DAY-BY-DAY SCHEDULE

Program Agenda

Day One

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

9:00 - 9:05 a.m.

Welcome by Executive Director

Jim Greenberger, NAATBatt International

9:05 - 9:10 a.m.

Welcome by Sodium Battery Committee Co-Chairs

Erik Spoerke, Sandia National Laboratories
Heather Platt, Mana Battery

9:10 - 9:15 a.m.

Welcome by Zinc Battery Committee Co-Chairs


Emily Dickens, Octet Scientic
Josef Daniel-Ivad, International Zinc Association

9:15 - 9:20 a.m.

Welcome by Premier Zinc Battery Sponsor

GRILLO Zinc Powder GmbH

9:20 - 9:45 a.m.

The Market Opportunity for Sodium Battery Technology

Kyle Gordon, Roland Berger

9:45 - 10:10 a.m.

The Market Opportunity for Zinc Battery Technology

Nathan Niese, Boston Consulting Group

10:10 - 10:35 a.m.

Commercialization of Sodium Battery Technologies in China

Adrian Yao, Stanford University/STEER

10:35 - 11:05 a.m.

Networking Break

11:05 - 11:30 a.m.

Supply Chain Constaints in the BESS Market

Sam Jaffe, 1019 Technologies

11:30 - 12:40 p.m.

Commercialization Case Studies in Sodium Battery Technology

(5 minute presentations by companies commercializing sodium battery technology today)

Antonio Baclig, Inlyte Energy
Tyler Evans, Mana Battery
Giselle Cheung, Power NaP
Loren Martin, QuantumShield
Alexander Onz, Delfort Group
Rob Atkinson, Alsym Energy
Tim Vosburgh, Coulomb Technology
Hui Dong, Ingevity Corporation

12:40 - 2:00 p.m.

Lunch

2:00 - 3:10 p.m.

From Mine to Megawatt; Unlocking the Zinc Supply Chain Advantage

Harsha Kolli, EverZinc
Daniel Fischer, Delfort Group
Emily Dickens, Octet Scientic
Heather Mulholland, Millipore Sigma

3:10 - 3:30 p.m.

Keynote Address: Reducing Investment Risk for Energy Storage Financing

Richard Baxter, Mustang Prairie Energy

3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Networking Break

4:00 - 4:50 p.m.

Advancing Zinc-Based Energy Storage: Academic and National Laboratory Research Frontiers

Tim Lambert, Sandia National Laboratories
Sanja Tepavcevic, Argonne National Laboratory

4:50 - 6:00 p.m.

Networking Reception

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Optional Workshop Networking Dinner

Day Two

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

9:00 - 9:05 a.m.

Welcome by Executive Director

Jim Greenberger, NAATBatt International

9:05 - 9:55 a.m.

The Latest in Advanced Sodium-Ion Battery Materials and Anode-Less Sodium Batteries

Dhevathi Rajan, UL Research Institutes
Chris Johnson, Argonne National Laboratory
Xiaolin Li, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

9:55 - 10:45 a.m.

Commercializing and Deploying Sodium Battery Technology

Erik Wu, UNIGRID Battery
Brandon Kelly, Peak Energy
Andrew Miraldi, Horien

10:45 - 11:15 a.m.

Networking Break

11:15 - Noon

Commercialization Case Studies in Zinc Battery Technology

(10 minute presentations by companies commercializing zinc-based battery technology today)

Tod Higinbotham, ZincFive
Meir Weiner, Urban Electric Power
David Wilkins, AEsir Technologies

Noon – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 - 2:40 p.m.

New Product Development: Advancing Zinc Battery Prototypes to Market-Ready Systems

David Harvey, e-Zinc
Michael Galluzzo, EnZinc
Glenn Austin Green, Gold Peak

2:40 – 3:40 p.m.

From Model T to Tesla: A Fireside Chat on Automotive Innovation

Heather Platt, Mana Battery
Vineet Mehta, former Director of Battery Technology & Powertrain Architecture/Modeling at Tesla

3:40 p.m.

Closing Remarks

Jim Greenberger, NAATBatt International