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A discussion with Jared Spataro, Anne Helen Petersen, and Michael Gervais on the future of work.

<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OYK0gEgTD7Uj4uMSmLS9fHqRO7Kn07Iex1vA9MWSNWWwzC2zmsVJ0EhfK7GNtB7vgtalfO4kYC9-v4YGn3rsnoE3QWG1rhxNA4yuOJzef6mlk3LX4fPzg4WcrwEUx9TSP2HqmaU0OQxm_NaKqJ98w1IT9K-m9TwbJJ3UlP9ZzSNaTWnLlSuwGokpww">Spataro, Petersen and Gervase on stage at VivaTech. Photo credit: VivaTech&nbsp;The power of&nbsp;who has the say is tipping in favor of employees. With remote work and flexible schedules more appealing than ever to their workforce and recruiting the right people with the right skills becoming more tough, employers are left no longer holding the upper hand. So, what does this mean for the future of work? How far can employees go in their demands for different working conditions? And will employers ever get back the control they had before?&nbsp;During our sixth edition, we welcomed&nbsp;<a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/speaker/919441c8-dfca-ec11-997e-a04a5e7d0d63">Jared Spataro</a>, the Corporate Vice President of Modern Work at Microsoft on stage at VivaTech to lay out his thoughts on where the future of work is heading. Halfway through the session, he was then joined on stage by&nbsp;<a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/speaker/05e411a2-91dd-ec11-b656-a04a5e7d2a9d">Dr. Michael Gervais</a>, a high-performance psychologist, and&nbsp;<a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/speaker/289ecf90-77e1-ec11-b656-a04a5e7d2a9d">Anne Helen Petersen</a>, an author and public speaker, for a short panel discussion.&nbsp; &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/AXbwmQ4NNyrUgddu91GZpbvNGf3DTehUlyBVu5fTdTSknboc5Rb6qpD0taexQkmd-J_iB00LgoOfHlyIYTb-KZaFpCPPg0lIhmY4IbkXkYFdiyfM4K4AtCpdZqygCiBWwzGPlj3dnYVelKADs9KL2PPV0bNEt2C9R4aA8B6kMgU4B4OG3joBj3E-2w">Spataro speaking on stage. Photo credit: VivaTech&nbsp;<h2>The Age of Agency</h2>It’s evident that the workforce has changed its opinion on how we should be working, but to understand how much, Microsoft completed a survey of 31,000 people from 31 different countries titled “<a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2022/03/16/great-expectations-a-roadmap-for-making-hybrid-work-work/">Great Expectations: A Road Map For Making Hybrid Work&nbsp;Work</a>”. The results showed that now more than ever, people are prioritizing their family, health, and freetime over their careers. Spataro shared some key numbers with us.<ul><li>53% of employees are prioritizing health and wellbeing over their job and 47% would prioritize their personal life and family over their careers.</li><li>18% of the global workforce changed employers last year. But the number one reason wasn’t pay, it was health and wellbeing – specifically work-life balance.</li><li>46% of the global workforce is now made up of millennials and Gen Z and 70% of them have a side hustle – typically something they are passionate about.</li></ul>“What these results show is that employees are looking for a&nbsp;‘new deal’ when it comes to employment,” Spataro noted.&nbsp;“People might think that the future of work is about&nbsp;where&nbsp;we are working and new work patterns. That is true superficially. But what is actually happening here is we are negotiating a new deal between the individual and the organization.”So, what is the new deal? The CVP described it as Agency. Which is a fancy way of saying that workers want more control over how, when and where they work – they’ve been able to assert that control during the pandemic and now want to keep it.“The idea of agency comes from Hollywood and the dissolution of the Studio system in the 1950’s,” Petersen explained further. “Agents would work for agencies on behalf of individuals and give them the ability to advocate for themselves and create a new deal with the work that they did. So the word Agency, in the way that we are using it, means autonomy.” &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/iu1arOLTacoJqVT56VSWcX1xdlijSsmUsKYNlm-COgc7LkP92uA8vXoRDdSk4MROTC8jtNk1l7-mEstXMqJKyam6kZfSacpvEznEnv2mHvO7GtIwMeF0yvt8ziowtzUfBJHP0czEHuUP8x1gUTFoSOvDzI9ZhAzxA3TKFx0vQbIMOlkIJMxQ72SSzg">Some parents who worked from home during the pandemic realized that the flexibility allowed them more time with their kids as well. Photo credit: Tatiana Syrikova&nbsp;<h2>Hyper personalizing work</h2>Where does this sense of agency stem from? “For me, it’s the hyper personalization of our world,” Spataro said. “For example, everything we do with our phones, shopping, reading, gaming, is hyper personalized around the individual and what we want. And workers are taking this expectation for hyper personalization to work. They want their employers to understand and support their needs and values.”People voicing their concerns in the workplace actually leads to more diverse opinions and challenges the status quo of how organizations function by putting the individual at the center of the equation.“Yet this comes with a warning too. If left unchecked, this hyper focus on individuality on the agency of workers comes into direct conflict with the unity required for an organization to function,” Spataro warned. &nbsp;<h2>Better leaders for a better workforce</h2>So, how do employers balance agency within their workforce? Between giving individuals more voice in how, when, and where they work and also creating a cohesive work environment so that employees can collaborate, many employers have felt lost after the pandemic. Setting full-time return to office mandates has received lots of pushback. But at the same time, completely giving up office space to allow 100% remote work can result in a lack of company culture and employees feeling isolated.&nbsp;The deciding factor is firm leadership. “It takes real leadership to take a group of diverse actors and bring them together and turn them into a team, because this is not just about coaxing people back into the office, this is about the tension between individuals and organizations.”&nbsp;In Spataro’s opinion, this requires a new pattern of leadership based on two concepts: empathy and stewardship. Empathy means being the leader that listens carefully, tries to understand, and finds solutions together. Stewardship means creating culture within a team, which is the most effective way to build and sustain the unity that is required for an organization to pursue its mission.