
09:20 – Setting the tone by MBA Solvay – “What drives EV transition?”
09:45 – Food for thought and panel discussion: Part I
• Mr. Frederic Sgarbi , Deputy Head of Unit Sustainable Surface Transport,
DG Research & Innovation, European Commission
• Prof. Dr. Eric Van Den Bulck, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, KULeuven
• Mr. Marcel Meeus, Technology Director at the Business Unit
Rechargeable Battery Materials, Umicore
10:45 – Coffee break
11.00 – Food for thought and panel discussion: Part II
• Prof. Dr. Joeri Van Mierlo, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, VUB
• Mr. Bruno Van Zeebroeck, Consultant, EDORA
• Mr. Ghislain Vanfraechem, Director Facilities Department, Ernst & Young
12:00 – Food for thought break out session Part I
13:00 – Lunch
14:00 – Food for thought break out session Part II
15:00 – Presentation of break out session findings and discussion
15:20 – Wrap up by Sergio Barbarino, Procter & Gamble Research Fellow
15:30 – Networking event
Conference in English No attendance fee