DAY-BY-DAY SCHEDULE

Program Agenda

Day One

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

9:05 - 9:15 a.m.

Welcome by Executive Director

James Greenberger, NAATBatt International

9:05 - 9:15 a.m.

Welcome by Concordia University

Karim Zaghib, Concordia University

9:10 - 9:15 a.m.

Welcome by Lead Workshop Sponsor 

Danielle Spalding, Cirba Solutions

9:15 - 9:40 a.m.

The Market for and Economic Drivers of Lithium Battery Recycling

Kyle Gordon, Roland Berger

9:40 - 10:05 a.m.

Overview of Lithium Battery Recycling Technologies

Linda Gaines, Argonne National Laboratory

10:05 - 10:30 a.m.

Networking Break

10:35 - 11:00 a.m.

Siting Considerations for Lithium Battery Recycling Projects

Darin Buelow, Deloitte Consulting

11:00 - 11:25 a.m.

Challenges and Opportunities in the Li-ion Battery Recycling Industry

Yuan Chu Zi Lao, Hatch Ltd

11:25 - 11:50 a.m.

Integrating Recycled Materials into pCAM, CAM and Other Battery Materials

Hubert Dumont, Lithion Technologies

11:50 - 12:15 p.m.

Transporting Used Batteries: Challenges and Opportunities

Sean Hart, Cirba Solutions

12:15 - 1:45 p.m.

Lunch

1:45 - 2:05 p.m.

Overview of U.S. Regulation of Lithium Battery Recycling

Beth Goffhelf, Butzel

2:05 - 2:25 p.m.

Overview of Canadian Regulation of Lithium Battery Recycling

Raphaël Beauchamp, CETEQ

2:25 - 3:35 p.m.

Regulatory Roundtable: U.S. and Canadian Regulators Talk About Recycling

Moderator:
David Roberts, Li-Bridge

Speakers:
Kathy Lett, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Bryant Polzin, U.S. Department of Energy
Andrew Leyder, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Robert Starin, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Ben Yu, National Research Council Canada

3:35 - 4:00 p.m.

Regulating and Reporting Carbon Emissions in North America and Around the World

E.J. Klock McCook, RMI

4:00 - 4:20 p.m.

Some Comments About Vehicle to Grid Using Li-ion Batteries and Second Life Uses of Li-ion Batteries

Jeff Dahn, Dalhousie University

4:20 - 5:30 p.m.

Networking Reception

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Optional Workshop Dinner (Separate Registration Required)

(SOLD OUT)

L‘Auberge Saint-Gabriel

Day Two

Thursday, August 8, 2024

9:00 - 9:10 a.m.

Welcome by Recycling Committee Chair

Renata Arsenault, Ford Motor Co.

9:10 - 9:35 a.m.

Recycle, Repurpose or Reuse: What Makes Economic Sense?

Michael Sanders, Avicenne Energy

9:35 - 10:45 a.m.

Where Do Recycled Materials Go?

Moderator:
Emil Nusbaum, Automotive Recyclers Association

Speakers:
Howard Nusbaum, National Salvage Vehicle Reporting Program (Click to download)
Bryant Polzin, U.S. Department of Energy
Ben Steinberg, Venn Strategies
Dustin Krause, Redwood Materials
Renata Arsenault, Ford Motor Co.

10:45 - 11:15 a.m.

Networking Break

11:15 - 12:15 p.m.

Roundtable Discussion of Battery Track and Trace Schemes: Which Direction for North America?

Moderator
Lauren Roman, Transparent Planet

Speakers
Laura Wagner, General Motors
David Baarman, Inceptioneering LLC/SAE International
Daniel Breton, Electric Mobility Canada
Emma Bishop, Venn Strategies
Scott Robertson, Robertson's Auto Salvage
Mark Vasu, EIT InnoEnergy
Isabel Cyr, Lithion Technologies
Florent Bouguin, Optel Group

12:15 - 1:45 p.m.

Lunch

1:45 - 3:00 p.m

Innovation in Battery Recycling Forum

  1. Innovative Li-ion Battery Recycling with Full Value Chain Integration
  2. Innovations in Recycling
  3. Recycling and Recovery of Active Materials in Aged Commercial Lithium-Ion Batteries
  4. Developing Next-Generation Electrolyzers to Convert Sodium Sulfate into Caustic Soda and Sulfuric Acid for Reuse
  5. SHARP™ Technology for Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling

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  1. Wan-Yi Kim, Posco
  2. James Anson, Hatch
  3. Migo Szeman Ng, UL Research Institutes
  4. Lukas Hackl, Aepnus Technology
  5. Ghazaleh Nazari, Coherent

3:10 - 4:10 p.m.

Breakout Groups

Topic 1: Strategies and Challenges in Reusing EV Batteries in EVs


Topic 2: Classification and Qualification of Black Mass


Topic 3: Challenges, Solutions and New Technologies For End-of-Life Battery Transportation


Topic 4: Canadian-U.S. Cooperation in Lithium Battery Recycling


Topic 5: Technical and Engineering Challenges of Bringing Lithium Battery Recycling Projects On Line

 

Led by: Blue Whale Materials
 
 

Led by: NIST
 
 

Led by: Cirba Solutions
 
 
 

Led by: Lithion Technologies
 
 

Led by: Hatch Ltd

4:20 - 4:50 p.m.

Discussion Group Leader Reports

4:50 p.m.

Adjourn

Day Three

Friday, August 9, 2024

(SOLD OUT)

8:00 – 8:50 a.m.

Airgas Networking Breakfast

Concordia University, Henry F Hall Building on 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W

9:00 a.m.

Buses leave from Concordia University for Becancour

1400 Maisonneuve Blvd W, Montreal, QC (one block east of the Concordia University Conference Center, across the street from the Airgas breakfast location)

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11:00 a.m.

Buses Arrive at Auberge Godefroy, 17575 Boul Bécancour, Bécancour, QC

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11:15 - 11:17 a.m.

Welcome by Executive Director

James Greenberger, NAATBatt International

11:17 – 11:45 a.m.

Introduction to the Becancour Industrial Site and Invest Quebec

Sabrina Bouchard, Invest Quebec

11:45 – 12:15 p.m

Layout and Management of the Becancour Industrial Site

Marie-Nöelle Bourque, Société du Parc Industriel et Portuaire de Bécancour (SPIPB)

12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Working Lunch Including Presentations by Companies Locating in the Becancour Industrial Site

Presenting Companies:
Air Liquide
Arkema
Ultium CAM
Hatch

1:45 p.m.

Board Buses for Tour of Becancour Industrial Site

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1:45 – 3:00 p.m.

Narrated Bus Tour of the Becancour Industrial Site

Tour Leaders:
Sabrina Bouchard, Invest Quebec
Marie-Nöelle Bourque, Société du Parc Industriel et Portuaire de Bécancour (SPIPB)

3:00 p.m.

Buses Depart Becancour for Return to Concordia University, Montreal

5:00 p.m.

Anticipated Arrival at Concordia University, Montreal