2024

Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes is an engineer with twelve years’ experience in acquiring, financing, and developing both greenfield and brownfield natural resources projects around the globe. Ms. Zumwalt-Forbes currently serves as the US’ Deputy Director for Batteries and Critical Materials. Ms. Zumwalt-Forbes has deep expertise in starting and scaling energy supply chain ventures, having served as Co-Founder…

Andrew Wood is a Program Manager at Cirba Solutions in the Strategy and Business Development division.  With an over 15 year-career, Wood’s last decade has been focused in the lithium battery management sector.  With his extensive background in operations, logistics, recycling, and commercial development, he brings a holistic approach to enhance lithium battery management. He has worked…

Emil Nusbaum is the Vice President of Strategy, Government and Regulatory Affairs for the Automotive Recyclers Association. He also serves as Co-Chair of NAATBatt’s Policy and Regulatory Committee. Prior to joining ARA, Emil was Policy Counsel for the National Vehicle Service, which is widely recognized as the world leader in providing unique vehicle theft, vehicle…

Dr. Surinder Singh, CEO at Relyion Energy, is an esteemed executive who focuses on pioneering ClimateTech innovations through a blend of science, engineering, and business expertise. With more than a dozen publications and over 50 patents in ClimateTech, he’s a recognized leader, featured in Business Insider, Fortune, and Microgrid Knowledge. Previously leading Energy Management at NICE America Research and holding…

Oana Penu is passionate about Workforce Transformation for the energy transition and social equity. She leads the InnoEnergy Skills Institute for the past year as the emerging virtual company within EIT InnoEnergy targeting the skills shortage within the batteries, solar PV manufacturing and green hydrogen value chains.  Oana has over fifteen years of experience in…

Safak Dogu is a battery technology and electrochemical engineering expert with a background in Product and Process Development Engineering. As an experienced researcher in many different verticals, he has led R&D teams for automotive and battery energy storage industries at Nant, K&S and Wärtsilä. As an R&D Manager at Yigit Battery, his team successfully established…

In January 2010, John founded in Toronto what became WeRecycleBatteries.com and, a battery recycling brokerage business that has recycled millions of Kgs of batteries of all major types from across Canada and the USA. In 2016, after inventorying a large amount of backup power scrap lead-acid batteries, he realized most of them were reusable. John…

Chad Shaffer is the Director of Business Development at Siemens Digital Enterprise, Industry Software Inc. In this role, Siemens leverages digitalization, automation, and electrification for discrete & process industries to achieve a Digital Enterprise journey for clients. Chad is responsible for Industry 4.0 thought leadership through the lens of digital twin & simulation practices. Digital…

Tien Duong currently manages the Advanced Battery Materials Research (BMR) Program and the Battery500 Consortium at the Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO). The BMR program conducts battery research with a strong emphasis on developing, modeling, and conducting diagnostics for new materials. These materials are to be utilized in future battery technologies and could be ready for commercialization…

Scott Bulera is the Vice President and General Manager of Turner Construction Company’s Industrial & Advanced Manufacturing Group, focused on the EV, Battery, and Battery Materials Market.   Scott’s 32-year career began after graduating from the Pennsylvania State University, where he worked at the Bechel Corporation. Scott has held several operational roles over his 29 years…