Speakers 2024: from D to F
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Jeff DAHN
Professor of Physics and Atmospheric Science NSERC/Tesla Canada Industrial Research Chair, Dalhousie University
Eric DARCY
Battery Technical Discipline Lead, Power Systems, NASA Johnson Space Center
Shmuel DE LEON
Founder & CEO, Shmuel De-Leon Energy Ltd.
Guillaume DE VERTHAMON
Global Market Director for Automotive, Aeronautics & Space, Air Liquide
Christelle DEBAUDRE
Director New Business Development Europe, 6K Energy
Stefan DEBRUYNE
Director of Externals Affairs, SQM
Stephane DECOUFLET
Product Specialist France GC & GCMS, AGILENT
Alexandre DELANNOY
Business Development & Partnership Manager, MECAWARE
Julien DELMAS
Technical Service Chemist, ZEON
Damien DESPINOY
CEO, volexion
Jim DIETZ
Vice President of Critical Materials and Sustainability, Zinc Five
Yves DOESSANT
Sales Manager, SOVEMA GROUP
Klaus EBERHARDT
Technology Manager Battery / PV and Director BD ATF COE, Exyte
Niranjan EDAPPADY
Totalenergies Lubricants
Asma EDDARIR
Scientific Researcher - Battery, Joint Research Centre- European Commission
Priew EIAMLAMAI
National Energy Technology Research Center (ENTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
Thomas ESTERLE
Verification & Validation Manager, ILIKA
Alexander FANDAKOV
Team Manager Battery & E-Traction Research and Technology, IAV
Sébastien FANTINI
Head of Research and Innovation, Solvionic
Joseph-Marc FRANCOIS
Managing Director, DEKRA
Alexandre FRIEDERICH
Area Sales Manager, BdTronic
Alex FRIESEN
R&D Manager, Battery Materials at Cabot Corporation
Peter FRISCHMANN
CEO & Co-Founder, Sepion Technologies, Inc.
Jeff DAHN
Professor of Physics and Atmospheric Science NSERC/Tesla Canada Industrial Research Chair, Dalhousie University
Jeff Dahn obtained his B.Sc. from Dalhousie University (1978) and his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in 1982. Dahn then worked at NRC (Canada) (82-85) and at Moli Energy (85-90) before taking up a faculty position at Simon Fraser University in 1990. He returned to Dalhousie in 1996. At Moli, he did pioneering work on lithium-ion batteries. Dahn was appointed as the NSERC/3M Canada Industrial Research Chair in Materials for Advanced Batteries at Dalhousie University in 1996, a position that he held until 2016. In 2016, Dahn began a research partnership with Tesla as the NSERC/Tesla Canada Industrial Research Chair. Dahn’s research has been recognized by numerous awards including a Governor General’s Innovation Award (2016) and the Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medal in Science and Engineering (2017), Canada’s top science prize. He is the only person to have been awarded both awards this far. Dahn is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Eric DARCY
Battery Technical Discipline Lead, Power Systems, NASA Johnson Space Center
Eric C. Darcy, Ph.D, has spent his 37-year career at NASA in the areas of battery design, verification, and safety assessments for the rigors of manned spacecraft applications. As Battery Technical Discipline Lead at NASA-JSC, his main objective has been the development of safe, while high performing, battery systems with a deep focus on understanding, preventing, and mitigating latent defects that could lead to catastrophic cell internal short circuits. With National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) colleagues, he is co-inventor of the patented On-demand Internal Short Circuit Device that has provided significant design insights into the cell response during thermal runaway (TR), enabled valid battery TR propagation assessment, and received the prestigious R&D100 award in 2016 and Runner-up NASA Invention of 2017. He’s also co-inventor of the Fractional Thermal Runaway Calorimeter for discerning distribution of TR heat responses of cell designs. This received NASA’s Invention of the Year for 2023. He has led NASA’s design and test efforts for providing a path for developing safe, high performing Li-ion spacecraft batteries using small commercial. He’s published battery design guidelines for achieving passive TR propagation resistance (PPR). He teaches a Li-ion battery safety course with emphasis on design features and verification measures for achieving PPR battery designs. Lifetime Achievement Award recipient by NAATBatt in Feb, 2023. Title abstract: Investigation of How Plastic Current Collectors (PCC) Isolate Internal Shorts
Shmuel DE LEON
Founder & CEO, Shmuel De-Leon Energy Ltd.
