DAY-BY-DAY SCHEDULE
Conference Agenda
Day One
Monday, February 19, 2024
Additional Registration Required for All Monday Events
Noon
Golf Check-in
1:00 p.m.
Legends Course
Golf Tournament
2:30 p.m.
Tennis Courts
Racquets Tournament
Tennis Tournament
Pickle Ball Tournament
7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Valley Promenade
Tournament Dinner
Day Two
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Time & Location
Topic
Presenters
7:00 a.m.
Hotel Main Lobby
Runners Meet Up
Sponsored by:
7:30 a.m.
Costa Del Sol Lobby
Registration Opens
7:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Costa Del Sol Lobby/F-H
Exhibit Floor Set Up
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Costa De La Luna 1-2
Second Life Use Committee
Costa De La Luna 5-7
Markets Committee
Costa De La Luna 3
Zinc Battery Committee
Costa De La Luna 4
Military Batteries Committee
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Costa De La Luna 4
Recycling Committee
Costa De La Luna 5-7
Education Committee
Costa De La Luna 3
Policy and Regulatory Committee
Costa De La Luna 1-2
Lithium Battery Safety Committee
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Eclipse 2
Shmuel De Leon Battery Safety Workshop
Additional registration required.
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Costa De La Luna 4
Track and Trace Committee
Costa De La Luna 1-2
Onshoring Battery Technology Committee
Costa De La Luna 3
Electrode Materials Committee
Costa De La Luna 5-7
Battery Logistics Safety Committee
11:00 a.m. - Noon
Costa De La Luna 1-2
Sodium Battery Committee
Costa De La Luna 4
Manufacturing in NA Committee
Costa De La Luna 5-7
Energy Materials Committee
Costa De La Luna 3
Battery Finance Committee
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Costa Del Sol Lobby
Welcome Meet and Greet
Soft drinks and heavy appetizers will be served
Sponsored by:
1:00 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Opening of NAATBatt 2024
1:00 - 1:05 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Welcome Remarks of the NAATBatt Executive Director
Jim Greenberger, NAATBatt International
1:05 - 1:10 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Welcome Remarks of the Terawatt Sponsor: Ten-Nine Technologies
Paige Johnson, Ten-Nine Technologies
1:10 - 1:30 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Report of the Chief Technology Officer of NAATBatt
Bob Galyen, Galyen Energy
1:30 - 1:50 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Report of the Chief Science Officer of NAATBatt
Stanley Whittingham, Binghamton University (SUNY)
1:50 - 2:10 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Market Report: EV Markets in North America
Evelina Stoikou, BloombergNEF
2:10 - 2:30 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Market Report: ESS Markets in North America
Vanessa Witte, Wood Mackenzie
2:30 - 2:50 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Market Report: Energy Materials Extraction and Processing
Andrew Miller, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
2:50 - 3:30 p.m.
Costa Del Sol Lobby/F-H
Opening of Exhibit Showcase and Networking Break
3:30 - 3:50 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Market Report: Cell, Cathode and Anode Production in North America
Ken Hoffman, McKinsey & Company
3:50 - 4:10 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Market Report: Lithium Battery Recycling and Second Life Markets
Nathan Niese, Boston Consulting Group
4:20 - 5:50 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E (Main Plenary Room)
Member Update Presentations: Session 1A
Upstream Companies
- Ten-Nine Technologies
- Siemens
- Honeywell
- Precision Roll Grinders
- Flexo Concepts
- Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Limited
- TRUMPF Inc.
- Orbia
- Cabot Corporation
- American Electric Power
- Bechtel
- Rockwell Automation
- Abbott Furnace Company
- Borman Specialty Materials
- Avery Dennison
4:20 - 5:50 p.m.
Costa de la Luna 1-4
Member Update Presentations: Session 1B
Midstream Companies
- Regional Growth Partnership
- QAD
- Mettler Toledo
- GFL Americas
- 24M Technologies/EAS Advisors
- 24M Technologies/EAS Advisors
- Enivox
- Maccor, Inc.
