Dave Howell is the Acting Director and Principal Deputy Director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC). MESC is responsible for strengthening and securing manufacturing and energy supply chains needed to modernize the nation’s energy infrastructure and support
Dr. Xia Li is an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering at Concordia University, Concordia University Research Chair (New Scholar) in high-energy rechargeable batteries, and Associate Director of the Concordia Collaborative Centers on Energy and its Transition (C2ET). Her research focuses
Atsuo Yamada has been a professor at the University of Tokyo since 2009, directing multidisciplinary research on materials for energy storage and conversion. After 13 years of service as a staff scientist and laboratory head of Sony Research Center from 1990, he
Dr. Karim Zaghib is a world-renowned scientist who specializes in rechargeable batteries, energy transition and the electrification of transportation. His many seminal scientific publications in these fields have earned him numerous honours and distinctions. He is regularly invited to take part in
Peter Lamp received his degree and PhD in general physics from the Technical University of Munich (PhD done at the Max-Planck-Institute for Physics, Munich; finalized in 1993). Since 1994 he has held different positions in non-profit research organizations as well as industry; continuously
Dr. Angelique Janse van Rensburg currently serves as Head of Cell Chemistry and Methods at the BMW Group in Munich. Prior to joining BMW in early 2022 as Innovation Manager for Cell Technology, Dr. Janse van Rensburg worked for different OEMs in
Sarah Sajedi is an award-winning entrepreneur and environmental management expert with over 30 years of experience in large-scale software development for air emissions calculation and water and waste traceability. A Concordia University alumna and current PhD candidate, she co-founded ERA Environmental, where,
François Raymond studied chemistry at the University of Montreal. He received a M.Sc. in conductive polymers chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Mario Leclerc. For his master’s thesis, he designed and studied new thiophene-based polyaromatic polymers. After 2 years spent in industrial
PhD in physics, Anna Teyssot joined Renault in 2005 as Battery Expert in Li-ion research activities. She then led battery development and supplier strategy for battery systems during eight years in Renault’s e-Powertrain Engineering Division. Her career shifted to Business roles leading
Christophe has built up considerable expertise in the area of battery market. He joined AVICENNE 25 years ago and spent 3 years in Japan making analysis on the Electronic, Mobile & Japanese battery market. Christophe gained large experience in marketing, strategy analysis, technology