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Conference Program • August 11th, 2021

8:45 am CDT

Keynote Address

Energy Storage: Advances and Trends

Dr. Imre Gyuk, Director of Energy Storage Research , Office of Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy

Track 1

Track 2

9:30 am CDT

How Big Can This Get: Future Market Growth and Forecasts for Next-Gen Batteries

Sam Jaffe, Managing Director • Cairn ERA

10:00 am CDT

A Current Look at Energy Storage

Kevin Fok, Director, Operations • LG Energy Solution

Lithium-Silicon as the Next Generation Battery Material for Long-Term Energy Storage

Rick Costantino, Co-Founder and CTO • Group14 Technologies

The Role of Recycling in the Supply Chain of Critical Battery Materials
Kunal Phalpher, Chief Commercial Officer • Li-Cycle

10:30 am CDT

Networking Break for 1x1 Video Meetings

11:00 am CDT

Solar + Storage + EV Charging: Use Cases and Applications

Liam Weaver, Senior Solutions Engineer • Enel X

11:30 am CDT

Second Life EV Batteries: A Massive Recourse for a Resilient and Renewable Grid

Ahmad Pesaran, Chief Energy Storage Engineer • National Renewable Energy Laboratory

12:00 pm CDT

ROI Analysis for Lithium-Ion Batteries in Data Center UPS Installations

Jeffrey VanZwol, Chief Marketing Officer • Green Cubes Technology

Safety Trends in Large Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Energy Storage Systems

Chris Wright, Executive Director • E3 Consulting

Effective Fire Suppression Systems in Advanced Batteries is Imperative to Ensure Safety

Ed Ruggles, CSO • Fireaway Inc.

Mike Pagel, Senior Consultant • Hazmat Safety Consulting

Battery Safety R&D and its Role in Technology Development

Dr. Joshua Lamb, Principal Member Advanced Power Sources R&D • Sandia National Laboratories

12:30 pm CDT

AI Software Deployment for Smart Grid Battery Storage

Larsh Johnson, Chief Technology Officer • Stem

Battery System Augmentation: Optimizing Initial Deployment and Augmentation

Corrie Austin, Segment Manager – Solar • Dynapower

1:00 pm CDT

Advanced Lead Bipolar Batteries for Grid Storage
Reed Shick Ph.D., Director of Core Technology • Advanced Battery Concepts

1:30 pm CDT

Best Practices in Raising Capital as an Energy Storage Startup

Sara Chamberlain, Managing Director • Energy Foundry

Startup/Early Stage Spotlight

Startup/Early Stage Spotlight

2:00 pm CDT

Liquid Metal Batteries for Clean Energy

David Bradwell, CTO and Co-Founder • Ambri

2:20 pm CDT

Vanadium Flow Batteries
Matt Harper, CCO • Invinity

Electrode Technology for Li-Ion Batteries and Supercapacitors

Mitch Koffel, Vice President of Business Development • Nanoramic Laboratories

2:45 pm CDT

Conference Conculsion

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