Shaping the Future of Rechargeable Battery Technology
July 6
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 14:00 – 18:00 | Registration |
July 7
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00 – 09:10 (10 min) | Opening Remarks from Karim Zaghib, CEO of Volt-Age, & Sixu Deng, Assistant Professor at Concordia University. |
| 09:10 – 10:00 (50 min) | Panel Discussion with Daniel Silverman, Vice President, Foreign Direct Investment at Investissement Québec International; Pamela McGovern, Lawyer, accredited arbitrator, and expert in construction law and commercial litigation; Nancy Déziel, Executive Director of CNETE and Chair of the Board of Directors of the FCI; and Michel Angers, Mayor of Shawinigan. The moderator for this panel will be Victor Jacquet, Deputy Director General of Volt-Age. |
| 10:00 – 10:40 (40 min) | Networking Break & Exhibit |
| Session Chair: Margret Wohlfahrt-Mehrens (ZSW Ulm) | |
| 10:40 – 11:10 (30 min) | Plenary Speaker: Jeff Dahn Title: Professor of Department of Physics & Atmospheric Science, and Chemistry Organization: Dalhousie University Topic: Understanding high temperature degradation in LFP/graphite cells |
| 11:10 – 11:30 (20 min) | Keynote Speaker: Bor Yann Liaw Title: Guest Professor at Forschungszentrum Jülich Organization: High Power Research Lab Topic: Data-Driven Battery Service Life Assessment: Prospect and Challenge |
| 11:30 – 11:50 (20 min) | Keynote Speaker: Venkataraman Thangadurai Title: Professor and Chair in Energy at the School of Chemistry Organization: University of St Andrews Topic: Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries for Electric Vehicles |
| 11:50 – 12:10 (20 min) | Keynote Speaker: Dongling Ma Title: Professor Organization: INRS Topic: Nanomaterials in Energy |
| 12:10 – 14:25 (135 min) | Lunch |
| Session Chair: Vito Di Noto (University of Padova) | |
| 14:25 – 14:55 (30 min) | Plenary Speaker: Margret Wohlfahrt-Mehrens Title: Head of Electrochemical Materials Research Department Organization: ZSW Ulm Topic: Olivines cathodes for sustainable Li-ion batteries |
| 14:55 – 15:15 (20 min) | Keynote Speaker: Venkat Subramanian Title: Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Engineering Organization: The University of Texas at Austin Topic: Model-based Battery Management Systems – Where Solvers Fail |
| 15:15 – 15:35 (20 min) | Keynote Speaker: Brian Ostroff Title: Chief Executive Officer Organization: Arianne Phosphate Inc. Topic: Phosphate and the battery ecosystem |
| 15:35 – 15:55 (20 min) | Keynote Speaker: John Passalacqua Title: CEO and Director Organization: First Phosphate Corp. Topic: First Phosphate: Derniers développements / Latest Developments |
| 15:55 – 16:00 (5 mins) | Sponsor Spotlight #1: InnovÉÉ |
| 16:00 – 16:40 (40 min) | Networking Break & Exhibit |
| 16:40 – 17:00 (20 min) | Keynote Speaker: Hadi Khani Title: Research Assistant Professor in the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering Organization: The University of Texas at Austin Topic: Unraveling Thermal Decomposition Pathways and Gas Emissions in Potassium-Ion Batteries |
| 17:00 – 17:20 (20 min) | Keynote Speaker: Yaser Abu-Lebdeh Title: Senior Research Officer and Leader of the Battery Materials Innovation team Organization: National Research Council Canada Topic: High-Voltage Cathode Active Materials and Electrolyte Formulations for Lithium-ion Batteries |
| 17:20 – 17:30 (10 min) | Keynote Speaker: Josh Rhoades Title: Key Account Manager – North America Organization: CATL Topic: Utility Scale BESS Warranty: Best Practices and Challenges |
| 17:30 – 19:00 (90 min) | Poster Session |
| 19:00 – 21:00 (120 min) | Banquet |
July 8
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:05 (5 min) | Opening Remarks by Karim Zaghib, CEO of Volt-Age |
| Session Chair: Olivier Rynne | |
| 09:05 – 09:35 (30 min) | Plenary Speaker: Yong Yang Title: Distinguished Professor Organization: Xiamen University Topic: Phosphate-Type Polyanion Compounds as Electrode Materials and Highly Stable Solid Electrolytes |
| 09:35 – 10:15 (40 min) | Networking Break & Exhibit |
| 10:15 – 10:35 (20 min) | Keynote Speaker: Martin Bazant Title: Professor of Chemical Engineering and Mathematics Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Topic: Electrochemical Physics of Olivine Battery Materials Keynote |
| 10:35 – 10:55 (20 min) | Speaker: Vito Di Noto Title: Full Professor of Electrochemistry for Energy and Solid-State Chemistry in the Department of Industrial Engineering Organization: University of Padova Topic: Advanced Vicariant Metals Olivine Cathodes for High-Performance Lithium Batteries |
| 10:55 – 11:15 (20 min) | Keynote Speaker: Chun Ann Huang Title: Associate Professor in Energy Storage Materials Organization: Imperial College London Topic: Operando correlative imaging of X-ray Compton scattering and computed tomography for advanced battery processing |
| 11:15 – 11:35 (20 min) | Keynote Speaker: Jagjit Nanda Title: Distinguished Scientist and Adjunct Professor in Materials Science and Engineering Department Organization: Stanford University Topic: Olivine Based Cathodes for Next Generation Solid-State Batteries |
| 11:35 – 13:50 (135 min) | Lunch |
| Session Chair: Martin Bazant (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) | |
| 13:50 – 14:20 (30 min) | Plenary Speaker: Atsuo Yamada Title: Professor Organization: The University of Tokyo Topic: Alluaudite as Post-Olivine Electrode |
| 14:20 – 14:40 (20 min) | Keynote Speaker: Stefano Passerini Title: Senior Advisor Organization: Austrian Institute of Technology Topic: PFAS-free Lithium batteries |
| 14:40 – 15:00 (20 min) | Keynote Speaker: Atiyeh Nekahi Title: Organization: Concordia University Topic: Sustainable LFP and LMFP cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries |
| 15:00 – 15:20 (20 min) | Keynote Speaker: Penghao Xiao Title: Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics & Atmospheric Science Organization: Dalhousie University Topic: Atomistic insights on rating limiting steps in polyanion cathode materials |
| 15:20 – 16:00 (40 min) | Networking Break & Exhibit |
| 16:00 – 16:20 (20 min) | Keynote Speaker: Jinhyuk Lee Title: Assistant Professor of Materials Engineering Organization: McGill University Topic: Disordered Rock-Salts as Alternative Mn- and Fe-Based Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Li-Ion Batteries |
| 16:20 – 16:30 (10 min) | Sponsor Spotlight #2: Lavery |
| 16:30 – 16:45 (15 min) | Keynote Speaker: Jasmin Dufour Title: Pilot Plant Director Organization: NanoOne Topic: LFP and Quebec, an inescapable story |
| 16:45 – 16:50 (5 min) | Sponsor Spotlight #3: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
| 16:50 – 17:05 (15 min) | Closing Remarks |
| 17:05 – 18:30 (85 min) | Networking Session |