Why Are Global Leaders in Lithium Battery Materials Turning Their Eyes to Southeast Asia?

Apr 10, 2025 11:21

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·Conference Name: 2025 SMM 2nd Southeast Asia Automotive Supply Chain Conference

·Conference Date: June 16-17, 2025

·Venue: Hyatt Regency Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Bangkok, Thailand

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Thailand, as the core driving force and key engine of economic development in Southeast Asia, has consistently anchored its strategic goal of building a regional automotive manufacturing hub and actively engaged in the wave of new energy transformation with a forward-looking vision.

In recent years, governments of relevant countries in Southeast Asia have adopted systematic policy tools to construct a comprehensive support system covering technology introduction, industrial incubation, and market cultivation through a stimulus policy package, including implementing EV consumption incentive plans, constructing charging infrastructure networks, and optimizing foreign investment access mechanisms. In attracting global capital, Southeast Asia has successfully introduced numerous well-known Chinese NEV enterprises to establish production sites, concurrently introducing cutting-edge technologies such as intelligent connected vehicles and solid-state batteries, thereby propelling industrial clusters to ascend to the high end of the value chain. Through multi-dimensional policy coordination and resource integration, Southeast Asia is accelerating its progress towards becoming a regional innovation hub for the new energy industry, injecting green momentum into the sustainable development of the regional economy.

Against this backdrop, the 2025 SMM 2nd Southeast Asia Automotive Supply Chain Conference will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from June 16-17, 2025. A roundtable forum will be specially organized to jointly explore the possibility of Southeast Asia's linkage in battery materials supply chain - battery cell chemical materials.Yang Shuzhan, Deputy General Manager of BTR Group and Chairman of BTR Indonesia, will participate in the forum. We sincerely invite industry elites to jointly discuss these challenges and opportunities and work together to promote the prosperity and development of the automotive industry in Southeast Asia and beyond.

Guest Speaker Introduction

Topic: Roundtable Forum - Possibility of Southeast Asia's Linkage in Battery Materials Supply Chain - Battery Cell Chemical Materials

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, with over 20 years of international corporate management experience, including over 10 years deeply involved in the global new energy lithium battery industry chain.

Joined BTR New Material Group, a global leader in lithium battery anode materials, in 2012, and successively served as the company's Production Manager and Director of the Supply Chain Center. Currently serves as Deputy General Manager of BTR Group, overall head of overseas anode projects, and Chairman of the base companies in Indonesia and Morocco, leading the strategic layout and industrialization of two major overseas bases in Indonesia and Morocco, and innovatively creating a global collaborative model of "localized supply chain + internationalized capacity".

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Conference Agenda

DAY 1

08:00-08:50

Registration & Morning Tea

08:50-09:00

Opening Ceremony, Welcome Address by SMM Leadership

09:00-09:20

Latest Policies on Southeast Asia's Automotive Industry

09:20-09:50

Automotive Brand Building and Differentiation Strategies in the Southeast Asian Market

09:50-10:15

Tea Break

10:15-11:15

Roundtable Forum: Construction and Optimization Paths of Localized Supply Chains in Southeast Asia

Guest Speakers:

·Martin Knoss, Regional President, ASEAN Market Segment for Passenger Cars, Commercial Vehicles, and Off-Road Vehicles, Power Solutions Division, Robert Bosch Automotive Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

·Harendra Saksena, Chief Procurement Officer, Ather Energy

·Peter Klöpfer, Senior Manager, Rutronik

·Ma Ming, General Manager, Joyson Safety Systems (Thailand)

·Yoshinobu Egawa, Head of China Region, SIIX

·Guan Xin, Deputy General Manager, Southeast Asia Business Unit, Changan Automobile

11:15-12:00

Roundtable Forum: Southeast Asia's Automotive Supply Chain - Import Matters (Services, Pricing, and Landing Support Possibilities)

Moderator:

Yi Yanting, VP, SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd.

Proposed Enterprises:Baosteel Thailand, Shougang Thailand, Lizhong Group, Delta Aluminum Co., Ltd., Anhui Xinbo

12:00-13:30

Lunch & Networking Session

13:30-14:15

Roundtable Forum: Research on Accelerating Electrification and Localization Progress of Core Components in Thailand

Guest Speakers:

·Xu Xiaolong, Deputy General Manager, Inovance United Power Systems (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

·Ross, Head of OEM Chip Division

·Fu Zhibiao, Factory Director, Shanghai Edrive Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Edrive (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

·Tongkarn Kaewchalermtong, Chairman, Working Group on Transportation and Logistics, ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations (AFEO)

Proposed Enterprises:Shanghai Edrive, SVOLT Energy Technology, Gotion High-tech, BOI, Thailand Automotive Association

14:15-14:45

Silicon Steel for New Energy Motors

Guest Speaker:

Hunan Hongwang New Material Technology Co., Ltd.

14:45-15:10

Tea Break

15:10-15:55

Roundtable Forum: Charging Pile Infrastructure: Unlocking the Last Mile of Southeast Asia's New Energy Revolution

Guest Speakers:

·Zhao Liming, Overseas Sales Director, Southeast Asia Region, TELD

·Soravis Sithicharoe Gentry, Head of Venture Capital (Charging Pile Business)

15:55-16:25

To Be Determined

Guest Speaker:

Guangzhou Futures Exchange

16:25-17:10

Roundtable Forum: Selection of Investment and Factory Construction Models in Southeast Asia: Analysis of the Pros and Cons of Joint Ventures and Wholly Owned Enterprises

Proposed Enterprises:Thairung, Charoen Pokphand Group, Toyota, Honda, SAIC MG, Foton, Chinese Wholly Owned Factory Construction Enterprises

17:10-17:40

To Be Determined

19:00-21:00

Cocktail Reception

DAY 2

09:00-09:30

To Be Determined

09:30-10:20

Roundtable Forum: Logic of Global Market Support Orders for Southeast Asia's Local Supply Chains

Proposed Enterprises:ZF Asia Pacific, BMW Asia Pacific, Faurecia Asia Pacific, Mercedes-Benz Asia Pacific

10:20-10:45

Tea Break

10:45-11:35

Roundtable Forum: Possibility of Southeast Asia's Linkage in Battery Materials Supply Chain - Battery Cell Chemical Materials

Guest Speakers:

·Tony, General Manager, SEVB (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

·Liu Rui, Chairman, Innovatech (Malaysia) New Material Technology Co., Ltd.

·Kim Chang-seok, Sales Director, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia Region, Electrolyte Division, Tinci Materials

·Yang Shuzhan, Deputy General Manager of BTR Group and Chairman of BTR Indonesia

Proposed Enterprises:Anode Enterprises, Cathode Materials, Battery Manufacturers

11:35-13:00

Lunch & Networking Session

13:30-17:30

Automaker Parts Demand Matchmaking Meeting

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List of Some Previous Attending Enterprises

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Conference Name: 2025 SMM 2nd Southeast Asia Automotive Supply Chain Conference

·Conference Date: June 16-17

·Venue: Hyatt Regency Bangkok Suvarnabhumi, Bangkok, Thailand

We sincerely invite industry elites to join us!

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