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Agenda 2023
DAY 1: MONDAY, MARCH 06, 2023
0830 - 0930 REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
0940 - 1005 THE PATH TOWARDS THE US BATTERY SUPPLY CHAIN INDEPENDENCE
- Data and insights on supply and demand dynamics by each key component within battery supply chain
- The mid to long-term impact on the US EV battery supply chain from the Inflation Reduction Act 2022
Jay Hwang
S&P Global
S&P Global
1005 - 1010 Q&A SESSION ON ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ON BATTERY SUPPLY CHAIN
1010 - 1035 BATTERY SUPPLY CHAIN - INDUSTRY OVERVIEW AND REALITY CHECK
- Disruption in the market caused by ever-expanding supply chain challenges
- Reboot of the industry caused by restrictive legislation and positive incentives (IRA)
- Effects on supply chain companies relocating from Asia to the US within a very short time
Andreas Bareid
QAD Inc
QAD Inc
1035 - 1040 Q&A SESSION ON BATTERY SUPPLY CHAIN STATUS
1040 - 1100 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
1100 - 1130 PANEL DISCUSSION ON BATTERY TECH
1130 - 1155 ACCELERATED BATTERY MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT USING A DIGITAL CHEMISTRY APPROACH
- State-of-the-art atomic scale simulation and ML is changing the way battery materials are developed
- A digital chemistry approach for the "in silico" analysis, optimization, and discovery of new battery materials
- Atomic scale simulation and ML have the potential to revolutionize the field of energy storage
Matthew Halls
Schrödinger, Inc.
Schrödinger, Inc.
1155 - 1200 Q&A SESSION ON ATOMIC SCALE SIMULATION FOR BATTERY MATERIALS
1200 - 1330 NETWORKING LUNCH & VISIT THE BATTERY TECH EXHIBITION
1330 - 1355 ALTERNATE BATTERY CHEMISTRY TO MAKE EVS ECONOMICALLY VIABLE
- Overview of the battery landscape - rising raw material prices and diminishing raw material supply
- To increase global EV adoption, automakers need low-cost yet high-performance battery technology
- The promise of alternative battery chemistries, which do not use lithium or other expensive materials
Mukesh Chatter
Alsym Energy Inc
Alsym Energy Inc
1355 - 1400 Q&A SESSION ON LOW COST BATTERY CHEMISTRY ALTERNATIVES
1400 - 1425 A ZERO-LITHIUM ELECTRIC FUTURE: SODIUM-ION BATTERIES
- Key design and manufacturing similarities and differences with LIB
- An overview of the current state-of-the-art
- Use cases of Sodium-ion batteries in BESS and Evs
Fergal Harrington-Beatty
AMTE Power plc
AMTE Power plc
1425 - 1430 Q&A SESSION ON SODIUM-ION BATTERIES
1430 - 1500 RESERVED PRESENTATION
1500 - 1530 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
1530 - 1555 NANO-CARBON – A NEW ENABLER FOR ULTRA-FAST CHARGING
- Nano-Carbon is a better alternative to pure graphite for ultra-fast charging of Li-ion battery
- Test data shows its ability to accept repeated charging at a high C rate over many cycles
- Other advantages include higher gravimetric capacity and superior performance at low temperatures
Dmitry Voronin
Happy Electron
Happy Electron
1555 - 1600 Q&A SESSION ON NANO-CARBON ANODES FOR SUPERIOR CHARGING PERFORMANCE
1600 - 1625 BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF LITHIUM METAL FOR NEXT-GENERATION BATTERIES
- Next-generation batteries using silicon and lithium metal anodes offer the potential to increase energy density
- Bringing lithium metal into a battery adds significant cost and scale-up concerns, hampering adoption
- Understanding supply chain developments needed to bring lithium metal to a cheaper point than graphite
Kunal Phalpher
Li-Metal Corp
Li-Metal Corp
1625 - 1630 Q&A SESSION ON LITHIUM METAL ANODES
1630 - 1655 SMART BATTERY GIGAFACTORIES WITH LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT AND FAST TIME TO MARKET
- The strong growth in the battery industry requires flexible and expandable Gigafactory concepts
- Different Gigafactory building concepts presented and compared
- The possibilities to decrease the CO₂ footprint of the building/facility design
Klaus Eberhardt
Exyte Management GmbH
Exyte Management GmbH
1655 - 1700 Q&A SESSION ON SMART GIGAFACTORY DEVELOPMENT
1700 - 1725 HOW DRY ELECTRODE COATING CAN CHANGE GIGAFACTORIES
- Drawbacks of wet electrode coating: energy consumption, toxicity, costs, manufacturing footprint
- Different approaches in dry coating and why LiCAP’s Activated Dry Electrode is ahead of the competition
- High scrap rate during Gigafactory ramping up and how Activated Dry Electrode can bring scrap rate down
Katharina Gerber
LiCAP Technologies, Inc.
