Program for Battery and Energy Storage Conference 2025 | AIChE

Technical Program for the 7th Battery and Energy Storage Conference

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Details on the Poster Presentations can be found here:  https://www.aiche.org/battery2025/posters

Please note this schedule is subject to change. Check back for updates.

Day 1: Wednesday, September 24th, 2025
8:30 AM 6:00 PM Badge Pick-Up & On-site Registration                                                                                                                            
8:30 AM 9:00 AM Morning Coffee & Networking
9:00 AM 9:15 AM Welcome Remarks
9:15 AM 12:25 PM Session 1: Securing the Energy Storage Materials Supply
9:15 AM 9:50 AM Keynote Speaker
9:50 AM 10:15 AM Francois Hendry, Superior Graphite
10:15 AM 10:40 AM

Yan Wang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
10:40 AM 11:10 AM Break
11:10 AM  11:35 AM 

Sabine Gallagher, Argonne National Lab
11:135 AM  12:00 PM  Invited Speaker from Lilac
12:00 PM 12:25 PM Invited Speaker
12:25 PM 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM 4:45 PM Session 2: Accelerating the Transition from Lab to Fab
1:30 PM 2:05 PM Keynote: Tim Holme, QuantumScape
2:05 PM 2:30 PM Subramanya Herle, Elevated Materials
2:30 PM 2:55 PM Yong Seok Kim, Samsung SDI R&D America
2:55 PM 3:25 PM Break
3:25 PM 3:50 PM Invited Speaker from GM
3:50 PM 4:15 PM Invited Speaker from Mitra Chem
4:15 PM 4:40 PM Kevin Wujcik, Blue Current Inc.

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4:40 PM 5:00 PM Transition Break
5:00 PM 6:30 PM Welcome Reception & Poster Session

Poster Presentations
Day 2: Thursday, September 25th, 2025
8:30 AM 6:00 PM Badge Pick-Up & On-site Registration                                                                                                                            
8:30 AM 9:00 AM Morning Coffee & Networking
9:00 AM 9:15 AM Morning Remarks
9:15 AM 12:25 PM Session 3: Role of AI in the Future of Energy Storage
9:15 AM 9:50 AM Keynote: Venkatesh Mysore, Aikium Inc.
9:50 AM 10:15 AM Maria Chan, Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory
10:15 AM 10:40 AM Yan Zeng, Florida State University
10:40 AM 11:10 AM Break
11:10 AM 11:35 AM Venkat Viswanathan, University of Michigan
11:135 AM  12:25 PM Panel Discussions on AI's Role in Energy Storage
12:25 PM 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM 4:40 PM Session 4: The Role of Energy Storage in the AI and Data Center Revolution
1:40 PM 2:15 PM Keynote Speaker
2:15 PM 2:55 PM Vincent Sprenkle, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
2:55 PM 3:25 PM Break
3:25 PM 4:05 PM Invited Speakers
4:05 PM 4:30 PM Invited Speaker from Eastern Slope Technologies (ES Tech)
4:30 PM 4:40 PM Session Wrap-up Discussion
4:40 PM 5:00 PM Closing Remarks