- EnerSys
- DuPont
- Customized Energy Solutions
- Soteria Battery Innovation Group
- AM Batteries
- A and D Technology
- South Star Battery Metals
4:20 - 5:50 p.m.
Costa de la Luna 5-7
Member Update Presentations: Session 1C
Downstream Companies
- Airgas, an Air Liquide company
- Cirba Solutions
- Stryten Energy
- Alabama Power Company
- Amphenol
- Daikin America
- Hitachi America Ltd.
- California LMCC IBEW-NECA
- Aqua Metals
- Hatch
- CRU
- Butzel Long
- NEU Battery Materials Pte Ltd
- Ascend Elements
- Renewance Inc
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Costa Del Sol Lobby/F-H
Opening Reception
Sponsored by:
7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Luna Lawn
Opening Dinner
Sponsored by:
7:15 - 9:30 p.m.
Parlor Room
Board of Directors Meeting and Dinner
Day Three
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Time & Location
Topic
Presenters
7:00 a.m.
Hotel Main Lobby
Ascend Elements Running Meet UP
Sponsored by:
7:30 - 8:20 a.m.
Costa Del Sol Lobby/F-H
Continental Breakfast
Breakfast Table Discussion Groups
Costa Del La Luna 1-4
Breakfast Discussion Table 1
Silicon Strategies for Lithium Batteries
Led by:
Costa Del La Luna 5-7
Breakfast Discussion Table 2
Evolution and Future of the Battery Pack
Led by:
Costa Del La Luna 1-4
Breakfast Discussion Table 3
Improving the Economics of Battery Recycling
Led by:
Costa Del La Luna 1-4
Breakfast Discussion Table 4
Upstream without a Paddle: Battery Materials Challenges
Led by:
Costs Del La Lund 5-7
Breakfast Discussion Table 5
Tailoring LDES for Varied Use Cases and Durations
Led by:
8:20 - 8:25 a.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Welcome by the Chairman of NAATBatt
Renata Arsenault, Ford Motor Company
8:25 - 8:35 a.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Reports by Breakfast Table Discussion Leaders
8:35 - 8:45 a.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
NAATBatt Annual Members Meeting
8:45 - 9:35 a.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Filling the Gaps in the Supply of Energy Materials
Sponsored by:
Moderator:
Dave Roberts, Li-Bridge/Battery Innovation Center
Speakers:
Peter Fitzmaurice, Fastmarkets
Abby Wulf, American Battery Materials Initiative
Rahul Walawalkar, Customized Energy Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
Ilka von Dalwigk, InnoEnergy/European Battery Alliance
9:35 - 10:25 a.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Looking Beyond Lithium-Ion -- How Soon?
Sponsored by:
Moderator:
Safak Dogu, Pomega Energy Storage Technologies
Speakers:
Michael Sanders, Avicenne Energy US
Erik Spoerke, Sandia National Laboratories
Khalil Amine, Argonne National Laboratory
Celina Mikolajczak, Lyten
10:25 - 11:00 a.m.
Costa Del Sol Lobby/F-H
Networking Break
Sponsored by:
11:10 - 12:25 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E (Plenary Room)
Member Update Presentations: Session 2A
Upstream Companies
- Waygate Technologies
- Digatron Power ELectronics
- Titan Advanced Energy Solutions
- Schenck Proces, LLC
- Battery Innovaction Center (BIC)
- SAE International
- Amcor
- Charles Ross & Son Company
- Panasonic Corporation of North America
- Sion Power
- Navitas Systems
- UnitX Inc.
- International Zinc Association
11:10 - 12:25 p.m.
Costa Del La Luna 1-4
Member Update Presentations: Session 2B
Midstream Companies
- KATOP Automation Co., Ltd.
- American Battery Solutions
- Blue Solutions Canada Inc.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Huntsman
- Nth Cycle
- ZincFive
- Photon Automation, Inc
- Martin Automatic Inc
- South 8 Technologies. Inc
- Nuvation Energy
- Forsee Power Inc.
