Vali's Cromme meets Dr. Ulrich Ehmes

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Ulrich Ehmes, CEO of theion, to ESMT Berlin for a Vali Berlin Executive Dialogue.
Most breakthrough technologies don’t fail in the lab, they fail when it comes to scaling. Turning innovation into real-world production is where complexity, capital, and execution collide.
Dr. Ehmes has spent his career exactly at that intersection. From leading large-scale precision manufacturing at Leica to scaling battery production across Europe, he brings a rare perspective: how to take deep tech out of the prototype phase and into industrial reality.
Today, at theion, he is building the next-generation battery technology that aims to fundamentally change how energy is stored and produced, with implications for mobility, industry, and the energy transition at large.
In this conversation, we will go beyond vision and into execution: what it actually takes to build and scale a deep-tech company, why industrialization is the hardest part of innovation, and how founders can navigate the gap between breakthrough and impact.
We look forward to seeing you there.