Monday, February 9th, 2026
Additional Registration Fee Required for All Monday Events
Clay Shooting Check-in
Golf Check-In & Box Lunch
Golf Shotgun Start
Tournament Dinner
Tuesday, February 10th, 2026
Registration Opens
Exhibit Floor Set up
Cybersecurity Committee
Second Life Use Committee
Markets Committee
Zinc Battery Committee
Military Batteries Committee
Shmuel de Leon Energy Seminar I: What’s New in Chinese Battery Technology
Policy and Regulatory Committee
Shmuel de Leon Energy Seminar II: Battery Safety
Recycling Committee
ESS and Data Centers Committee
Workforce Development Committee
Lithium Battery Safety Committee
Onshoring Battery Technology Committee
Track and Trace Committee
Electrode Materials Committee
Equipment Makers Committee
Meeting of Committee Chairs
Sodium Battery Committee
Manufacturing in North America Committee
Energy Materials Committee
Battery Finance Committee
Meeting of Committee Chairs
Welcome Meet and Greet Reception
Opening of NAATBatt 2026
Welcome Remarks of the NAATBatt Executive Director
Jim Greenberger, NAATBatt International
Report of the Chief Technology Officer of NAATBatt
Bob Galyen, Galyen Energy
Report of the Chief Science Officer of NAATBatt
Stanley Whittingham, Binghamton University (SUNY)
Market Report Keynote: EV Markets and Recharging Infrastructure
Nathan Niese, Boston Consulting Group
Market Report Keynote: Data Centers and Industrial ESS Markets
Andreas Breiter, McKinsey & Company
Market Report Keynote: Defense and Aerospace Battery Applications
Michael Sanders, Avicenne Energy
Opening of Exhibit Showcase and Networking Break
Market Report Keynote: Grid-Connected ESS Markets
Isshu Kikuma, BloombergNEF
Market Report Keynote: Black Mass, End-of-Life Batteries and Second Life Battery Markets
Kyle Gordon, Roland Berger
Member Update Presentations
(Upstream): Session 1A
Binghamton University-NSF Engine
Airgas, an Air Liquide company
Cirba Solutions
CRU Group
Celgard, LLC
Digatron power electronics
IKA Works, Inc.
KATOP
Orbia Fluor and Energy Materials
Precision Roll Grinders
SIMBA Chain
Titan Lithium
Sion Power
Plante Moran
Octet Scientific, Inc.
Arkema
Member Update Presentations
(Downstream): Session 1B
Stryten Energy Navitas Systems Alabama Power Company A&D Technology, Inc. Amphnenol ANDRITZ Bitrode CA LMCC Customized Energy Solutions Dow DuPont SES AI Siemens DISW Soteria Battery Innovation Group Honeywell International Inc MEI Industrial Solutions Arbin Instruments
Opening Reception
Opening Dinner
Board of Directors Meeting and Dinner
Wednesday, February 11th, 2026
Continental Breakfast
Breakfast Discussion Tables
Table #1: Building a Reliable Li-Ion Supply Chain for the Department of War
Table #2: OB3 in Practice: §45X Credits, Material Assistance, and FEOC Compliance
Table #3: Improving the Safety of Battery Cells and Systems
Table #4: Opportunities for Energy Storage in Data Centers
Table #5: Improving the Efficiency of Lithium Battery Recycling
Discussion Led by:
Table#1: Forge Nano
Table#2: Plante Moran
Table#3: Soteria BIG
Table#4: SIMBA Chain
Table#5: Ford Motor Co.
Welcome by the Chairman of NAATBatt
Brian Engle, Amphenol Sensors
Reports by Breakfast Discussion Leaders
NAATBatt Annual Members Meeting and Briefing
Jim Greenberger, NAATBatt International
Paula Szyper, NAATBatt International
Securing Supply Chains for Graphite, Manganese and LFP
Moderator: Michael Lew, Clearer Horizons Noah Vazquez, S&P Global Energy Cameron Hughes, CRU Group Gerry Ayling, Hatch
Networking Break
Member Update Presentations
(Upstream): Session 2A
IntriPlex Technologies
Coperion
Butzel
Vianode AS
Mettler Toledo
Nano One Materials Corp
BioLogic
Impossible Metals Inc.
Voltaiq
Snell & Wilmer
Volt Resources Limited
Everzinc
SMI
Telescope Innovations
NETZSCH Pumps USA
XC Technology
TA Instruments – Waters LLC
Wildcat Discover Technologies
MilliporeSigma
Member Update Presentations
(Downstream): Session 2B
Renewance Inc.