“Leaders who are able to balance this equation of the empathy required to focus on individuals and the stewardship of the mission, set the tone for their organization and teach others how to be leaders with this example.” &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/yYsbVSdFfwYhgRoj57N23Ycndd9XTTseF76C5rsEbETYdyp0agi8mmB3b9tJbeodi7JdGdfEolKjW8qRjNAhGKSz5_GiEcYvelBGShY7ix2aTGGxG2_xOmpNo_lGhZKmKFcTMwZwLYGYEtx06BBBdDiGa8SYW7nXfa_G9hoyQjijAfc9NMg8io_Hwg">Managers also need to learn to be leaders. Photo credit: RODNAE Productions&nbsp;<h2>Taking up the challenge to upskill leaders</h2>Right along with the upskilling revolution for employees, managers and leaders should also be learning new skills. Becoming a leader doesn’t happen overnight, so investing in learning how to be a better leader is gaining more importance in every company.“The investment in culture is one of the deepest investments that we can make and from our standpoint, culture is the artifact of relationships,” said Gervais. “The investment in self first is where leaders are going to help build that sense of belonging and purpose at work. And teaching the psychological skills to help do that is a requirement in the new workforce.”Yet the pandemic has not only brought to light the issues of leadership nowadays, but also why it is important to have leaders who know their workforce. Spataro put it, “It’s easier to think that this is a moment of getting people back into the office, or refurbishing your conference rooms. It is not that. This is a moment of change. It’s the moment for the emergence of new leaders and new leadership patterns. When we think about the Future of Work it is all about how we are going to change culturally the way that we get things done. And I’m excited about that. I think that there is real opportunity there, if we take the bull by the horns.” &nbsp;<h2>Leading into the future</h2>As many businesses struggle to find a good balance for their teams in this age of agency, it’s important to remember that no one else knows much better! With such big changes happening in the workplace, companies all over the world will be trying out new work models, remote structures, learning tools, and managing frameworks.“Even with the looming of an economic recession, I still think that our best days are ahead of us,” Spataro reminded us. “And if we realize what is happening now, if we understand the issues at play, I think that together we can build a better tomorrow for employers, for employees, for everyone in the world.” &nbsp;If you want to watch the full session, you can watch the replay on our Digital Platform&nbsp;<a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/onlinesession/930061c2-3cdb-ec11-b656-a04a5e7d2a9d">here</a> ! &nbsp;

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Session Digest: Understanding Your Workforce in the Age of Agency

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Success stories from startups participating at VivaTech

<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/9KmJiZOMjE_UpExXMrVfNJiZpH6SeubpfLg6sB_m86ZGAFvbxhp6VWjS3XY8O036fnwyzZ0qVJxl5m2MF5iUKekg8qtD_yBuKONy_vDd3o9vsknUkB09hdOgrR-GJJmyFjt_tcQHTKAA2ndITddKZNFvAYbuJhgSsyln3XBKYO5pfA8Y8K5lW-VEBg">Photo credit: VivaTechSince VivaTech’s beginnings, we have acted as a powerful global catalyst for digital transformation and startup growth. And the core of these happenings occur when the right people meet at the right time, allowing conversations to start, ideas to be born and partnerships to be made. We have been a facilitator for these encounters, yet many stories of what VivaTech has brought to startups, investors, exhibitors and partners alike go unnoticed. Luckily, in the search for some inspiring VivaStories, we found a few pearls this year at VivaTech! &nbsp;Company:&nbsp;la VitreSector: Connectivity, ITHQ: Nantes, FranceYear founded:&nbsp;2019Who we interviewed: Romuald Boulanger, Co-founder &nbsp;<h2>The Startup Story</h2>Visiting satellite offices or collaborating with business partners across the globe used to only be possible through long business trips, costing companies time and money, and increased their carbon emissions. Then came along applications like Zoom, Skype, and Teams which allowed everyone to chat and see the faces of their collaborators and in turn enabled businesses to cut costs on travel and therefore emissions. &nbsp;But, as many of us experienced during the pandemic, too many online meetings and a case of “zoom fatigue” is not ideal for business. One French startup envisioned a better way to have remote meetings before the pandemic even began.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://lavitre.fr/en-us">La Vitre</a> is a human-sized, stand-up screen that allows you to “teleport” anywhere in the world and connect with people instantly and on a daily basis. Their solution is placed in two different spaces to connect one locale to another. It can be used to conduct daily business meetings between separate offices, to connect speakers to an audience in far away events, allow experts to help clients in retail spaces, or even permit trainers to onboard multiple teams from different locations. &nbsp;A true remote-friendly solution, la Vitre is helping quite the range of industries outside the obvious office solution: engineering, hospitality, manufacturing, restaurants – it has even&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sportune.fr/sport-business/football/om-la-vitre-fenetre-ouverte-dans-lintimite-de-lorange-velodrome-278763">connected fans</a> to members of the Marseille football team while in the player tunnel of the Orange Velodrome minutes before a match! &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/7GUrPV2foYJtDXxuwemBdhgT5jRnggQ3fDG6J1AMxlzOjAIbl9owvqhvavPt0nSzhwglyXEIRCnag4sB5WQvEShF2HCHzmp7Ehb5fTabjDsrLqQjbS401Oypcg7wG4rUbdNxQB6iqFczxWM_UMEE7Iis0_nr0yQCM8v2-U5msRZhmEksjCSN2V77sw">Football players interacting with fans through la Vitre. Photo credit:&nbsp;<a href="https://lecafedugeek.fr/la-vitre-une-technologie-immersive-pour-etre-dans-les-vestiaires-de-lorange-velodrome/">La café du geek</a>&nbsp;<h2>Viva La Vitre</h2>In 2021, a long year and a half into the pandemic, la Vitre attended VivaTech for the first time. For the IT startup, the event would be a place to meet with people: to meet new customers, talk to existing clients about new features, and also meet other startups.&nbsp; &nbsp;“Because our solution has so many applications, we work with so many people – we’re an ecosystem,” said co-founder Romuald. “VivaTech is an amazing event and so vast that we can actually meet a lot of the players from so many different sectors in the same place. And it’s a place where our ecosystem can expand too!”&nbsp;And expand they did. During the 2021 edition, la Vitre met another startup, Fosfor, who had a similar solution, a human-sized screen, called the Crystalbox. Their screen allows content to be projected in 3D and is mostly used for pre-recorded videos for retail or events, unlike la Vitre’s real-time chatting solution.