Hear 40+ Talks Directly from Leading OEMs and Battery Developers!

The Next Frontier: Battery Manufacturing in a Post-IRA World
John Warner, PhD, Chief Customer Officer, American Battery Solutions

Breakthrough Silicon Anode Technology: Ready for Market, Built for Scale
Ionel Stefan, CTO, R&D, Amprius Technologies

Cell-and-Battery Design for Aviation
William Huang, PhD, Manager Cell Engineering, Cell Engineering, Archer Aviation Inc.

Designing Batteries for a Sustainable Future: Minimizing Carbon Footprint and Enhancing Recyclability
Adam Dendrinos, Senior Product Manager, Battery, AVL List GmbH

From 50% to 5% Scrap: A Data-Driven Breakthrough in Battery Cell Manufacturing
Gerald Sammer, PhD, Principal Business Development Manager, AVL List GmbH

Potentials & Challenges of Solid-State Batteries for Automotive Applications
Julian Bigi, PhD, Senior Battery Technology Engineer, Battery Engineering, BMW Group

Navigating the Global EV Growth in Harmony with Shifting US Policy, Demanding Energy Security, and Big Data Requirements
Christina Lampe-Onnerud, PhD, Founder and CEO, Cadenza Innovation

CATL’s 21st-Century Lab: The Current State of Research on Lithium Metal
YouTing Kong, PhD, Manager, CATL

“What Valley?”: Low-Risk, High-Performance Li-S through Readily-Available Materials and Partnerships
Stephen E. Burkhardt, PhD, CTO, R&D, Conamix Inc.

Electrochemical Considerations for Hybrid Batteries in Heavy-Duty Trucks
Jordan Loos, Senior Specialist, Battery Integration, Cummins Battery Systems North America

Unlocking Subzero Performance and Fast Charging in All-Solid-State Batteries
Gaston Lee, Battery Engineer, Engineering, FastLion Energy Inc.

USABC Battery Development Program Overview
Matt Denlinger, Battery Research Engineer, Energy Storage Research, Ford Motor Company

The Opportunities and Challenges for LiFePO4-Based All-Solid-State Batteries
Minghong Liu, PhD, Battery Research Engineer, Ford Motor Company

Electrifying the Hard-to-Abate: Drivers and Battery Technology Development for Decarbonizing Fortescue's Mining Fleet Operations

Allan Paterson, PhD, Head, Battery Development, Fortescue ZERO

Intelligent Battery Management System for Li-Metal Batteries
Kostyantyn Khomutov, Co-Founder and CEO, GBatteries

Pieces of the Puzzle: A Complex Marriage between Li-S Technology, Performance, and Collaboration
Louis Adriaenssens, PhD, CTO, Gelion Technologies

From Lab to Lot: How Battery Start-Ups Can Break into the Auto OEM Supply Chain
John Du, PhD, Partner, General Motors Ventures

How GM Is Driving Battery Development and Enabling an All-EV Future
Kurt Kelty, Vice President, Battery Cell & Pack, General Motors

Battery System Design for Hyperscale AI/ML Datacenters
Christina Peabody, Hardware Engineer, Google
Krishnanjan Gubba, PhD, Principal Engineer, Google

Grid Stabilization through BESS Applications
John Glassmire, Business Development, Hitachi Energy

Battery Safety—Insights on Joint Safety Guidelines Development of Energy Storage Alliances and Manufacturer Solutions
Matthias Vetter, PhD, Energy Storage Chief Expert, Huawei

Hyundai Zero Emissions Commercial Vehicles in North America
Jerome Gregeois, Director Commercial Vehicles Development, Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center

Meeting the Growing Demand for Energy Storage
Dong-Su Kim, CEO, LG Technology Ventures

Lyten's Approach to the Commercialization of Lithium-Sulfur Technology
Ratnakumar Bugga, PhD, Senior Fellow, Lyten

Molybdenum Disulfide to Enable High-Energy Density and Long-Life Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Ismail Sami, CEO & Co-Founder, Molyon

Development of Next-Generation Solid-State Batteries at Nissan
Albert Xiao, PhD, Senior Researcher, Nissan Motor Co Ltd.

Implementation of Fast-Charge Batteries for Heavy-Duty Applications
Brian Barnett, PhD, CTO, Nyobolt

Exploring Cylindrical Battery Technology and Its Role in the Mobility Market
Takashi Sato, General Manager, Development Strategy Department, Mobility Energy Business Division, Panasonic Energy Corporation

Supply Chain Management
Mitul Dalal, Group Manager, Energy R&D, Panasonic R&D Co. of America

Advancing Sodium-ion for BESS: From NFPP/HC Cell Insights to Grid-Scale Storage
Brandon Kelly, PhD, Vice President, Cell Engineering, Peak Energy

A Strategy for Building High-Cycle Life Lithium/Sulfur Batteries
Steven Visco, PhD, CEO & CTO, PolyPlus Battery

The Road to Profitable Electrification of Transportation Driven by Innovations in Electrochemistry
Donald Sadoway, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Materials Chemistry, MIT, CSO & Co-Founder, Pure Lithium

From Physics to AI: Engineering the Next Generation of Battery Packs
Katharina Gerber, PhD, Engagement Manager for Battery Industry, Siemens

Novel Electrolyte Additives for Enabling High-Energy Lithium-ion Chemistries
Karthik Ramaswami, PhD, CTO, R&D, SIONIC Energy

Development of Ultrahigh-Energy-Density (1kWh/kg) Li-air Batteries: From R&D Samples to Engineering Prototypes and Pilot Manufacturing
Tim Lin, PhD, CTO and Founder, Solid Energies

Bringing New Battery Technology to the Mainstream
Oliver Gross, MASc, SME Energy Storage and Conversion, Advanced Propulsion Technology, Stellantis
Carrie Okma, Head of Lithium ion Modules & Cell Product Release & Validation Center, Stellantis

Energy Storage Battery Modeling: Challenges and New Frontiers
Zahra Nozarijouybari, Senior Battery System Design and Architecture Engineer, Tesla Motors

Theion's Sulfur Crystal Battery: Game-Changing Scientific Results on Cell Level
Ulrich Ehmes, PhD, CTO, Theion

Sodium-ion Batteries in Automotive Applications: A New Technology for Hybridization
Asmae El Mejdoubi, PhD, Chief Product Officer, TIAMAT

Revolutionizing Low-Voltage Boardnet Systems with SCiB Cell Property with Lithium-Titanium Oxide (LTO)
Hiroki Inagaki, Technical Executive, Battery Division, Toshiba

Materials Progresses and Needs for Advanced Battery Technologies
Rana Mohtadi, PhD, Senior Principal Scientist, Materials Research, Toyota Research Institute of North America

Enabling Profitable Electrification of Heavy-Duty Vehicles with Advanced Vanadium-Based Anode Technology
Haodong Liu, PhD, Co-Founder and CTO, Tyfast Energy Corp.

Examining BEV Battery Aging: Insights from VW’s Fleet Data
Robin Saam, Battery Development, Volkswagen AG

Stable Li-S Batteries Using 3D Li Anodes and Sulfurized Carbon
Rodrigo Salvatierra, PhD, CSO, Zeta Energy

* As of 7/30/2025. See individual agenda pages for most up-to-date program details.