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

3:50 - 5:15 p.m.

Farewell Reception