Dr Shoko is a former Research Scientist in lithium-ion batteries and other renewable energy technologies (scientific publications with 800 citations and H-index of 12). Since producing the first African battery strategy for the African Union in 2019, he has specialized in the African battery value chain, carrying out several studies, with a personal commitment to catalyse local industrialisation across the continent.  His broad skills from his previous industrial career (managing large capital projects from concept to commissioning) and entrepreneurial career (identifying entrepreneurial opportunities and performing techno-economic due diligences) are a valuable asset for feasibility studies across the battery value chain.