&nbsp; &nbsp;“We thought, why not put the two together? So we worked on that. We started the collaboration last March. We took our solution, la Vitre, and instead of putting it on a 2D screen, we put it in their holographic box. Now we can have live exchanges with the capacity of la Vitre, but you can see people in 3D,” Romuald elaborated. &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/h1GBhiLIgR-BniXS8IzgubAyqVHIGqT7RE-NnEInPtS-GW_p4L1WbnEWiE_BzCr_FREYosFdmnDwIX9t-OafL-1x8pI00eTS5u5L38VusDNR555ISLHbdaeS0WUwLuSPLXPcwKVCGCWix_BG4rBm9pkPysldBOdgieaZFKQ_LA9ykM5qeoFeiCFyGw">Fosfor’s 3D holographic box at VivaTech in 2021. Photo credit: VivaTech&nbsp;<h2>A solution bigger than its own stand</h2>The following edition, in June 2022, la Vitre came back for round two at VivaTech. But they didn’t come back alone. In addition to their own startup stand,&nbsp;their solution was also present on three other stands, where other businesses were using la Vitre for different purposes.&nbsp; &nbsp;La Vitre and Fosfor were now able to present their fused technology on their respective stands at VivaTech. But not too far away on another stand, you might have had your socks blown off by Magic Tech, a leadership conference exhibitor that uses technology and magic on stage to inspire crowds. They had la Vitre on their stand for multiple tech demonstrations. Lastly, another la Vitre customer used the solution to bring the engineers from their office to VivaTech in order to interact with the audience virtually.&nbsp; &nbsp;La Vitre can solve so many solutions with its technology, it’s no surprise it was all over the place at VivaTech last year! &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-K39EwzcRKq2ZZnqrBh45Uq5QNzJVrffKeAwrG1XEOazHeFwPisohnNnqXuh5QA4aCrSf2qFv87WM0hrfqKhnSK7ueIq8O19EyiIb3ocTaVteH-XNM-RwmBl-EcMy3CNHCS1pqx4g7e7m_K8_Eq2ky9hv0hsYCIYWsaA15H7EbeTJH41DhFNPiyksQ">Magic Tech presenting on the Discovery Stage using la Vitre. Photo credit: VivaTech&nbsp;<h2>A word to the wise</h2>One piece of advice the startup’s co-founder would give to first-timers at VivaTech?&nbsp;“First, make sure you bring enough people from your team. There are so many people passing by, you need to be able to talk to them all. Second, wear tennis shoes. It might sound silly, but it’s in the details. You won’t regret it. Thirdly, plan to have a team doing all the background stuff like marketing, communication, and taking photos. You won’t have enough time to do it all. Lastly, rest up beforehand! It’s a long 4 days, but you won’t be finished when it’s over. You will have so many leads to connect with afterwards that you will have a lot of work to do even after the event.” If you want to learn more about la Vitre’s solutions check out their website&nbsp;<a href="https://lavitre.fr/en-us">here</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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A solution bigger than its own stand: la Vitre’s VivaStory

Skills are the newest currency. It’s time to upgrade our CV and master a new skill this back-to-school season.

<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/4Wml_K6zszLTUD6FwjdBYOl4N-VJXXTpq4iMB_9RxZdD77l9Ap2TPKan6X4qRsw4QtNjC6oGiutkRyc-Xaqpps0OkFrzh5IqrWN9M_j0CAk4Q4dmgNdKi0WhwaPP-8k-HhpLTdhPv4ouLU-Kb1au4fo">It’s the beginning of September and that means getting back into the swing of a fall routine. While kids will be heading back to the classroom, excited to see their friends and start learning new subjects, many adults see the return from summer break as the end of their summertime freedom and work picking back up as more colleagues return from their holidays. The reality of the season change typically brings more stress into the workplace and leaves you wishing you had just&nbsp;one more day on the beach.While one more day on the beach would definitely be nice, what if we took this opportunity of changing seasons to learn something new? Learning new skills doesn’t have to end when we stop going to school. In a world where the future of work is changing rapidly, gaining new skills has become a way for people to make their CVs more attractive or advance in their current company – and also learn some pretty cool things (hello, new video-editing, website-coding, analytics-collecting master!).We got the scoop from a few industry experts at VivaTech this year to understand what the future of work might look like and discussed topics from upskilling and reskilling to hybrid work and the Great Resignation.&nbsp;Check out the most popular sessions about The Future of Work to learn some of the key developments and trends and discover why you should master a new skill this back-to-school season too! &nbsp;Trust us, these replays are worth the watch, but we’ve given you the TLDW in case:&nbsp;&nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/gJHLKAYbz4bBfy5UQq-popW5ae2RzcRCSmJqWsHap_OAv1-VX1KqLbl1EcGx08vV7XufEIi4YeY7p2p0PUgvsX4gT-skgSKruJus5_qk86-bVsDLGtc-EgrJFjfny6Zt6v1pjQU_wfV5tnPTILde8qE">Photo credit: VivaTech<h3><a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/onlinesession/c4c6c535-08c7-ec11-997e-a04a5e7d0d63">Staying Ahead: Skills for lifelong learning&nbsp;</a></h3>TLDW:&nbsp;“Get a good education, then work.” This traditional model is under strain. Advances in technology, longer career spans and the increasingly fast transformation of the job market all play a role. Technical skills are in high demand, but need to be updated often and some industries undergoing digitalization are trying to access pools of talent they did not traditionally need in their workforce. Since employers can’t hire all the skills they need, it’s up to them to empower their employees to start upskilling or reskilling so they can have an optimized workforce. &nbsp;Notable and quotable:&nbsp;“Companies have realized since the pandemic that skills are becoming harder to find and they need to retrain their workers. But what is even more interesting is that the individual is taking it into their own hands to increase their employability. Learning platforms have changed from B2B to B2C because individuals are taking the initiative to start learning on their own.”&nbsp;–&nbsp;Marie-Christine Levet, Partner at Educapital“About 70% of our lifelong learning doesn’t come from formal training. It comes from our colleagues, our mentors. It doesn’t have to be something very formal. Learning is a fun journey. It’s important for people to have a fun experience with learning as well as useful.”