2019 Agenda

1:00 pm

Start of Golf Tournament                        Wigwam Gold Course

2:30 pm

Star of Tennis Tournament                                Wigwam Tennis Courts

7:00 - 9:30pm

Tournament Dinner                                              Trellis Garden

7:30 am

Registration Opens                                           Wigwam Foyer

7:30 am - 3:00 pm

Battery Product Expo Set Up                         Mojave Ballroom

8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Battery IP Workshop and Workshop Lunch   Ozanne Room

8:00 am - 9:00 am

SAE Battery Standards Steering Committee Palo Verde Room

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Zinc Battery Committee Meeting                      Palo Verde Room

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Recycling Committee Meeting                           Palo Verde Room

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

NAATBatt Board of Directors Meeting          Palo Verde Room

8:00 am - 8:50 am

Jaime Navarrete, Crown Battery (moderator)

Kenneth Polasko, SkySong Innovations

Bob Daigle, Rogers Corporation

Doug Hockstad, University of Arizona

Adam Small, Urbix

8:50 – 9:45 a.m.

Don Karner, Electric Applications
Brian Morin, Soteria Battery Innovation Group, Inc.
Dan Abraham, MPEG-LA
Sandy Kane, NAATBatt International

9:45 – 10:35 a.m.

John Platt, Snell & Wilmer (Moderator)
Jeff Yambrick, SVOLT Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
Joseph Guy, Nano One Materials Corp.
Jason Li, IP In-house, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited

10:35 – 10:50 a.m.

10:50 – 11:05 a.m.

Dan Abraham, MPEG-LA

11:05 – Noon

Phil Weicker, EVelozcity
Will Van Curen, Nikola Motor Company
Kevin Morrow, Unique Electric Solutions Inc.
Adam Flaster, Local Motors

Noon – 1:00 p.m.

1:00 – 1:15 p.m.

NAATBatt Annual Members Meeting Pima/Pueblo Ballroom

1:15 – 1:20 p.m.

1:20 – 1:40 p.m.

1:40 – 2:00 p.m.

2:00 – 2:20 p.m.

2:20 – 2:40 p.m.

2:40 – 3:00 p.m.

3:00 – 3:40 p.m.

Networking Break and Battery Product Expo Opening                                              Mohave Ballroom

3:40 – 4:40 p.m.

Cory Combs, Ampair
Ben Craig, Alion Science and Technology;
Kent Snyder, Ford Motor Company

4:40 – 5:00 p.m.

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Member Update Presentations: Session 1  EnerSys
Digitron
Arkema
SVOLT Energy Technology Company
MPEG LA
Siemens
Crown Battery
Indie Power Systems
Maccor
Soteria

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Opening Reception                                        Mohave Ballroom

7:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Opening Dinner                                              Wigwam Lawn and Patio

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast                                 Mohave Ballroom

8:30 – 8:35 a.m.

Bob Galyen, CATL

8:35 – 9:25 a.m.

Bob Galyen, CATL
Michael Sanders, Avicenne Energy US
John Warner, Warner Energy Consulting
Ed Schaffer, Advanced Battery Concepts
Jaime Navarrete, Crown Battery
Joern Tinnemeyer, EnerSys

9:25 – 10:20 a.m.

Nick Hennen, Digatron Power Electronics (Moderator)
Chris Burns, Novonix
Tal Sholklapper, VoltaiQ
Eric Din, Hive Battery
David Wood, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

10:20 – 10:40 a.m.

Khal Amine, Argonne National Laboratory

10:40 – 11:10 a.m.

Networking Break                                  Mohave Ballroom

11:10 – 12:15 p.m.

Member Update Presentations: Session 2 Nuvation Energy
Sandia National Laboratories
Chroma Systems Solutions
Carestream
Albemarle
Amphenol Advanced Sensors
FCA LLC
EnerDel
Borman Specialty Materials
Dynamic Manufacturing, Inc.
Focus Graphite/Grafoid

12:15 – 1:45 p.m.