Shmuel is a leading international expert in the business of batteries. Prior to founding the company, Shmuel held for over 21 years various positions as a battery, electronic engineering, and quality control team manager. Shmuel holds a BSc. in mechanical engineering from Tel-Aviv University and an MBA in quality control and reliability engineering from the Technion Institute in Haifa as well as an Electronic Technician’s diploma. Shmuel has a deep knowledge on the battery technologies and market and support many customers as their main battery consultor. Tutorial: 46mm cylindrical li-ion cell market 2024
Guillaume DE VERTHAMON
Global Market Director for Automotive, Aeronautics & Space, Air Liquide
Christelle DEBAUDRE
Director New Business Development Europe, 6K Energy
Christelle Debaudre is an automotive industry veteran with 25 years of international experience across various roles including engineering, program management, sales and business development within leading automotive companies. Currently serving as the Director of Business Development, Europe at 6K Energy, she supports the European OEMs and cell manufacturers in their need for cost-effective, sustainable, and high-performance CAM. Her journey began at Delphi in Indiana, later at Delphi Luxembourg where she established and managed the Materials Engineering department and laboratory for the Energy division in Europe. Transitioning to sales and business development in 2007, Christelle took on the responsibility of overseeing sales and the P&L of safety and electronic systems for key OEMs such as Renault/Nissan and PSA. With her dual expertise in both engineering and sales, she ventured into consultant roles, developing business strategies and representing international firms in Europe and France. After 10 years of specialized experience in the battery sector with renowned companies like A123 and EnerDel, Christelle joined 6K Energy in 2023, convinced of the need for sustainable CAM. Christelle holds a Mechanical Engineering degree with a specialty in ‘Materials’ from ISAE-Supméca (1999) and a Marketing of Innovation degree from ESSEC Business School. Title abstract: LCA Proven Sustainable Production of Low-Cost IRA-Compliant Cathode Active Material
Stefan DEBRUYNE
Director of Externals Affairs, SQM
Title abstract: Lithium innovation at SQM driving electrification
Stephane DECOUFLET
Product Specialist France GC & GCMS, AGILENT
Title abstract: Presentation on the use of GC and GC/MSD for the analysis of swelling gas, carbonates and additives in lithium-ion batteries.
Alexandre DELANNOY
Business Development & Partnership Manager, MECAWARE
Alexandre Delannoy is the Business Development & Partnership Manager at Mecaware, an innovative startup in critical metals and rare earths recycling. With over seven years of experience, Alexandre has excelled in technical and business roles, driving projects in high-value industries like batteries and aerospace. He holds a Master’s in Science from Grenoble-INP Phelma and a double Master’s in Management and Finance from Grenoble Ecole de Management. Fluent in English, Spanish, and French, Alexandre combines technical expertise and strategic planning to advance sustainable battery recycling solutions. Title abstract: Enhancing Battery Recycling with Hydrometallurgy: Mecaware's Innovative Approach
Julien DELMAS
Technical Service Chemist, ZEON
Title abstract: Highly-functionalized Binder for Lithium Ion Battery
Damien DESPINOY
CEO, volexion
Damien is the Chief Executive Officer of Volexion, driving business and technology development, commercial, and strategic planning activities. Damien has over 20 years of leadership experience in the Energy, Climate Tech, Materials and Industrial Tech sectors. Prior to joining Volexion, Damien gained expertise in Climate Tech commercialization and Venture Capital (Energy Foundry), Management Consulting (McKinsey), and Industrial Operations, Scale-up & Capital projects (Total Refining & Chemicals). Damien received his MBA from INSEAD, his MS of Chemical Engineering from IFP School and his MS in Chemistry from the Paris Institute of Technology (ENSCP). Title abstract: Conformal Graphene Encapsulation for Li-ion Materials
Jim DIETZ
Vice President of Critical Materials and Sustainability, Zinc Five
Title abstract: NiZn Immediate Power Solutions for Stable and Sustainable Electrification
Yves DOESSANT
Sales Manager, SOVEMA GROUP
Title abstract: Large Format cells technologies for OEM players
Klaus EBERHARDT
Technology Manager Battery / PV and Director BD ATF COE, Exyte