&nbsp;–&nbsp;Francesca Borgonovi, Head of Skills Analysis at OECD &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/xnLbgGrIs1RZh5aFjYR04zSHVmJa4d3K7ipgSoCab1A2XctQwW-LdoPjLknTDAnBooqKLWtLxb9JxtNp-ns7yP1GLgq3Lwbs04lVGI0A-qOIKtsSfObhcLxKAkPlzy4fZegnx0aQIWuxDzwbsduADyw">Photo credit: VivaTech<h3><a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/onlinesession/e6d939da-83c5-ec11-997e-a04a5e7d0d63">Work(place) revolution: What needs to change?</a></h3>TLDW:&nbsp;The world of work is in flux. The pandemic accelerated a transition to hybrid and often untested models of work that will have far-reaching implications in everything from hiring policies to management practices. At the same time, many economies, particularly when it comes to the tech sector, are under pressure to attract qualified workers. Our panelists noted the importance of trust between employers and employees, ensuring that work gets done, but allowing more flexibility for workers to be human.&nbsp; &nbsp;Notable and quotable:“As a hybrid organization, we make sure to put the employees first – empower the employees to decide on what’s best for how they want to work, when they want to work and where they want to work. It’s not about “today we are at the office,” it’s each employee choosing what they want to do. Each manager decides which hybrid structure is best for their team.”&nbsp;–&nbsp;Caroline Leroy, Chief People and Fulfillment Officer at Payfit“We have to manage by performance vs. attendance. Before it was making sure people show up, but that’s not an effective way to manage. If you manage based on results, it becomes easier to gauge. I personally don’t care what you do during the week as long as by Friday all your work is done. I take a break every afternoon to walk my dogs, some people pick up their kids. As long as the work gets done, that is all that matters. And this comes down to hiring top talent too, they have more leverage than before. If you want to hire someone who wants to work from home 3-4 days a week, you’re going to need to be flexible if you want that person.”&nbsp;–&nbsp;Guillaume Vives, COO of Klaxoon &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/hEALFZTcwJRM39Nl8Cnn1-N3HOi3Wo_14EkNWbeBM-IXoRaRF5naLdLzGP5z_CxQ7mgUozSIR52KTFNju9LeK70-U8iDR1tp4SvCvhOHOcYGE5bqjMz-cjJ2cavzRp_kyhIB0grGQsM8Yg4jpy7DVX0">Photo credit: VivaTech<h3><a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/onlinesession/43dec33e-a1da-ec11-b656-a04a5e7d2a9d">Fireside chat with Ryan Roslansky, CEO of LinkedIn</a></h3>TLDW: LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky chats about the lessons learned from leading through the pandemic and unique insights into the Great Reshuffle and its impact on the marketing and advertising industry. For him, the pandemic has made companies and individuals think about their core values. There is a lot of movement in companies and with talent because people are deciding what they want to do with their lives and companies are deciding how they want to operate moving forward. Which is the Great Reshuffle of Employees.&nbsp;Notable and quotable:“The younger the generation, the more job shifting we see. Gen Z is off the chart with how frequent they are moving jobs. They see that changing jobs is not only okay, but it’s actually how the world should work. It’s normal to see them changing full-time jobs but also having 2-3 side hustles. So it’s interesting to see where that generation is going, but I think that it’s going to be the new norm moving forward.”“Whether it’s due to Covid, or the digital transformation, or a fourth industrial revolution, skills are critical and are becoming the new currency of the future of how the world is going to work. That’s why we think LinkedIn Learning is such an important tool, because professionals anywhere can upskill themselves and learn across thousands of courses and topics.” &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/lECks4TXu0P56wOwNu0x1M6nU6VtNc_6itlXybH4J4z_TN5jwFj0z42AVT_LFr7DgcBezNsKwJqpt9MNtwmO1ckfjEoH0nJBMft5e5TbOEndrQ3XDd8rxQYnJ0vzzeb92mTrp8tif1EcpqKu9I7dPas">Photo credit: VivaTech<h3><a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/session/71707009-e9e0-ec11-b656-a04a5e7d2a9d">How to find the best people and keep them</a></h3>TLDW:&nbsp;The past two years have been like no other for both businesses and employees. The power has shifted from organizations to the people. Employees are starting to ask a lot of questions like: What kind of job do I really want to do? Where do I want to be in my career? Who do I want to be? And they have the upper hand because they are choosing when to leave a job or accept a new job. In order to attain top talent, companies need to understand what employees are looking for, whether it be flexibility, more support from management, or even compensation.&nbsp; &nbsp;Notable and quotable:“Companies that want to keep top talent need to upgrade their corporate culture. Businesses need to make shifts and be aware of mental health, well-being, diversity and inclusion, etc. It’s important to step back, look at your employee value proposition and think, what are we offering, what is in it for the employee, not just the employer.”&nbsp;“Managing skills can be taught easily, managing workload, distributing projects, time lines, but what we are doing is upskilling managers to become leaders, not just managers. They become someone who their team members can come to, to problem solve with, etc.”– Michelle Nettles, Global Chief People and Culture Officer at ManpowerGroup &nbsp;<h2>Become a master</h2>We don’t know about you, but that convinced us that we need to start gaining some serious skills. If you want to start your learning journey already we have plenty of replays for you to learn about new topics from blockchain to healthtech. See what you missed during VivaTech through our main topic replays available on our digital platform. Or&nbsp;<a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/partners?searchtext=&amp;secteurdactivit=hrtrainingeducation&amp;page=2&amp;%24pagegroup=startups">check out our list</a>&nbsp;of startups that are helping the upskilling revolution for corporations and individuals. &nbsp;Our favorite topic replays:&nbsp;<ul><li><a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/eventtheme/0edc56e2-43c5-ec11-997e-a04a5e7d0d63">Blockchain, NFT, Crypto, &amp; Web3</a></li><li><a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/eventtheme/5dd7efd0-42c5-ec11-997e-a04a5e7d0d63">Healthcare &amp; Well-being</a></li><li><a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/eventtheme/5cd7efd0-42c5-ec11-997e-a04a5e7d0d63">Deeptech &amp; AI</a></li><li><a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/eventtheme/64d7efd0-42c5-ec11-997e-a04a5e7d0d63">Tech for Society</a></li><li><a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/eventtheme/5bd7efd0-42c5-ec11-997e-a04a5e7d0d63">Cloud, Cybersecurity &amp; Data Management</a></li></ul>