Lunch
Wigwam Lawn and Patio

1:45 – 2:05 p.m.

Tod Mackintosh, General Motors

2:05 – 2:25 p.m.

2:25 – 3:25 p.m.

Member Update Presentations: Session 3
Electric Applications Incorporated
ARMOR Group
Battery Innovation Center (BIC)
Gridtential
Dürr MEGTEC
Everledger
CSA Group
Retriev Technologies
Urban Electric Power
NOHMs Technolgies

3:25 – 4:00 p.m.

Networking break
Mohave Ballroom

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Michael Lew, Moderator, NAATBatt International
Edward Sugar, EAS Advisors LLC
Peter Fitzmaurice, Fast Markets
Andrew Miller, Benchmark Minerals
Austin Devaney, Albemarle
Kent Snyder, Ford Motor Company

5:00 – 6:10 p.m.

Member Update Presentations: Session 4
Li-Cyle Corp.
WeRecycleBatteries.com
Eos Energy Storage
Forge Nano
Morgan Advanced Materials
Snell & Wilmer
Spiers New Technologies
PPG
Salt River Project
NREL
Hive Battery Labs
Soltex

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Networking Reception
Mohave Ballroom

7:30 – 8:15 p.m.

NAATBatt Annual Dinner
Pima/Pueblo Ballroom

8:15 – 8:45 p.m.

Andy Tobin, Commissioner
Arizona Corporation Commission

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast
Mohave Ballroom

8:30 – 8:35 a.m.

Jeff Yambrick, SVOLT Energy Technology Company

8:35 – 9:15 a.m.

Melisa Johns, Duke Energy
Zak Kuznar, Duke Energy (Moderator)
Scott Bordenkircher, Arizona Public Service
Rick Lowther, Salt River Project
David McIntire, Salt River Project
Steven Prsha, San Diego Gas & Electric
Ted Burhans, Tucson Electric Power

9:15 – 10:15 a.m.

10:15 – 10:40 a.m.

Networking Break
Mohave Ballroom

10:40 – 11:25 a.m.

Lauren Roman, Everledger
Kunal Phalpher, Li-Cycle
Laura Wagner, Ford Motor Company
Michael Pasziti, Terrapure
Bob Galyen, CATL
Steve Tolen, Indie Power Systems
Todd Coy, Retriev Technologies

11:25 – 12:25 p.m.

Battery Innovation Summit
Based upon a solicitation conducted earlier in the year by NAATBatt International, the
following companies have been invited to present at this year’s Battery Innovation
Summit as the Top Ten acquisition/licensing/investment targets in the North American
advanced battery industry for 2019:
EnZinc Inc.
Excellaron
Astrolabe Analytics
Membrion
Salient Energy Inc.
Transthermal Heat Bridge
Johnson Battery Technologies
Tydrolyte LLC
Besstech
Binghamton University SUNY

12:25 – 1:45 p.m.

Lunch
Wigwam Lawn and Patio

1:45 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

Member Update Presentations: Session 5
Umicore
UniEnergy Technologies
UL
ZAF Energy Systems
American Manganese
Argonne National Laboratory
Manz
Lithion Recycling Inc.
Dukosi
Global Battery Solutions
Battery Resourcers
Intersolar/ees

2:50 – 3:55 p.m.

Imre Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy
Randy Moore, ZAF Energy Systems
Erik Spoerke, Sandia National Laboratories
Gary Yang, UniEnergy Technologies

3:55 – 4:00 p.m.

4:15 – 6:00 p.m.

Tour of APS McMicken Energy Storage Facility
Buses will depart from the Porte Cochere at the front of The Wigwam Conference
Center at 4:15 p.m. sharp. Pre-registration is required. If you have not pre-registered
and wish to attend, please contact Paula Szyper or Jim Greenberger immediately

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Farewell Networking Event
Wigwam Bar and Patio