Highlights of the Program

2 days business program:

Learn from real-world case studies by industry leaders.

SHOWCASING INNOVATION:

Discover the latest technology and techniques from across the industry.

leaders talk:

Hear from top-level experts about how to stay ahead in a fast-changing industry.

MULTIPLE STREAMS:

A business program that is multi-disciplinary, giving you a broad view of the industry.

SMART TECHNOLOGIES:

Explore the latest smart and AI-driven solutions, and see how they can be used in your business.

roundtable discussion:

Join talks with industry peers. Share ideas, make connections, and find new partners.

Program

Day 1 :

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2026

08:00 - 09:00

REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS

09:00 - 09:10

OPENING ADDRESS

09:10 - 09:35

HOW TOYOTA IS MANAGING BATTERY RECYCLING AND REUSE INITIATIVES TOWARD CARBON NEUTRALITY

Elizabeth Callaway

Toyota

Exploring how Toyota is optimizing logistics and transport while sharing proven practices from an OEM perspective
Highlighting current reuse activities, discussing challenges, and outlining goals for a more sustainable future
Presenting opportunities for collaboration between OEMs, recyclers, and dismantlers to advance circularity

09:35 - 09:40

Q&A SESSION ON TOYOTA RECYCLING AND REUSE FOR CARBON NEUTRALITY

09:40 - 10:05

ADVANCING BATTERY CIRCULARITY - GM’S APPROACH TO MAXIMIZING THE VALUE OF EV BATTERIES

Stephen Patrick

Exploring how GM designs battery systems to enable reuse, refurbishment, and efficient recycling
Sharing insights from over a decade of recovering and reusing every returned EV battery
Showing how partnerships and closed loops build a stronger and more sustainable EV supply chain

10:05 - 10:10

Q&A SESSION ON GM’S APPROACH TO EV BATTERY CIRCULARITY

10:10 - 10:40

SPEED NETWORKING SESSION

Exchange business cards and get connected in short one-to-one meetings
Start the conversation to arrange a more formal meeting later on in the conference
Share your professional background and discuss your biggest business issues – don't forget your business cards!

10:40 - 11:00

MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA

11:00 - 11:30

PANEL DISCUSSION ON POTENTIAL OF CIRCULAR BATTERY ECOSYSTEM TO AUGMENT BATTERY MINERAL SUPPLY CHAIN

How can circular battery strategies contribute to building a more secure domestic supply chain?
How to close the battery mineral supply and demand-supply gap in the USA?
Why have recycling companies failed to find an economic model?
What technologies are enabling better speed and efficiencies in battery refurbishment and recycling?
What material supply can benefit the most from recycling?

| CALSTART

| Traubenbach Associates

| Lawrence Technological University

| FEV Consulting Inc.

11:30 - 12:00

RESERVED PRESENTATION

12:00 - 12:25

CAN LFP BE PROFITABLY RECYCLED?

Kyle Gordon

Roland Berger

Exploring how different recycling pathways are being applied today, with a focus on LFP batteries
Gaining insights from China’s evolving technologies and market dynamics influencing global trends
Understanding the conditions and success factors for making LFP recycling viable in North America

12:25 - 12:30

Q&A SESSION ON PROFITABLE RECYCLING OF LFP BATTERIES

12:30 - 13:30

NETWORKING LUNCH & VISITING THE BATTERY RECYCLING AND REUSE EXHIBITION

13:30 - 13:55

CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES FOR A SUSTAINABLE RECYCLING FOR LFP BATTERIES

Georgios Chryssos

Stiftung GRS Batterien

Although LFP demand is rising, recycling pathways remain limited and require new scalable solutions
Meanwhile, the Green Mass process offers a safer and efficient route to recover lithium from LFP waste
Ultimately, industrial scale-up and certification will support circular lithium use in future cell production

13:55 - 14:00

Q&A SESSION ON SUSTAINABLE LFP BATTERY RECYCLING CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES

14:00 - 14:25

ROAD TO RENEWAL – SCALING A CIRCULAR FUTURE FOR EV BATTERIES

Bryce Cornet

Cox Automotive Inc.

Showcasing how EVBS collaborates with 26+ automakers to extend EV battery life and keep fleets running
Demonstrating a zero-waste recycling process that recovers minerals and reintegrates them into supply chains

Brian Skalovksy

Cox Automotive Inc.

Sharing lessons from scaling a safe and profitable circular battery ecosystem nationwide across 70+ sites
Highlighting practical case studies that prove the value of repair, refurbishment, and remanufacturing

14:25 - 14:30

Q&A SESSION ON CIRCULAR FUTURE FOR EV BATTERIES

14:30 - 14:55

SAFETY RISKS FOR REUSED BATTERIES - AFTERMARKET USE CASES

Miguel Gonzalez

Exponent

Examining how aging batteries face higher performance loss and thermal failure risks
Explaining degradation factors like core collapse, heat rise, and lithium plating effects
Sharing methods to assess and reduce safety risks when repurposing used battery packs

14:55 - 15:00

Q&A SESSION ON SAFETY RISKS FOR REUSED BATTERIES

15:00 - 15:30

AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA

15:30 - 15:55

NAVIGATING REGULATORY CHALLENGES AND EXPLORING PROFITABLE PATHWAYS IN BATTERY RECYCLING AND REUSE

Reik Laubenstein

IAV Automotive Engineering, Inc.