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The Future of Work; Why Adults Should Learn a Thing or Two This School Year

<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/aGNONaPDem8E7bpSPkJOyPdpBH8TFTlm3hy65M9CFNN9bXUdDIHvsbNXb-uO0dI8nLa73rDp-mcyP96sOMiMNPPFAct7Za-igCCAF5SiBh8bTsFg0pGxJ8aeW1d6c6clwWZI7Nid-_b79lFqD3U1DxofjllHm_eHb7N4P-OQYCc1kwl0HqJ4Fqst">Ruben Hallali, CEO of HD Rain. Photo Credit: VivaTech&nbsp;Since VivaTech’s beginnings, we have acted as a powerful global catalyst for digital transformation and startup growth. And the core of these happenings occur when the right people meet at the right time, allowing conversations to start, ideas to be born and partnerships to be made. From our very first edition, we have been a facilitator for these encounters, yet many stories of what VivaTech has brought to startups, investors, exhibitors and partners alike go unnoticed. Luckily, in the search for some inspiring VivaStories, we found a few pearls this year at VivaTech! &nbsp;Company:&nbsp;HD RainSector: Environmental servicesHQ: Paris, FranceYear founded:&nbsp;2018Who we interviewed: Ruben Hallali, CEO and co-founder &nbsp;<h2>The startup story</h2>Six years ago, Ruben Hallali and one of his fellow PhD classmates attended the very first edition of Viva Technology in Paris. Little did they know that this event would be a springboard for their careers and in just a few years' time they would have founded an environmental service startup called HD Rain, raised over 2 million euros in funding, expanded their services to five different countries, and grown their team to 17 employees. What a difference a few years make! But let’s step back and see how it all started.&nbsp; &nbsp;In 2016, Hallali was completing his doctorate degree in Atmospheric Sciences and had an idea for precisely measuring weather and forecasts. While attending VivaTech he and one of the other founders pitched the idea in front of David Kenny, former CEO of The Weather Company, who was a speaker at the event that year. Kenny thought it was a good concept and even gave them a challenge: “Now, next year if I'm back, I want you to develop something and I'll see where you’re at.” Ruben and his co-founders took on the challenge and at the following edition of VivaTech, they were back with the first prototype, and&nbsp;the decision was made to launch a startup with this idea. &nbsp;HD Rain was born. The startup combines AI and meteorological expertise to bring its clients the best and most accurate weather data. They deliver high-precision weather measurements and forecasts through small sensors that can analyze rain through satellite antennas. Their low-cost solution helps companies with weather-sensitive economic activities (such as agriculture or insurance firms). This is especially pivotal for the&nbsp;80% of countries around the world that currently have no means of measuring weather correctly. &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Q5BBwVs2aZ7_55mstUwwUI7OkN-9550biFXWZ8oXwMVqYgY2K8WvDHwFyuWwZGZCBdWU9lXoIPViC8ACl8SH_kxe6cKWRGAhbba-jQFCYn8KUeSMi0mfv0iB70rsyP5gmTJdPogHhACTyJhNFHHncDHJa2tzm5VF_OhvtzYPY1jW83kgeA8Uj1zIaA">HD Rain’s satellite technology. Photo credit: HD Rain&nbsp;<h2>Getting down to business&nbsp;</h2>Since their official founding in 2018, HD Rain has been back to several VivaTech editions, and they haven’t walked away empty-handed each time.&nbsp; &nbsp;In 2019, the startup applied for the Digital In Pulse program, a contest sponsored by Huawei that supports French startups. Two winners per city benefit from a grant and get support from the Chinese ecosystem and the DIP Alumni network. “We were selected to participate and actually won in Paris. It was the first time Digital In Pulse was at VivaTech.” Thanks to their participation in the contest, they were able to make many connections and gain a lot of visibility. “We signed our first contract right after that,” said Hallali.&nbsp; &nbsp;But it wasn’t the last, after having pitched their solution at VivaTech in front of a team from Allianz, the German insurance company, they were able to meet several people from the Allianz Climate team. “This connection made it to an actual subscription to our product soon after.” &nbsp;<h2>And they keep coming back</h2>Each year, HD Rain prioritizes their participation at VivaTech because it actually makes the rest of the year easier. For Ruben, “the biggest thing that brings us back every year is the quality of the exchanges we have here. During two or three days of the event, we get around 50 to 60% of our leads for the next year.” &nbsp;And it seems like they have learned a thing or two from their past participation. This year they came with 10 team members, each with a different objective so that they could really maximize their time during the 3 B2B days. &nbsp;“This year we brought 10 people from the team, each with a separate goal: to prospect or pitch to potential customers, investors and talents. We are actually looking to hire again this year because one of the things we obtained with VivaTech last year was to do some recruitment.&nbsp;We hired a key profile&nbsp;that we met during the event and met with many people interested in joining the company. So this year we have the same objective.” &nbsp;One piece of advice the startup’s CEO would give to first-timers at VivaTech?&nbsp;“You have to make as many connections as possible during the three days,” said Hallali. “Don't underestimate the quality of the sessions either. You are not going to waste your time if you assist a session because the speakers are often available at the end of sessions. That's how we started HD Rain. During the first edition, we talked with a very important speaker from the meteorological industry and we decided to create our startup.” &nbsp;From an innovative concept to startup to a successful business, HD Rain has grown alongside VivaTech. We love hearing stories like this one, and especially support this type of initiative given the current climate emergency in which we find ourselves. We can’t wait to see what is in the forecast for this environmental service startup over the next few years – and wish them nothing but fair weather. Learn more about HD Rain’s real-time weather data applications&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hd-rain.com/">here</a>. &nbsp;

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We signed our first contract right after VivaTech – HD Rain’s VivaStory

A chat with Ellen Dunham-Jones, Sampo Hietanen, Lawrence Leuschner, Oren Ezer, and Alexander D’Orsogna on the current mobility landscape.

