Europe is in the middle of the biggest battery gigafactory construction boom it has ever seen and, in the same twelve months, the biggest shakeout. Cranes are up in Zaragoza, Valencia, Sines, Debrecen, and Somerset, with production dates within the next 12 months, while Northvolt and Morrow Batteries have shown how fast capacity promises can outrun execution and end in bankruptcy.

The 4th Annual Excellence in Construction, Design & Engineering of Battery Factories Forum brings together the people delivering these €1–5bn+ builds: from dry-room and cleanroom engineering to power infrastructure, contractor coordination, and commissioning to tackle the questions the industry is racing to answer. What separates a project on track for production from one heading toward collapse? How do you manage a ramp-up, a workforce, and a capital plan without losing control? And with Chinese labour, capital and technology now shaping flagship European sites from Zaragoza to Valencia, what does “Made in Europe” battery manufacturing actually look like in practice?

Two days in Barcelona for the construction, design and engineering leaders with the authority to build it right, and avoid becoming the next cautionary tale.