Yoshinori Kida has served as the Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the EV Battery Business Office at Panasonic Corporation of North America since 2021. In 1995, he was a visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, and he obtained his Doctor

Dr. Sun has served as Amprius’ President and Chief Executive Officer since February 2017 and as a director on the Amprius Board since December 2016. Dr. Sun has also served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Amprius, Inc. since

Timothy S. McComb, PhD is Senior Manager for Global Business Development and Applications at Coherent where he manages a team of industry experts, including in the e-mobility and battery space along with a global team of laser applications experts. He holds a

Marc Bédard has always been passionate about technology, innovation, and finance. In 2008, he founded Lion Électrique, and shortly thereafter, he steered the company toward zero-emission vehicles by committing to the development of 100% electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles. Under Marc’s leadership,

Daniel Breton is the president and CEO of EMC and is responsible for the overall management of EMC leading the organization’s advocacy initiatives, strategic direction and identifying challenges and opportunities to advance the electrification of transportation. He serves as EMC’s media spokesperson

Mr. Eric Desaulniers, MSc, P. Geo, is the Founder, President and CEO of Nouveau Monde Graphite, an ESG-driven company dedicated to developing North America’s largest graphite production to supply the battery and EV market with sustainably and ethically transformed advanced materials. Since

Full Professor of Electrochemistry and Physical Chemistry at the Department of Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca, Riccardo Ruffo holds a Master’s degree in Chemistry and a Master’s in Materials Science and Technology from the University of Milan, and a Ph.D. in Materials

Prof. Rupp’s research broadly encompasses solid state materials for sustainable energy storage and conversion. Her research on batteries is currently centered on designing novel classes of Li solid state conductors, inventing cheap battery solid state synthesis routes for new hybrid and solid

Hong Jin Fan received his PhD from the National University of Singapore, followed by postdoc research at Max-Planck-Institute of Microstructure Physics and the University of Cambridge. He joined Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 2008. His research is focused on exploring new materials