- PEC North America
11:10 - 12:25 p.m.
Costa de la Luna 5-7
Member Update Presentations: Session 2C
Downstream Companies
- Spiers New Technologies
- Ecobat
- Yates Construction Company
- Plante Moran
- M.A. Mortenson
- Dolav US
- Epsilon Advanced Materials Pvt Ltd
- ReElement Technologies, LLC
- Botree Recycling Technologies
- Circunomics
- Turner Construction
- Circulor
- Ratel Consulting LLC
12:25 - 1:55 p.m.
Luna Lawn
Lunch
Sponsored by:
1:55 - 2:45 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Making Battery Manufacturing Equipment in North America
Sponsored by:
Moderator:
Kyle Veugeler, Siemens
Speakers:
Sam Jaffe, Addionics
Bennett Resnik, Venn Strategies
Chad Shaffer, Siemens
Joern Tinnemeyer, EnerSys
David Ventola, Dürr USA
2:55 - 4:10 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E (Plenary Room)
Member Update Presentations: Session 3A
Upstream Companies
- Aspen Aerogels
- Impossible Metals Inc.
- Delta ModTech
- Sherwin-Williams
- Solvay
- COnovate, Inc.
- The Metals Company
- Owens Design Inc Fremont CA
- Stratus Materials
- Jakertech L.L.C.
- eJoule Inc
- Manz USA
2:55 - 4:10 p.m.
Costa de la Luna 1-4
Member Update Presentations: Session 3B
Midstream Companies
- Durr Systems, Inc.
- Nano One Materials Corp
- Coreshell
- Automotive Recyclers Association
- Snell & Wilmer LLP
- Abel + Imray
- Concentric
- KTON
- Green Li-Ion Inc.
- Innophos Inc
- Air Products
- Warner Norcross + Judd
2:55 - 4:10 p.m.
Costa de la Luna 5-7
Member Update Presentations: Session 3C
Downstream Companies
- Coherent
- Military Power Sources Consortium
- ElectraMet
- TDA Research, Inc.
- UL Solutions
- Battery Streak, Inc.
- OPTEL Group
- Robertson's Auto Salvage
- RecycLiCo Battery Materials
- BlueStone Advisors, LLC
- KMC Global
- Currents
4:10 - 4:50 p.m.
Costa Del Sol Lobby/F-H
Networking Break
4:50 - 5:40 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Infrastructure Challenges in the Build-Out of Battery Manufacturing
Sponsored by:
Moderator:
Oana Penu, EIT InnoEnergy
Speakers:
Kyle Vanderhoff, AEP
Robert Hess, Newmark
Scott Bulera, Turner Construction Company
5:40 - 5:50 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Welcome by the President of NAATBatt
Joe LoGrasso, Polaris
5:50 - 6:15 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Keynote Speech
Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes, U.S. Department of Energy
6:15 - 6:35 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation
Tien Duong, U.S. Department of Energy
Peter Lamp, BMW Group
Martin Winter, University of Münster
6:35 - 6:40 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Remarks by Annual Dinner Sponsor
Andreas Bareid, QAD
6:40 - 7:30 p.m.
Luna Lawn
Networking Reception
7:30 - 8:45 p.m.
Luna Lawn
NAATBatt Annual Dinner
Sponsored By:
Day Four
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Time & Location
Topic
Presenters
7:00 a.m.
Hotel Main Lobby
Runners Meet Up
Sponsored by:
7:30 - 8:20 a.m.
