Hui Du, Co-Founder & CTO of Ampcera

In this episode we speak with Hui Du, Co-Founder and CTO of Ampcera, about building next generation battery technology and scaling battery innovation in the US. Hui shares his journey from rural China into engineering, entrepreneurship, and clean tech leadership. He reflects on how early leadership experience, a strong technical foundation, and hard moments in his career shaped his path into founding companies.The conversation explores solid state battery technology, why battery supply chains matter for national security, and how better batteries support EV adoption, robotics, data centres, and future energy systems. Hui also explains why Ampcera focuses on practical progress, strong partnerships, and technologies that fit into existing manufacturing routes.He also shares lessons on hiring, integrity, mentorship, and why young engineers should build strong STEM foundations while staying open to wide career paths across technology and industry.The Techne Connect Podcast 🎧Thank you for listening to Techne Connect! This podcast takes you inside the companies and conversations shaping the future of engineering.From space and defence to robotics, AI, clean energy, advanced manufacturing and next-generation mobility, each episode features the founders, engineers and technology leaders building tomorrow's world.Through candid discussions on innovation, leadership, product development and career journeys, the podcast uncovers the ideas, challenges and breakthroughs driving the world's fastest-moving industries. Whether you're an engineer, founder, investor or simply fascinated by emerging technology.Techne Connect offers a front-row seat to the people creating what's next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.