<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PxHUd9ZHpfz4QIOLjovIN4nrrLHhaSanvLRRGPEcdhzf7WYzcTLATpmgkkQdT6k_reL5Why_5rGK7uWtX38FyH_xesMm5xKrnRJ1LzXBxl38ansV1u5qwTrqFTvlt7hclINMuUTO3epaSKCmdYRJDCBwRKUrnQOS_zA2NkIQT4sBFxSoZZZ8FCt1ig">Busy city street intersection. Photo credit: Deva Darshan &nbsp;The pandemic has caused a paradigm shift in the way people move. New work habits and a preference for proximity have increased the popularity of electric and micro-mobility solutions in cities around the world. This shift has caused professionals and consumers alike to start asking: What will tomorrow's urban landscapes look like? And what are the implications in terms of mobility? We sat down with a panel of mobility experts during VivaTech to discuss the evolving mobility trends and how urbanists and service providers can work together to achieve efficient and green urban mobility.&nbsp; &nbsp;The discussion started off with an introduction to urban mobility with&nbsp;<a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/speaker/ba4d82e0-3ba4-ec11-a99b-a04a5e7d3e1c">Ellen Dunham-Jones</a>, Professor and Director of the MS in Urban Design at the Georgia Institute of Technology and was followed by a panel made up of&nbsp;<a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/speaker/b0111a41-f79e-ec11-a22a-a04a5e7cd2d9">Sampo Hietanen</a>, founder and CEO of MAAS Global;&nbsp;<a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/speaker/c001cc35-d9bb-ec11-997e-a04a5e7cf9dc">Lawrence Leuschner</a>, CEO and Co-founder of Tier Mobility;&nbsp;<a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/speaker/a72472b4-6ca0-ec11-a22a-a04a5e7cd2d9">Oren Ezer</a>, CEO of Electreon;&nbsp; and&nbsp;<a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/speaker/aa79f446-c8eb-ec11-b47a-281878354003">Alexander D’Orsogna</a>, Head of Business Development at Volocopter. &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/A9Ttfgfd0FPwgbO-2HH57bQL5_iwStbZ89Js8bIqx6aGGKjfv7wIuaKoewTlu-Lg2QGb0ETCnFKC4Jr6KRd1ro4wuAz_-ECnfKkq0vAe0ZRH7QFt2h9NB8x_bvqlZ6SYGs57w2r4pY5h-Sq3Mj1Xe5U">Panel discussion with Hietanen, Leuschner, Ezer, and D’Orsogna. Photo credit: VivaTech&nbsp;<h2>Back to our routes&nbsp;</h2>When it comes to changing how we move and what the future holds for the mobility industry, our experts invited us to look back at how our cities have evolved into their present-day set up. Up until the invention of the automobile, cities and towns were built mainly around town halls, religious buildings, and gathering places. But over the decades following the marvelous invention of the car, cities have evolved to include more and more space for vehicles and less space for pedestrians and bike-users. And our public actions have changed in reaction to these spaces as well. “People are no longer the friendly neighbor type; we are now competitors on the road, battling for road space and for parking space,” stated Dunham. &nbsp;What used to be a pleasant stroll down the road, has now become a stressful and tiresome drive. As Leuschner put it, driving in a city is not safe, it’s loud, it’s not joyful, you are always in traffic jams, and it's 10x more polluting than a bike. “We are trying to emphasize the idea that using a car in a city is pointless. Obviously in the countryside it is different, and even necessary, but for cities, there are better options. Driving a two-wheeler is much more practical.” &nbsp;So this begs the question, why do we still use cars in cities? With a plethora of public transportation and ever more popular micro-mobility options, it seems the “need” for a car within a city should be dwindling. &nbsp;Hietanen weighed in to talk about this dependence on cars. “Everywhere I go, all these cities want to reinvent the city, less cars, make it better for the environment, more sustainable, etc. But no one dares to ask the question ‘What would it take, for all of you, to give up your personal car?’ Is there something better? The car has dominated the market for 100 years because it’s not just a car, it’s a symbol of freedom. Your personal freedom. Being able to go anywhere, anytime, on a whim. So if we aren’t trying to tackle this or find a solution, we’re just kind of skirting around the real problem. And this is the biggest problem to solve for our cities, for our economic growth, for sustainability.” &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/0EH4bGmVZ5P1X5r48Gy6nlzeJc2nbF-LxR5I4GKU89ntmRzYc10nK1XU7laT7YPCObTAWbByHznC5d3dB9A_F5TmBigir9W_s8v3FGQGJGGy3ONv5F5UpOJVxrKecXrjjB8V2Xc7otX6SGP18C3xkjg">Making space for grass in urban areas. Photo credit: Caio&nbsp;<h2>Human-centered cities</h2>So, if leaving car-centered cities behind is the goal, what needs to change? Or even further, what do people want from a more human-centric city? Less asphalt, more green spaces. Less overbearing structures for transportation, more open air. Less pollution, more sustainable transport options. Basically, a return to a more local way of life, with more nature involved in our very urbanized environments. &nbsp;Our panelists mentioned the idea of the 15-minute city, a concept that the Paris mayor, Anne Hidalgo, popularized. The concept is based on the idea that most daily necessities should be accomplished by either walking or cycling from residents' homes – gone would be the days of long commutes to get to shopping centers or doctors offices on the other side of town.&nbsp;While the concept is a great idea, its implementation in different parts of the world is easier said than done. Restructuring cities overnight is quite impossible and many solutions need governmental support or approval. But our mobility experts don’t think we’re doomed to stay where we are. In fact, city structure changes might start with our four panelists and their companies themselves. &nbsp;<h2>Visions for an interconnected future</h2>Our panel members are all part of the mobility industry, yet they each have their own solutions to propose for its future. Let’s dive into their ideas. &nbsp;<h3>The micro-mobility revolution</h3>Leuschner’s company, Tier Mobility, is Europe's leading shared micro-mobility provider, and has a mission to Change Mobility for Good. With his goal to give city space back to the people, Leuschner believes that it all starts with finding an alternative to cars.&nbsp; &nbsp;“We believe that micro-mobility will be a catalyst for completely disrupting the cities. At the end of the day, people are selfish, and want to go from A to B whenever they want. So we want to play a part in that by offering bikes, scooters, etc. which are more economical, more sustainable, and more joyful than a car and in the end leads to more people-centric cities.” &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/A6GkR9ZN_RogPu6PHkT9I74kf3X-5MKvD69PecHwAcBgCb1hOYp9HxCSG_Lbzf9jncbWoGEkQMRmYlYqu0VNirEXW2uV6a64-jXAC9bNDhMhuwOwE5WK8_ObNgEClgT6ogCPP0kU_LcbqLXfMBuJ-ag">Photo credit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.tier.app/en/">Tier Mobility</a> &nbsp;<h3>An all-in-one ecosystem</h3>Not quite a believer that the car should be scrapped all-togather, Hietanen has included cars in his business model, but goes far beyond personal car ownership. MAAS Global Ltd. is creating the world’s first mobility ecosystem. A single app that allows people to travel as much as they like with a flat fee, or pay-as-you-go, with buses, trains, taxis, bikes, cars and more.