DAY-BY-DAY SCHEDULE

Conference Agenda

Monday, February 17, 2025

Additional Registration Required for All Monday Events

11:00 a.m.

Golf Check-In and Box Lunch

Golf Pro Shop

12:00 p.m.

Golf Tournament – Shot Gun Start

International Course

1:00 p.m.

Tennis Tournament

Tennis Courts

3:00 p.m.

Pickleball Tournament 

Tennis Courts

7:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Tournament Dinner

Champions Hall

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

7:00 a.m.

Ascend Elements Runners Meet Up

Lobby

7:30 a.m.

Exhibit Floor Set up

Osceola Promenade  

7:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Registration Opens

Osceola County Convention Center

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Markets Committee

Heritage Park

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Military Batteries Committee

Allendale

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Second Life Use Committee

Osceola Ballroom A & B

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Zinc Battery Committee

Poinciana

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Education Committee

Poinciana

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Lithium Battery Safety Committee

Allendale

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Policy and Regulatory Committee

Heritage Park

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Recycling Committee

Osceola Ballroom A & B

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Shmuel de Leon Energy Seminar: What’s New in Chinese Battery Technology

Partin

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Electrode Materials Committee

Poinciana

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Equipment Makers Committee

Heritage Park

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Onshoring Battery Technology Committee

Allendale

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Track and Trace Committee

Osceola Ballroom A & B

11:00 - Noon

Battery Finance Committee

Heritage Park

11:00 - Noon

Energy Materials Committee

Allendale

11:00 - Noon

Manufacturing in NA Committee

Osceola Ballroom A & B

11:00 - Noon

Sodium Battery Committee

Poinciana

Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Welcome Meet and Greet

Celebration Pavilion

1:00 p.m.

Opening of NAATBatt 2025

Osceola Ballroom C-E  

1:00 - 1:05 p.m.

Welcome Remarks of the NAATBatt Executive Director

Omni Orlando at ChampionsGate

Jim Greenberger, NAATBatt International

1:05 - 1:10 p.m.

Welcome Remarks of Gigawatt Sponsor

Osceola Ballroom C-E

Joern Tinnemeyer, EnerSys

1:10 - 1:30 p.m.

Report of the Acting Chief Technology Officer of NAATBatt

Osceola Ballroom C-E

Brian Engle, Amphenol

1:30 - 1:50 p.m.

Report of the Chief Science Officer of NAATBatt

Osceola Ballroom C-E

Stanley Whittingham, Binghamton University (SUNY)

1:50 - 2:10 p.m.

Market Report: EV Markets and Recharging Infrastructure in North America

Osceola Ballroom C-E

Evelina Stoikou, BloombergNEF

2:10 - 2:30 p.m.

Market Report: Data Center-Driven ESS Markets in North America

Osceola Ballroom C-E

Dexter He, McKinsey & Co.

2:30 - 2:50 p.m.

Market Report: Energy Materials Extraction and Processing

Osceola Ballroom C-E

Amy Bennett, Fastmarkets

2:50 - 3:30 p.m.

Opening of Exhibit Showcase and Networking Break

Osceola Promenade

3:30 - 3:50 p.m.

Market Report: The Market for Lithium Battery Cells and Cell Components in North America

Osceola Ballroom C-E

Michael Sanders, Avicenne Energy

3:50 - 4:10 p.m.

Market Report: Lithium Battery Recycling and Second Life Markets

Osceola Ballroom C-E

Kyle Gordon, Roland Berger

4:20 - 5:50 p.m.

Member Update Presentations (Upstream): Session 1A

Osceola Ballroom C-E

4:20 - 5:50 p.m.

Member Update Presentations (Downstream): Session 1B

Osceola Ballroom A & B

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Opening Reception

Osceola Promenade

7:00 - 9:30 p.m.

Opening Dinner

Osceola Event Lawn

Sponsored by: Renewance

7:15 - 9:30 p.m.

Board of Directors Meeting and Dinner

Grand Salon

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

7:00 AM

Ascend Elements Runners Meet Up

Lobby

7:30 - 8:20 a.m.

Breakfast Table Discussion Sessions

Table #1 (Lanier A): Commercializing Innovation in the Battery Supply Chain
Table #2 (Lanier B): Market and Technology Trends in Grid Scale Energy Storage
Table #3 (Allendale A): The Evolution of the Battery Pack Design
Table #4 (Seminole B): Next-Generation Chemistries: the Challenges of Scaling Production
Table #5 (Seminole B): EOL Battery Regulations

Sponsored By:

  • Forge Nano
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  • Rho Motion/Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
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  • American Battery Solutions
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  • ThermoFisher
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  • Cirba Solutions

8:20 - 8:25 a.m.

Welcome by the Chairman of NAATBatt

Osceola Ballroom C-E

Joe LoGrasso, JL Energy Advisors

8:25 - 8:35 a.m.

