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.
Golf Tournament
2:30 p.m.
Racquets Tournament
Tennis Tournament
Pickle Ball Tournament
7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Tournament Dinner
Day Two
Tuesday, February 20th, 2024
7:30 a.m.
Registration Opens
7:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Exhibit Floor Set Up
8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Second Life Use Committee
Markets Committee
Zinc Battery Committee
Military Batteries Committee
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Recycling Committee
Education Committee
Sodium Battery Committee
Lithium Battery Safety Committee
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Shmuel De Leon Battery Safety Workshop
Additional registration required.
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Track and Trace Committee
Onshoring Battery Technology Committee
Electrode Materials Committee
Battery Logistics Safety Committee
11:00 a.m. - Noon
Policy and Regulatory Committee
Manufacturing in NA Committee
Energy Materials Committee
Battery Finance Committee
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
On your own
1:00 p.m.
Opening of NAATBatt 2024
1:00 - 1:10 p.m.
Welcome Remarks of the NAATBatt President and Executive Director
Jim Greenberger, NAATBatt International
1:10 - 1:30 p.m.
Report of the Chief Technology Officer of NAATBatt
Bob Galyen, Galyen Energy
1:30 - 1:50 p.m.
Report of the Chief Science Officer of NAATBatt
Stanley Whittingham, Binghamton University (SUNY)
1:50 - 2:10 p.m.
Market Report: EV Markets in North America
Evelina Stoikou, BloombergNEF
2:10 - 2:30 p.m.
Market Report: ESS Markets in North America
Aaron Marks, Wood Mackenzie
2:30 - 2:50 p.m.
Market Report: Energy Materials Extraction and Processing
Andrew Miller, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
2:50 - 3:30 p.m.
Opening of Exhibit Showcase and Networking Break
3:30 - 3:50 p.m.
Market Report: Cell, Cathode and Anode Production in North America
Ken Hoffman, McKinsey & Company
3:50 - 4:10 p.m.
Market Report: Lithium Battery Recycling and Second Life Markets
Nathan Niese, Boston Consulting Group
4:10 - 5:50 p.m.
Member Update Presentations: Session 1A
Upstream Companies
Member Update Presentations: Session 1B
Midstream Companies
Member Update Presentations: Session 1C
Downstream Companies
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Opening Reception
7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Opening Dinner
7:15 - 9:30 p.m.
Board of Directors Meeting and Dinner
Day Three
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
7:30 - 8:20 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Breakfast Table Discussion Groups
Breakfast Discussion Table 1
Breakfast Discussion Table 2
Breakfast Discussion Table 3
Breakfast Discussion Table 4
8:20 - 8:25 a.m.
Welcome by the Chairman of NAATBatt
8:25 - 8:35 a.m.
Reports by Breakfast Table Discussion Leaders
8:35 - 8:45 a.m.
NAATBatt Annual Members Meeting
8:45 - 9:35 a.m.
Filling the Gaps in the Supply of Energy Materials
Panel Session #1
Moderator:
Dave Roberts, BIC--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.
Looking Beyond Lithium-Ion -- How Soon?
Panel Session #2
Michael Sanders, Avicenne Energy US
Erik Spoerke, Sandia National Laboratories
Khalil Amine, Argonne National Laboratory
Kent Snyder, Ford Motor Company
Steve Visco, Polyplus
10:25 - 11:00 a.m.
Networking Break
11:00 - 12:25 p.m.
Member Update Presentations: Session 2A
Upstream Companies
Member Update Presentations: Session 2B
Midstream Companies
Member Update Presentations: Session 2C
Downstream Companies
12:25 - 1:55 p.m.
Lunch
1:55 - 2:45 p.m.
Making Battery Manufacturing Equipment in North America
Panel Session #3
Moderator:
Kyle Veugeler, Siemens
Speakers:
Sam Jaffe, Addionics
Bennett Resnik, Venn Strategies
Chad Shaffer, Siemens
2:55 - 4:10 p.m.
Member Update Presentations: Session 3A
Upstream Companies
Member Update Presentations: Session 3B
Midstream Companies
Member Update Presentations: Session 3C
Downstream Companies
4:10 - 4:50 p.m.
Networking Break
4:50 - 5:40 p.m.
Infrastructure Challenges in the Build-Out of Battery Manufacturing
Panel Session #4
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Networking Reception
7:45 - 8:30 p.m.
NAATBatt Annual Gala Dinner
8:30 - 8:50 p.m.
Keynote Speaker
8:50 - 9:10 p.m.
Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation
Day Four
Thursday, February 22, 2024
7:30 - 8:20 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Breakfast Table Discussion Groups
Breakfast Discussion Table 1
Breakfast Discussion Table 2
Breakfast Discussion Table 3
Breakfast Discussion Table 4
8:20 - 8:25 a.m.
Welcome by President-Elect of NAATBatt
8:25 - 8:35 a.m.
Reports by Breakfast Discussion Leaders
8:35 - 9:25 a.m.
Developing the Battery Workforce in North America
Panel Session #5
Moderator:
Rhonda Zuraff, P&C Recruiting
Speakers:
Bernie Kotlier, IBEW-NECA California
Betony Jones, U.S. Department of Energy
Les Alexander, Battery Innovation Center
Wesley Henderson, Army Research Laboratory
Devin Horne, Panasonic Corporation of North America
9:35 - 11:05 a.m.
Member Update Presentations: Session 4A
Upstream Companies
Member Update Presentations: Session 4B
Midstream Companies
Member Update Presentations: Session 4C
Downstream Companies
11:05 - 11:45 a.m.
Networking Break
11:45 - 12:35 p.m.
Addressing Health and Safety Challenges in Battery Making and Recycling
Panel Session #6
Jim Craner, MD, Verdi Technology
Robert Rezende, San Diego Fire-Rescue
Martin Winter, University of Muenster
12:35 - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch
2:00 - 2:50 p.m.
Member Update Presentations: Session 5A
Upstream Companies
Member Update Presentations: Session 5B
Midstream Companies
Member Update Presentations: Session 5C
Downstream Companies
3:00 - 3:50 p.m.
Will the Second Life Battery Business Work?
Panel Session #7
Freeman Hall, B2U Storage Solutions
Dirk Spiers, Spiers New Technologies
Sumreen Rattan, Moment Energy
Don Karner, Electric Applications
John Kincaide, 2nd Life Batteries