Exploring how evolving regulations and emission targets influence reuse and recycling options
Comparing life-cycle impacts and costs to show where reuse or recycling offers stronger value
Examining second-life uses and how SDV functions support smoother battery redevelopment

15:55 - 16:00

Q&A SESSION ON REGULATORY AND PROFITABLE BATTERY RECYCLING PATHWAYS

16:00 - 16:25

BATTERY PASSPORT, TRACEABILITY, AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Praveen Cherian

Capgemini

Understanding how battery passports support IRA compliance and strengthen EV tax credit access
Exploring how aligning with global rules helps streamline exports and improve supply-chain clarity
Learning how traceability enables circular economy goals through reuse, recovery, and recycling

16:25 - 16:30

Q&A SESSION ON BATTERY PASSPORT AND TRACEABILITY TOPICS

16:30 - 16:55

FROM MINE TO VEHICLE - IMPLEMENTING THE BATTERY PASSPORT AND TRACEABILITY

Muthukumaran Sivaraman

MASS Tech LLC.

Understanding how global regulations are accelerating digital battery passports adoption
Learning a practical roadmap covering data sources, systems, and shop floor execution
Seeing how traceability enables circularity, stronger warranties, and new business models

16:55 - 17:00

Q&A SESSION ON PRACTICAL BATTERY PASSPORTS AND TRACEABILITY

17:00 - 18:00

NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION

Day 2 :

THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026

08:30 - 09:00

MORNING REFRESHMENTS

09:00 - 09:10

OPENING ADDRESS

09:10 - 09:35

EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY (EPR) MODEL BILL FOR EV TRACTION BATTERIES

Marc Boolish

Wiley Rein LLP

Exploring how EPR policies can shape responsible management of EV traction batteries from production to disposal
Examining evolving state and federal activities driving end-of-life solutions for EV battery systems
Understanding how collaboration among manufacturers, recyclers, and policymakers can strengthen circular battery ecosystems

09:35 - 09:40

Q&A SESSION ON EPR MODEL BILL FOR EV TRACTION BATTERIES

09:40 - 10:05

OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE FROM THERMOMECHANICAL BATTERY RECYCLING PLANTS

Peter Heßler

URT Umwelt- und Recyclingtechnik GmbH

Learning how thermomechanical processes have evolved to make lithium-ion battery recycling safer and more efficient
Understanding the daily operational insights from seven plants already in use across Europe
Discovering how proven design parameters are shaping follow-up orders and advancing future recycling projects

10:05 - 10:10

Q&A SESSION ON OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN BATTERY RECYCLING

10:10 - 10:35

POST TREATMENT RECYCLING OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES

Kevin Hobbie

Green Li-ion

Exploring how domestic post-treatment refining strengthens LIB supply chain security
Reviewing recycling routes for PCAM, MHP, lithium, and graphite, noting challenges and quality gaps
Comparing pyro, hydro, and non-solvent aqueous methods to show efficiency and sustainability gains

10:35 - 10:40

Q&A SESSION ON POST-TREATMENT RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES

10:40 - 11:00

MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA

11:00 - 11:25

SOLVING THE EV BATTERY LOGISTICS CHALLENGE – BUILDING A SCALABLE RECYCLING AND REUSE NETWORK

John Rigdon

DHL

Examining DHL’s evolving role in electric vehicle battery logistics and the circular supply chain
Highlighting major challenges in safe handling, regulatory compliance, and cross-border transport of EV batteries
Presenting practical strategies to develop scalable, compliant, and efficient recycling and reuse networks

11:25 - 11:30

Q&A SESSION ON EV BATTERY LOGISTICS AND RECYCLING NETWORKS

11:30 - 11:55

HIDDEN COSTS OF BATTERY RECYCLING AND REUSE

Amanda Filie

Exponent

Exploring how life cycle assessments reveal hidden resource costs in battery recycling
Highlighting how regulations and lawsuits drive stronger sustainability and transparency
Showing how data-driven LCAs guide better decisions across the battery value chain

11:55 - 12:00

Q&A SESSION ON BATTERY RECYCLING AND REUSE COSTS

12:00 - 12:25

SOLVENT EXTRACTION IN BATTERY RECYCLING

Mei Soo

ExxonMobil Corporation

Exploring how different diluents affect the efficiency and performance of the solvent extraction process
Highlighting the safety, health, and environmental considerations linked to diluent selection
Demonstrating how choosing the right diluents can enhance industrial hygiene while reducing environmental impact

12:25 - 12:30

Q&A SESSION ON SOLVENT EXTRACTION IN BATTERIES

12:30 - 13:30

NETWORKING LUNCH & VISITING THE BATTERY RECYCLING AND REUSE EXHIBITION

13:30 - 13:55

WHY TRUE CIRCULARITY STARTS WITH REUSE, NOT RECYCLING

Sumreen Rattan

Moment Energy

Exploring how repurposing strategies create profitable pathways before recycling in battery life cycles
Learning from Moment Energy's airport project, where second-life EV batteries power fast fleet charging
Understanding why rigorous testing, safety principles, and transparent data drive trusted BESS deployment

13:55 - 14:00

Q&A SESSION ON WHY TRUE CIRCULARITY STARTS WITH REUSE

14:00 - 14:25

TRANSFORMING SODIUM SULFATE WASTE INTO CRITICAL REAGENTS FOR THE EV BATTERY RECYCLING ECOSYSTEM

Bilen Aküzüm

Aepnus Technology

Learning how rising reagent demand and sulfate waste shape challenges in EV recycling
Explaining how Aepnus’ platform upcycles sodium sulfate into valuable reagents onsite
Highlighting the move from lab scale to commercial use while reducing supply risks

14:25 - 14:30

Q&A SESSION ON CONVERTING SODIUM SULFATE INTO CRITICAL BATTERY REAGENTS

14:30 - 15:00

RESERVED PRESENTATION

15:00 - 15:15

FEEDBACK & RAFFLE DRAW

15:15 - 15:30

CLOSING REMARKS

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