Hear 35+ Talks Directly from Top Battery Technologists at
Leading OEMs and Battery Developers
Zero Pressure Solid-State Chemistry
Kimberly Branson, Vice President, Business Development, Sales & Marketing, Adden Energy Inc.
From Chemistry to Commerce: Next-Generation Battery Systems for Transit and Commercial-Vehicle Applications
John Warner, DM, Chief Customer Officer, American Battery Solutions
Battery Intelligence in the Context of Electric Aviation
Shashank Sripad, PhD, Co-Founder & CTO, And Battery Aero
GEN4 Solid-State Lithium-Metal Batteries: Performance and Safety Qualifications
Sarah Degras, Polymer Designer, R&D, Blue Solutions Canada, Inc.
Charging Forward: Batteries at the Center of a Shifting World
Christina Lampe-Önnerud, PhD, Founder and CEO, Cadenza Innovation
Same Road, New Rules: EV, ICE, and the Race to Redefine Automotive Value
Christina Lampe-Önnerud, PhD, Founder and CEO, Cadenza Innovation
Agent for Battery Accelerated Design
Wenming Zhao, PhD, Senior Project Team Leader, Engineering Product Development, Caterpillar Inc.
Electrochemical Considerations for Hybrid Batteries in Heavy-Duty Trucks
Jordan Loos, Senior Specialist, Battery Integration, Cummins Battery Systems North America
Optimizing BESS Batteries
Mei Cai, PhD, Senior Director, Battery Engineering, Fluence
Ford's Universal Electric Vehicle Battery Pack
Anil Paryani, Executive Engineering Director, Advanced EV Program, Ford Motor Company
USABC Battery Development Program Overview
Matt Denlinger, Battery Research Engineer, Energy Storage Research, Ford Motor Company
Electrifying the (Almost) Impossible: Battery System Architecture Development to Unlock Zero-Emission Mining
Allan Paterson, PhD, Head, Battery Development, Fortescue ZERO
How GM Is Driving Battery Development and Enabling an All-EV Future
Kurt Kelty, Vice President, Battery, Propulsion, and Sustainability, General Motors
Advancing Battery Circularity: Maximizing EV Battery Value
Melissa Flaherty, Director EV Battery Lifecycle & Aftersales Strategy, General Motors
Decoding Hysteresis in LFP Batteries: Experimental Insights and Implications for Accurate State Estimation
Raman Nain, Senior Software Engineer Battery State Estimation, High Voltage, General Motors
Delivering EV Range and Value through Innovation
Andy Oury, Battery Engineer and Business Planning Manager, General Motors
Calendar Aging in Silicon-Rich Li-ion Batteries: Mechanisms and Mitigation
Xingcheng Xiao, PhD, Tech Fellow, Battery R&D, General Motors
Battery Storage across Grid and Off-Grid Systems: Stability and Energy Security
John Glassmire, Vice President of Digital Enablement and Transformation, Hitachi Energy
Development of in situ Status Diagnostic Indicator and Abnormal Detection Technology for Electric Vehicle Batteries Using Swelling Sensor Signals
Jaeyoung Lim, PhD, Senior Research Engineer, CV Virtual Development Team, Hyundai Motor Company
The Cost and Payoff of Safety in ESS: A TechnoEconomic Analysis (TEA) of the Cost Implications of Providing a Safer Battery Cell for a Battery Energy Storage System
Sam Jaffe, Vice President, Business Development and Product, Mana Battery
Battery SoX Intelligence: Millivolts Unlocking Gigawatt-hours
Kandler Smith, PhD, Moment Energy
Safety and Manufacturability of Semi-Solid-State Li-Metal Batteries with Ultra-Thin Anode
Alex Kosyakov, Co-Founder & CEO, Natrion Inc.
Next-Generation All-Solid-State Batteries: A Material-First Approach
Albert Xiao, PhD, Senior Researcher, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
Enabling Circular Battery Supply Chains through Direct Cathode Recovery and Upcycling
Shweta Lingayat, Researcher, Battery Materials, Nissan Tech Center North America Inc.
Domestic Supply Chains for BESS: Why FEOC Compliance Reshapes Component Strategy
Joseph O'Connor, Director, ESS Solutions, Engineering, Nuvation Energy
Breaking the LFP Ceiling: A Non-FEOC, US-Made LFP Cell with Industry-Leading Pack Energy Density
Kevin Dahlberg, PhD, Sr Director – Electrochemistry Development, Our Next Energy, Inc.
High-Energy Li-ion Batteries Enabled by Aqueous Catholytes
Steven Visco, PhD, CEO & CTO, PolyPlus Battery
Multimodal AI and Machine Learning Systems for Accelerated SSB Development
Xiaoyu Wen, Principal Member of Technical Staff, QuantumScape
Commercializing Lithium-Metal Battery Technology for Electric-Vehicle Applications
Alex Louli, PhD, Senior Applications Engineer, QuantumScape
Functional Safety of HV Battery Packs in Software-Defined Vehicles: From ISO 26262 Compliance to Fail-Operational BMS Architectures
Kishore Kumar Sukumar, Systems Architect, Hardware Functional Safety Architecture, Rivian & Volkswagen Group Technologies
What Breaks First When Battery Companies Scale?
Katharina Gerber, Global Battery Industry Developer, Siemens
Advancing Data Transparency in Battery Recycling and Reuse
Antoni Tong, PhD, CEO, Smartville
Development and Manufacturing of High-Safety, High–Energy-Density, Ultrafast-Charging Li-ion Battery
Tim Lin, PhD, CTO and Founder, Solid Energies
Achieving Extreme Longevity in Li-ion Cells: A Case Study
James Kaschmitter, CEO, SpectraPower
From Cell to System: Emerging Battery-Pack Trends and Opportunities in Next-Generation xEV Battery Architecture
Kevin Konecky, Vice President, Battery Systems Engineering, Spiro
Challenges of Integrating Solid-State Batteries
Terry Kim, PhD, Innovation Project Lead, Stellantis
Closing the Loop on Amazing Abundance: Tesla's Vertically Integrated Battery Recycling Program
Nathan Nye, Senior Manager, Battery Recycling, Battery Minerals & Metals, Tesla Motors
Solid-State Batteries: Progress in Solid Electrolytes and Needs
Rana Mohtadi, PhD, Senior Principal Scientist, Materials Research, Toyota Research Institute of North America
* As of 7/29/2026. See individual agenda pages for most up-to-date program details.