&nbsp; &nbsp;“People are lazy and we are individualists. So we need to offer solutions that do not jeopardize your personal freedom. Right now in Europe, there are 70 million EU citizens looking for an alternative to car ownership today. And I think that we as an industry suck if we cannot provide that to them.” &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/oxPS7ZYx9jJ4j8ZTop5bgGt_dRFvV6T_OApUhxqOzx-m6fNJjh4I_kcokCmvZu0M-xXD1rvSzEyJ2AvrVTBw_Wr3NJRFINWwz78qLmClIcgZAV1BTsN_U6iFG0f2zCcowihCQcisJCtIpXoysh0Wvy8">Photo credit:&nbsp;<a href="https://whimapp.com/">Whim</a> &nbsp;<h3>Roads that charge as you go</h3>With electrical vehicles becoming more and more popular, whether for personal use or for public transport like buses or trams, Ezer’s company Electreon is creating an ingenious solution for charging these vehicles. Their wireless charging technology enables any electric vehicle to charge whilst driving or stationary on Electreon’s Electric Road Systems, which are simply installed beneath the road’s surface. &nbsp;“We need to have more dedicated bus and public transport lanes in cities, and there needs to be better infrastructure for charging. Everyone plans on charging their vehicles overnight, but the electrical grid will become overwhelmed. So we need solutions that offer charging capabilities during the day as well.” &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/ICzNPiZzOLLOsnBKoXGXN40HLVW4yCV7I31q8TIDNLn5ZBfUO7UaTagx7GA2N1p8kkNrftw_UBlIAg4KZCciRIso4Gs0hb9j8YSBUjeV_Wv2oZ0WVpudz-r8efuITsuS8OGrravm2tjv72myE_D9prw">Photo credit:&nbsp;<a href="https://electreon.com/">Electreon</a> &nbsp;<h3>Passenger Drones</h3>In a completely other ballpark for the future of mobility solutions, we have Volocopter, where D’Orsogna is hoping to get city-dwellers off the streets completely. Volocopter’s family of eVTOL aircraft are building the foundations to offer passengers and goods swift, secure, and emission-free connections to their destinations. &nbsp;“What we are doing with our eVTOLs is focusing on flying over city centers to bring people from point A to point B in a fast, sustainable, clean environment.” &nbsp;D’Orsogna also stated that Volocopter is planning on having their passenger drone services in place in Paris before the 2024 Olympic Games.&nbsp; &nbsp;<img class="image_resized" style="width:75%;" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/eqcJL84X-9K5TfV0YrbGhM6hf3SUYDi5gl4f7vc6Zdu8qBRA8QbPKPuQm3ErYe9tObCotpNZKir-Y91rlewRrcV8QA9cZyT4k740NfZl8Gofo_soK3yCYkdKxkTxWwm4Yt5h4gwA4rLqiHgrZMpUlBk"><a href="https://www.volocopter.com/">Volocopter</a>. Photo credit: VivaTech &nbsp;<h2>United in the revolution</h2>What’s certain is that there are many solutions out there and a plethora of people trying to make this urban mobility revolution possible. From our panelists on the stage to startups that exhibit on the VivaTech floor and beyond, urban mobility is starting to change for the better. &nbsp;Yet what can we do as consumers to help this revolution? “It begins with asking yourself, how can I contribute to a net zero city,” Leuschner said.&nbsp;“Be vocal in your local communities and advocate for creating more space for micro-mobility. Ask, how can I engage my friends to challenge what we believe and how we move in cities to create a more sustainable world. Be thought leaders in your community.” &nbsp;If you want to watch the full session, you can watch the replay on our Digital Platform&nbsp;<a href="https://app.vivatechnology.com/onlinesession/6c4f1c81-bdc7-ec11-997e-a04a5e7d0d63">here</a>! &nbsp;

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Session Digest: Urban Mobility Reimagined

<figure class="image image-style-align-center image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/cdn.vivatechnology.com/vt-prd/medias/pexels_mike_b_110844_10ecdec828/pexels_mike_b_110844_10ecdec828.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Prices for the silvery white metal – critical to batteries powering the world’s growing fleet of electric vehicles – have&nbsp;<a href="https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/lithium">surged more than fivefold</a> in the past year, to record levels. While that’s a cost headache for car makers, it’s good news for startups working to recover the materials from spent lithium-ion batteries.“It’s definitely the time for recycling of lithium-ion batteries,” said Vikrant Singh, chief technology officer and co-founder of<a href="https://batxenergies.com/">&nbsp;BatX Energies</a>, an Indian startup that extracts lithium, cobalt and other materials from spent batteries, and which presented its technology at VivaTech 2022. “Pricing for these materials is increasing, so it’s a very, very highly profitable business.”While lithium has been notoriously unprofitable to recover from scrap, the price surge has made the metal the<a href="https://circularenergystorage.com/articles/2022/2/25/there-is-no-such-thing-as-status-que-in-battery-reuse-and-recycling">&nbsp;most valuable element</a> in most lithium-ion battery chemistries, according to researcher<a href="https://circularenergystorage.com/">&nbsp;Circular Energy Storage</a>. Until recently, prices for scrap Li-ion batteries were mostly set based on the cobalt and nickel content.Global sales of electric vehicles<a href="https://www.ev-volumes.com/">&nbsp;more than doubled</a> last year, driving demand for the lithium, cobalt and nickel used to make their batteries. More than 70 countries have set targets for net-zero emissions for 2050, which the International Energy Agency says will require “nothing short of the complete transformation of the global energy system.”Total corporate funding for battery storage companies rose to $17 billion in 2021 from $6.6 billion a year earlier, according to<a href="https://mercomcapital.com/product/2021-q4-annual-funding-ma-report-storage-grid-efficiency/">&nbsp;Mercom Capital Group</a>. Venture-capital funding for the sector rose to $8.8 billion from $1.6 billion, with most of that money going to lithium-ion battery technology companies.