Ilka von Dalwigk has recently joined Recharge as Director General. She has previously been working as Policy and Market Intelligence Manager at EIT Innoenergy with the industrial development programme of the EBA since its launch 2017 with a strong focus on sustainability and supply chain topics. She has been instrumental in building up and managing the vast and complex network of key stakeholder along the battery value chain, as well as developing the set of initial recommendations that contributed to make the EU a key player in the global battery market. In 2024 Ilka has been awarded the Battery Star Award by the BEPA for her longstanding contribution to the battery sector