LiCAP Technologies, Inc.
1725 - 1730 Q&A SESSION ON ACTIVATED DRY ELECTRODE COATING
1730 - 1830 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2: TUESDAY, MARCH 07, 2023
0900 - 0930 MORNING REFRESHMENTS
0930 - 0940 OPENING ADDRESS
0940 - 1005 THE DELUSIONARY 2035 EV MANDATE
- EV buyers and potential owners today - their demographics, values, and priorities
- How do EVs fit in the consumer's 'Path to Purchase'?
- How to reach 100% EV sales in California and the US by 2035?
Alexander Edwards
Strategic Vision
Strategic Vision
1005 - 1010 Q&A SESSION ON FALL-OUT OF 2035 EV MANDATE
1010 - 1035 THE ROAD TO SOLID-STATE BATTERIES FOR AUTOMOTIVE
- Solid-State batteries require a constant high stack pressure to operate effectively during charges and discharges
- This high constant pressure is needed to increase the ionic conductivity of the dry particles inside the battery
- It is expensive to design a battery pack with such high constant pressure: solutions through increased conductivity
Rashid Farahati
Schaeffler AG
Schaeffler AG
1035 - 1040 Q&A SESSION ON RELIEVING STACK PRESSURE ON SOLID-STATE BATTERY
1040 - 1105 SOLID-STATE BATTERY PERFORMANCE FOR THE EV INDUSTRY - COMMERCIAL TO PASSENGER
- Current status of the commercially available solid-state batteries
- Challenges to meet the requirements of the passenger car market
- Competing chemistries and designs to achieve performance requirements
Adrian Tylim
Blue Solutions
Blue Solutions
1105 - 1110 Q&A SESSION ON STATUS OF SOLID STATE BATTERY REGULARISATION IN PASSENGER SEGMENT
1110 - 1130 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA
1130 - 1155 NEXT-GEN THERMAL MANAGEMENT: FASTER CHARGING, EXTENDED RANGE, AND PROPAGATION PREVENTION
- Five factors control how fast EVs can be charged. Only one is controllable by the pack designer
- The driving range is greatly influenced by the thermal management method used
- There are four primary methods of controlling thermal runaway, with benefits and drawbacks
Bret Trimmer
NeoGraf Solutions, LLC.
NeoGraf Solutions, LLC.
1155 - 1200 Q&A SESSION ON THE BENEFITS OF NEXT-GEN THERMAL MANAGEMENT
1200 - 1225 HIGH-PERFORMANCE THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS FOR EV BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT
- The EV market has seen a variety of battery designs, and good thermal management is always a key consideration
- Material characteristics of thermal interface materials for module-to-pack and cell-to-pack
- Future opportunities for material innovation in thermal interface materials for EV battery
Tim Qian
Henkel Corporation
Henkel Corporation
1225 - 1230 Q&A SESSION ON THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS IN THERMAL MANAGEMENT
1230 - 1255 3D STRUCTURE ELECTRODE FOR IMPROVED BATTERY PERFORMANCE AT A LOWER COST
- How 3D architecture solves cathode capacity mismatch
- Understanding cathode energy and thickness limitation
- Optimizing battery design to ensure safety, lifetime, and warranty
Moshiel Biton
Addionics
Addionics
1255 - 1300 Q&A SESSION ON 3D STRUCTURE ELECTRODE
1300 - 1315 FEEDBACK & RAFFLE DRAW
1315 - 1430 NETWORKING LUNCH
Quick Proposal
Key topics for 2023 :
- Electric vehicles’ economic outlook and industry forecasts
Understand the economic fundamentals and key market drivers for electric vehicles from a global perspective. - Exploring new battery technologies and battery management systems
Explore opportunities and make the business case for adopting new battery solutions to support next- generation automotive applications. - Latest research in extending battery range for next-generation electric vehicles.
Explore new innovations and assess the latest results from tests and trials in improving drive range and extending battery life for electric vehicles. - New manufacturing processes and technical know-how to achieve economies of scale
Deliver reliable and scalable production methods for adapting new battery technologies and solutions to meet the needs of automotive manufacturers. - Upcoming regulations and safety standards for the electric vehicle market
Hear from key regulators and classification bodies to ensure your products meet the requirements of new regulations and industry standards - Manufacturer case studies on electric vehicles design and development
Gain insights from leading manufacturers and implement strategies that others in the industry are using to develop the next generation of electric vehicles.
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