Costa Del Sol Lobby/F-H
Continental Breakfast
Breakfast Table Discussion Groups
Costs Del La Lund 1-4
Breakfast Discussion Table 1
Advancing Inspection Technology in Battery Manufacturing
Led by:
Costs Del La Lund 5-7
Breakfast Discussion Table 2
How traceability creates secure, responsible, and compliant supply chains
Led by:
Costs Del La Lund 5-7
Breakfast Discussion Table 3
Supply Challenges for Aerospace and Defense Batteries
Led by:
Costs Del La Lund 1-4
Breakfast Discussion Table 4
Advances in Battery Transportation and Storage Safety
Led by:
Costs Del La Lund 1-4
Breakfast Discussion Table 5
The Race To Solid State Battery Technology
Led by:
8:20 - 8:25 a.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Welcome by President-Elect of NAATBatt
Brian Engle, Amphenol
8:25 - 8:35 a.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Reports by Breakfast Discussion Leaders
8:35 - 9:25 a.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Developing the Battery Workforce in North America
Sponsored by:
Moderator:
Joe LoGrasso, Polaris
Speakers:
Bernie Kotlier, IBEW-NECA California
Betony Jones, U.S. Department of Energy
Les Alexander, Battery Innovation Center
Devin Horne, Panasonic Corporation of North America
9:35 - 11:05 a.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Member Update Presentations: Session 4A
Upstream Companies
- Octet Scientific, Inc.
- Donaldson
- Armor Group
- American Battery Technology Company
- Festo
- Lyten
- LiNova Energy
- Enpower Greentech
- 6K Energy
- LiNK Battery Technology Inc
- Allnex USA Inc.
- Arkema
9:35 - 11:05 a.m.
Costa de la Luna 1-4
Member Update Presentations: Session 4B
Midstream Companies
- Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc.
- Forge Nano
- TWAICE
- Voltaiq
- Liminal Insights
- Sandia National Laboratories
- CHEMTREC, LLC
- Altris AB
- Exponent
- Electra Battery Materials Corporation
- Brueckner Group USA
- Electric Applications Incorporated
- CSA Group
9:35 - 11:05 a.m.
Costa de la Luna 5-7
Member Update Presentations: Session 4C
Downstream Companies
- EaglePicher Technologies
- Glencore
- ReJoule
- OnTo Technology, LLC
- Newmark Global Strategy
- Gresham Smith
- Higher Wire Inc.
- Blue Whale Materials
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Princeton NuEnergy
- BBB Industries
- Georgia Department of Economic Development
- Veolia North America
11:05 - 11:45 am
Costa Del Sol Lobby/F-H
Networking Break
11:45 - 12:35 pm
Costa Del Sol A-E
Addressing Health and Safety Challenges in Battery Making and Recycling
Sponsored By:
Moderator:
Andrew Wood, Cirba Solutions
Speakers:
Jim Craner, MD, Verdi Technology
Robert Rezende, San Diego Fire-Rescue
Martin Winter, University of Münster
12:35 - 2:00 pm
Luna Lawn
Lunch
2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Member Update Presentations: Session 5A
Upstream Companies
- PDF Solutions
- Netzsch Pumps USA
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Hycamite TCD Technologies Ltd
- IP PowerSystems
- Binghamton University SUNY
- Nomura Research Institute America, Inc.
- CHASM Advanced Materials
2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
Costa de la Luna 1-4
Member Update Presentations: Session 5B
Midstream Companies
- Dukosi
- Ionic Mineral Technologies
- Storagenergy Technologies, Inc.
- Swindell Dressler
- Wirtz Manufacturing Company
- NY-BEST
- RMI
- IntriPlex Technologies
- SMC Corporation of America
2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
Costa de la Luna 5-7
Member Update Presentations: Session 5C
Downstream Companies
- Miracle Automation Engineering Co.,Ltd
- Standard Energy Inc.
- Amos Manufacturing
- Li-Cycle Corp.
- AEsir Technologies
- Lithion Technologies
- Alkegen
- INOAC Interior Systems
- IT Asset Partners
3:00 - 3:50 p.m.
Costa Del Sol A-E
Will the Second Life Battery Business Work?
Moderator:
Emil Nusbaum, Automotive Recyclers Association
Speakers:
Freeman Hall, B2U Storage Solutions
Dirk Spiers, Spiers New Technologies
Sumreen Rattan, Moment Energy
John Kincaide, 2nd Life Batteries®
Surinder Singh, Relyion Energy
3:50 - 5:15 p.m.
Luna Lawn