“Lithium-ion battery demand is growing at its fastest-ever rate and is on course for 50% year-on-year growth,” Simon Moores, CEO of price reporting agency<a href="https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/">&nbsp;Benchmark Mineral Intelligence</a>, said in a June 23<a href="https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/membership/the-energy-storage-revolution-has-arrived-but-who-will-have-dominion-over-the-megatrend-of-our-times/">&nbsp;commentary</a>. “Waiting times for EVs are lengthening, a lithium ion battery shortage is hitting many automakers, and, most crucially, key raw material prices are at all time highs.”Costly raw materials are great for recycling, prompting companies to put in more effort and investment to make sure valuables aren’t left behind, according to Circular Energy Storage. The market researcher says there was a “huge spike’’ in investment and announcements of new recycling capacity in 2021.Lithium currently accounts for 18% of the raw-material costs in a lithium-ion battery, ahead of nickel with about 14% and cobalt with 12%,<a href="https://twitter.com/sdmoores/status/1540002152407597056/photo/1">&nbsp;data</a> from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence shows. About 800 grams of lithium carbonate is required per kWh in a<a href="https://www.savannahresources.com/lithium/lithium-market-dynamics/">&nbsp;lithium-ion battery</a>, according to mining company<a href="https://www.savannahresources.com/">&nbsp;Savannah Resources</a>, equivalent to about 150 grams of pure lithium. That would mean a 100 kWh battery contains more than $1,000 worth of lithium at today’s prices.Beyond profitability, the environmental impact of mining battery metals makes recycling critical, said Singh at BatX. “Lithium mining is a water-exhausting activity, cobalt is a very harmful activity in terms of pollution, so it’s our responsibility to create a circular economy by recycling lithium-ion batteries,” the CTO said.The<a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2020.578044/full">&nbsp;main methods</a> to recycle batteries either use chemicals to leach out the valuable materials, with recovery rates for lithium and cobalt of more than 99%, or high-temperature smelting, which recovers copper, cobalt, nickel, and turns lithium<a href="https://encyclopedia.pub/entry/21629">&nbsp;into slag</a>. New recycling methods are exploring direct physical recycling of battery components.The European Union has<a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/">&nbsp;proposed regulation</a> that targets recycling recovery rates for Li-ion batteries of 95% for cobalt and 70% for lithium by 2030, while China has continued to strengthen its rules for battery recycling.The outlook for mandated recycling efficiency and material-recover rates has focused the attention of battery makers, as well as the commodity giants.<a href="https://www.glencore.com/">&nbsp;Glencore</a> set up a partnership with Canadian recycler<a href="https://li-cycle.com/">&nbsp;Li-Cycle</a>,&nbsp;U.S. startup<a href="https://ascendelements.com/">&nbsp;Ascend Elements</a> in March<a href="https://ascendelements.com/sk-battery-america/">&nbsp;agreed to recycle</a> battery manufacturing scrap for<a href="https://claycorp.com/project/sk-battery-america-inc">&nbsp;SK Battery America</a>, while Li-Cycle in April announced an<a href="https://li-cycle.com/press-releases/li-cycle-completes-commercial-agreements-with-lg-chem-and-lg-energy-solution/">&nbsp;agreement</a> with<a href="https://www.lgensol.com/en/index">&nbsp;LG Energy Solutions</a> to do the same.Carmaker&nbsp;<a href="https://www.toyota.com/">Toyota</a> in June announced a collaboration with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/">Redwood Materials</a> for the recycling of hybrid electric vehicle batteries, and to investigate how to incorporate recycling into Toyota’s battery production in North America.<a href="https://rechargebatteries.org/sustainable-batteries/">Recharge</a>, the European industry association for advanced rechargeable and lithium batteries, has cautioned against making requirements for recycled content too strict for European battery makers, saying that will hurt EU plans to set up local production of power cells for the automotive industry.Battery waste “has reached significant volumes in Asia, making it easier for Asian companies to access recycled battery materials,’’ said Kinga Timaru-Kast, Recharge’s director for public affairs. “Volumes of available secondary raw materials in Europe are low, and a too ambitious recycled content obligation would jeopardize the competitiveness of European batteries.”Right now, one obstacle recyclers may face is a shortage of used batteries. With expected lifetimes for an electric car battery of ten to 15 years, and the possibility of reusing vehicle batteries for energy storage, recycling will ramp up as the decade progresses, according to McKinsey. Independent recyclers may face a scramble for feedstock in coming years, with availability of end-of-life batteries still limited by the end of the decade, Wood Mackenzie analyst Max Reid<a href="https://www.woodmac.com/press-releases/li-ion-battery-recycling-not-expected-to-take-off-before-2030/">&nbsp;predicts</a>Last year, about 210,000 tons of lithium-ion batteries were available for recycling around the world, and 820,000 tons will be recycled in 2030, Circular Energy Storage estimates.Recycling could account for 15% to 25% of the metal requirements to produce Li-ion batteries by the end of the decade, according to a report by<a href="http://www.avicenne.com/pdf/The%20Rechargeable%20Battery%20Market%20and%20Main%20Trends%202020%20%E2%80%93%202030%20C%20Pillot%20Presentation%20at%20BATTERIES%202021%20Lyon%20France%20September%202021.pdf">&nbsp;Avicenne Energy</a>. McKinsey is a little less optimistic, saying lithium recycling could reach around 6% of total supply by 2030, and Wood Mackenzie analyst Max Reid says recycling won’t take off before 2030.“In the next 10 to 15 years, a recycled content obligation will steepen EU dependency on third country secondary raw materials,” Timaru-Kast at Recharge said. “Too early high recycled content targets might bring shortages of battery raw materials in the EU.”Yet another challenge includes the variety in designs and chemistry used for lithium-ion batteries. Most Li-ion batteries are not designed to be easily disassembled, and damaged batteries can trigger fires or explosions.Singh at BatX expects it’ll be another two to three years to start seeing sufficient amounts of electric vehicle scrap. The startup, which is working with companies including Samsung C&amp;T and<a href="https://heroelectric.in/">&nbsp;Hero Electric</a>, will use the time to fine-tune its technology, expand a battery-collection system in India and raise funding for plant expansion, according to the CTO.“It’s the right time to start, because it will take some time to make it to perfection in terms of circularity and extraction of materials,” Singh said. “We want to preserve these metals for future generations.”&nbsp;<figure class="image image-style-align-center image_resized" style="width:75%;"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/cdn.vivatechnology.com/vt-prd/medias/Lab_India_de3115f651/Lab_India_de3115f651.jpg"></figure>BatX's stand at VivaTech 2022. Photo credit: VivaTech&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Electrification: High-flying prices for battery metals creates opportunity for recyclers

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