Forge Nano
EGI Battery
Durr Systems, Inc.
Alsym
Dukosi
Blue Whale Materials
Sherwin-Williams
ReJoule
Automotive Recyclers Association
Moment Energy
CleanTech Strategies LLC
Duesenfeld GmbH
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC
AMOS Mfg. Inc.
OnTo Technology, LLC
Energy Safety Response Group
ZincFive
Lunch
Women in Batteries Networking Lunch
Raising Capital in the Battery Business: Lessons Learned
Moderator: Pamela Fletcher, Sion Power
Halle Cheeseman, ARPA-E
Ken Hoffman, Traubenbach
Jack Perkowski, JFP Holdings
Katherine He, TDK Ventures
Member Update Presentations
(Upstream): Session 3A
ACT-ion Battery Technologies, Inc.
AM Batteries
Ten Nine Technologies
PEC
Lava Blue Ltd
UL Research Institutes | Electrochemical Safety
Armor Battery Films
Huntsman Inc.
Barr Engineering Co.
Abbott Furnace
The Battery Network
Wirtz Manufacturing
BlueStone Advisors
Flexoo GmbH
Leke Services
TDA Research, Inc.
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
Birla Carbon
Graphinex Development Inc.
Member Update Presentations
(Downstream): Session 3B
Amprius Technologies, Inc.
Forsee Power
Glencore Battery Recycling
Nuvation Energy
Blue Solutions Canada
Hitachi High-Tech America, Inc
Lyten
TRUMPF, Inc.
TERREPOWER
Turner Construction Company
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Alabama Mobility and Power Center
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Call2Recycle Canada
United Steelworkers
Fraunhofer USA
Aqua Metals
Beck & Pollitzer USA
Cable Management LLC
Networking Break
Welcome Remarks by the President of NAATBatt
David Klanecky, Cirba Solutions
Keynote Speaker
Joern Tinnemeyer, Amazon
Lifetime Achievement Award Presentations
This Year’s Honorees:
Zhengming (John) Zhang
Anna Stefanopoulou
Halle Cheeseman
NAATBatt Annual Dinner
Thursday, February 12th, 2026
Continental Breakfast
Breakfast Discussion Tables
Table #1: Automating the Manufacture of Battery Materials, Cells and Packs
Table #2: FEOC Impact on Domestic Battery Manufacturing
Table #3: Special Issues in the Safe Handling of Lithium Batteries
Table #4: Cybersecurity Issues in Battery Technology
Table #5: Reuse and Repurposing of Lithium Batteries
Discussion Led by:
Table#1: Rockwell Automation
Table#2: Stryten
Table#3: Amphenol
Table#4: Nuvation
Table#5: Applied Technical Services
Welcome by President-Elect of NAATBatt
James Trevey, Forge Nano
Reports by Breakfast Discussion Leaders
Panel: Understanding Data Center and AI Demand for Energy Storage
Moderator: Paul Charles, Charles and Associations
Shahid Tufail, NextNRG
Tom Lake, Turner Construction
Troy Miller, GE Vernova
Michael Sanders, Avicenne Energy
Member Update Presentations
(Early-Stage Companies): Session 4A
Warner Norcross + Judd, LLP
C-BATT
COnovate
Coulomb Technology, Inc.
Materials Ventures
Pestana Solutions
RecycLiCo Battery Material Inc.
Regional Growth Partnership
Sandia National Laboratories
Clean Technology Training Trust
International Zinc Association
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Solar Energy Industries Association
Titan AES
Standard Lithium
Networking Break
Member Update Presentations
(Contract Manufacturers/Testing Services): Session 5A
NY-BEST
Americase
Maccor, Inc.
Battery Innovation Center
RIT – Battery Development Center
Photon Automation
UL Solutions
Element Materials Technology
ChemTrace
KTON
Anguil Environmental Systems
University of South Carolina
CSA Group
University of Michigan
Lunch
Panel: Understanding Tracking and Tracing Requirements in the EU and North America
Moderator: Brian Engle, Amphenol
Frank Menchaca, SAE International
Sophie Tricaud, Foresee Power
Laura Wagner, General Motors
Panel: Training the Battery Workforce
Moderator: Bernie Kotlier, NECA-IBEW Labor Management Cooperation Committee of California
Michael Oatridge, Alabama Mobility and Power Initiative
Kimberly Moore, Clean Technology Training Trust
Ashlee Breitner, University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center
Closing Remarks
Jim Greenberger, NAATBatt International