Reports by Breakfast Discussion Leaders

Osceola Ballroom C-E

8:35 - 8:45 a.m.

NAATBatt Annual Members Meeting

Osceola Ballroom C-E

James Greenberger, NAATBatt International

8:45 - 9:45 a.m.

Panel: The Economics of the Battery Supply Chain in North America

Osceola Ballroom C-E

Moderator:

  • Rob Bellile, Baker Tilly
Speakers:

9:45 - 10:25 a.m.

Networking Break

Osceola Promenade

10:30 - 12:15 p.m.

Member Update Presentations (Upstream): Session 2A

Osceola Ballroom C-E

10:30 - 12:15 p.m.

Member Update Presentations (Downstream): Session 2B

Osceola Ballroom A & B

12:20 - 1:45 p.m.

Lunch

Osceola Event Law

12:20 - 1:45 p.m.

Women in Batteries Networking Lunch

Seminole B  

1:45 - 2:45 p.m.

Panel: Next Generation Batteries

Osceola Ballroom C-E

Moderator:

  • Cristina Parades, SC Nexus
Speakers:

2:55 - 4:10 p.m.

Member Update Presentations (Upstream): Session 3A

Osceola Ballroom C-E

2:55 - 4:10 p.m.

Member Update Presentations (Downstream): Session 3B

Osceola Ballroom A & B

4:10 - 4:50 p.m.

Networking Break

Osceola Promenade

4:50 - 5:40 p.m.

Panel: What Would a Moonshot Look Like in the U.S. Battery Industry?

Osceola Ballroom C-E

Moderator:

  • Steve LeVine, The Electric
Speakers:
  • Stanley Whittingham, SUNY Binghamton
  • Craig Rigby, Clarios
  • David Howell, SMI
  • Joern Tinnemeyer, EnerSys

5:40 - 5:50 p.m.

Welcome Remarks by the President of NAATBatt

Osceola Ballroom C-E

Brian Engle, Amphenol

5:50 - 6:15 p.m.

Keynote Speaker

Osceola Ballroom C-E

Kurt Kelty, General Motors

6:15 - 6:35 p.m.

Lifetime Achievement Award Presentations

Osceola Ballroom C-E

Awardees: Shirley Meng, University of Chicago/Argonne National Laboratory Kurt Kelty, General Motors

6:40 - 7:20 p.m.

Networking Reception

Osceola Promenade

7:25 - 7:30 p.m.

Welcome by Annual Dinner Sponsor

Osceola Event Lawn

Andreas Bareid, QAD

7:30 - 8:45 p.m.

NAATBatt Annual Dinner

Osceola Event Lawn

Thursday, February 20, 2025

7:00 AM

Ascend Elements Runners Meet Up

Lobby

7:30 - 8:20 a.m.

Breakfast Table Discussion Sessions

Table #1 (Lanier A): Solid State Battery Technology
Table #2 (Lanier B): Managing the Challenges of Second Life Battery Applications
Table #3 (Allendale A): Scaling Energy: Myths, Microgrids and The Race for Resilience
Table #4 (Allendale B): Improving Lithium Battery Recycling Efficiency
Table #5 (Seminole B): Tariffs, Free Trade and the Battery Supply Chain
– (Osceola Promenade): Continental Breakfast

Sponsored By:

  • Blue Solutions
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  • Moment Energy
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  • Stryten
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  • Ford Motor Co.
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  • Cleantech Strategies

8:20 - 8:25 a.m.

Welcome by President-Elect of NAATBatt

Osceola Ballroom C-E

David Klanecky, Cirba Solutions

8:25 - 8:35 a.m.

Reports by Breakfast Discussion Leaders

Osceola Ballroom C-E

8:35 - 9:35 a.m.

Panel: Government Programs Supporting the Battery Industry in North America an Overview

Osceola Ballroom C-E

Moderator:

  • Dan Lee, Plante Moran
Speakers:

9:45 - 11:15 a.m.

Member Update Presentations (Upstream): Session 4A

Osceola Ballroom C-E

9:45 - 11:15 a.m.

Member Update Presentations (Downstream): Session 4B

Osceola Ballroom A & B

11:15 - 11:40 am

Networking Break

Osceola Promenade

11:40 - 12:45 pm

Member Update Presentations (Upstream): Session 5A

Osceola Ballroom C-E

12:45 – 2:15 p.m

Lunch

Osceola Event Lawn

2:15 – 3:15 p.m.

Panel: The Role of Large Data and AI in the Battery Industry

Osceola Ballroom C-E

Moderator:

  • Joe LoGrasso, JL Energy Advisors
Speakers:

3:25 – 4:35 p.m.

(Optional) Li-Bridge – SAE International Track and Trace Standards Committee Meeting

Lanier

Frank Menchaca, Li-Bridge

4:35 – 5:25 p.m.

Closing Reception

Osceola Event Lawn