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Agenda 2023
DAY 1: MONDAY, MARCH 6, 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 the 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 THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK OF THE 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 - 1110 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY MALVERN PANALYTICAL
1110 - 1140 PANEL DISCUSSION ON GIGAFACTORIES – HOW MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES ARE GEARING UP FOR THE FUTURE
- What steps are Gigafactories taking to improve their supply chain, manufacturing processes, and technology?
- What are the major impacts of new technologies in the Gigafactories for CAPEX and OPEX?
- What are the implications of a slow manufacturing ramp for upcoming Gigafactories?
Katharina Gerber | LiCAP Technologies, Inc.
Andy Whitworth | Exyte Group GmbH
Tal Sholklapper | Voltaiq
Andy Whitworth | Exyte Group GmbH
Tal Sholklapper | Voltaiq
1140 - 1205 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
Mathew Halls
Schrödinger, Inc.
Schrödinger, Inc.
1205 - 1210 Q&A SESSION ON ATOMIC SCALE SIMULATION FOR BATTERY MATERIALS
1210 - 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
Rahul Mukherjee
Alsym Energy Inc
Alsym Energy Inc
1355 - 1400 Q&A SESSION ON LOW-COST BATTERY CHEMISTRY ALTERNATIVES
1400 - 1425 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
1425 - 1430 Q&A SESSION ON NANO-CARBON ANODES FOR SUPERIOR CHARGING PERFORMANCE
1430 - 1455 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
1455 - 1500 Q&A SESSION ON LITHIUM METAL ANODES
1500 - 1530 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY LABLEMASTER
1530 - 1555 BATTERIES ARE MORE THAN LITTLE CYLINDERS PUT INTO BATTERY TRAYS
- An outlook on designing and building cells as a part of the vehicle structure
- Using BMS to control cycle life and heal cells through active cell balancing
- Energy density isn’t measured at the cell level but rather at the pack level
Mark Hanchett
Atlis Motor Vehicles
Atlis Motor Vehicles
1555 - 1600 Q&A SESSION ON CELL DESIGNING FOR VEHICLE PERFORMANCE
1600 - 1625 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
- Possibilities to decrease the CO₂ footprint of the Gigafactory
Klaus Eberhardt
Exyte Group GmbH
Exyte Group GmbH
1625 - 1630 Q&A SESSION ON SMART GIGAFACTORY DEVELOPMENT
1630 - 1655 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.
1655 - 1700 Q&A SESSION ON ACTIVATED DRY ELECTRODE COATING
1700 - 1800 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY 2: TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 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 THE STATUS OF SOLID-STATE BATTERY REGULARIZATION IN THE PASSENGER SEGMENT
1110 - 1140 MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREASPONSORED BY PRECO, LLC
1140 - 1205 ADVANCED ANALYTICS FOR BATTERY PRODUCTION RAMP-UP AND YIELD OPTIMIZATION
- Profitability in battery manufacturing can be hindered by the long periods of production ramp-up
- Manufacturing-specific data analytics that can accelerate production ramp and yield optimization
- How to automate analysis of industry-standard tests by combining performance, traceability, and process data
Tal Sholklapper
Voltaiq
Voltaiq
1205 - 1210 Q&A SESSION ON MANUFACTURING DATA ANALYTICS FOR BATTERY PRODUCTION
1210 - 1235 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.
1235 - 1240 Q&A SESSION ON THE BENEFITS OF NEXT-GEN THERMAL MANAGEMENT
1240 - 1305 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
1305 - 1310 Q&A SESSION ON THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS IN THERMAL MANAGEMENT
1310 - 1325 FEEDBACK & RAFFLE DRAW
1325 - 1430 NETWORKING LUNCH
Quick Proposal
Key topics for 2024 :
- 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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