Klaus is a proven technology leader with more than 25 years international experience in the global high Tech industry, with current focus on the Battery Industry. He has an in-depth knowledge of the worldwide battery market, the equipment supplier landscape as well as of the key requirements on how to design and construct cost effective factories. He acts as the Senior Director Technology Management in Exyte’s business unit ATF (Advanced Technology Management). Klaus supports on a global scale all Battery projects from Exyte with the focus of driving down costs for new Factories with innovative solutions for the Design of Sustainable Gigafactories with low Carbon footprint and making sure that the most stringent Safety requirements are fulfilled. The scope of services encompasses Consulting such as Site evaluation, building concept development, Cost estimates, Site Master Planning, Value Engineering, Benchmarking, Safety Concepts and Energy saving concepts followed by the Design and subsequent Construction of the Factories. Title abstract: Smart Battery Gigafactories with Low Carbon Footprint and Fast Time-to-Market - Integrated Project Delivery
Niranjan EDAPPADY
Totalenergies Lubricants
Title abstract: Proven Reliability of TotalEnergies Immersion Cooling Technology in Application
Asma EDDARIR
Scientific Researcher - Battery, Joint Research Centre- European Commission
Title abstract: Overview of battery safety tests in standards for stationary battery energy storage systems
Priew EIAMLAMAI
National Energy Technology Research Center (ENTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
Title abstract: Synergistic Approach with Flame Retardant Additives and Low-volatile Co-solvent in Ethylene Carbonate-based Electrolytes for Safer Lithium-ion Batteries
Thomas ESTERLE
Verification & Validation Manager, ILIKA
Thomas Esterle is a battery expert with over 10 years of experience in developing advanced energy storage technologies, including lithium-ion batteries and supercapacitors. As the Verification and Validation Manager at Ilika, he leads the technical evaluation and optimization of solid-state batteries for both medtech and electric vehicle applications. His role involves designing and executing comprehensive control tests to ensure performance and safety. Title abstract: Safer Solid State Cells Yield Lighter Packs
Alexander FANDAKOV
Team Manager Battery & E-Traction Research and Technology, IAV
After completing his PhD in mechanical engineering at the University of Stuttgart, Alexander Fandakov joined IAV’s research and technology department in 2018 where he has contributed to numerous research and prototype projects. Today, he leads the battery & e-traction research and technology team, with one of his main areas of focus being the development of battery system concepts employing novel technologies and cell chemistries, as well as establishing model-based methodologies enabling the fast and cost-efficient concept definition and optimization.
Sébastien FANTINI
Head of Research and Innovation, Solvionic
Sébastien Fantini is leading the innovation and business development units at Solvionic. He received his PhD in physical chemistry with a focus on supercapacitors electrolytes, from the University of Versailles in 2001. During its post-doctoral studies, he has been working on electrochemistry related projects at University of Limerick, Ireland (2002-2003) and at CEA Saclay, France (2004-2005). He joined Solvionic in 2006 and has focused on the development of Ionic Liquid based electrochemical applications. He completed a Master on Innovation Management from Toulouse School of Management in 2020. Title abstract: High voltage and non-flammable Solviolyte® electrolytes
Joseph-Marc FRANCOIS
Managing Director, DEKRA
Dr. Joseph-Marc François defended a PhD in fluid mechanics at University Claude Bernard Lyon I. After gaining a precious industrial experience over 8 years in numerical simulation of various chemical processes, he specialized in process safety at Rhône‑Poulenc (then Rhodia and now SOLVAY) as manager of the process safety laboratory. In parallel, he facilitated numerous process safety risk analyses. In 2003, willing to expand his competence in Process Safety, he created the French branch of the Chilworth group (now DEKRA Process Safety) which, under his leadership, has grown as a technical reference and expert leader group in the area of process safety in France and Europe. Dr. François has a very significant and unique experience in process safety. His experience covers most of the fields of process safety (gas/dust explosions, chemical reaction hazards, static electricity, Process Hazard Analyses, Process Safety Management, …), as a consultant, trainer and tests specialist. In 2003, willing to expand his competence in Process Safety, he created the French branch of the Chilworth group (now DEKRA Process Safety) which, under his leadership, has grown as a technical reference and expert leader group in the area of process safety in France and Europe. Dr. François has a very significant and unique experience in process safety. He has served on several European standardization working groups Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN) and OECD-IGUS (International Group of users of Unstable Substances). Title abstract: Managing Lithium-Ion Thermal Runaway battery risks: experimental approach
Alexandre FRIEDERICH
Area Sales Manager, BdTronic
Title abstract: New process solutions for battery systems manufacturing
Alex FRIESEN
R&D Manager, Battery Materials at Cabot Corporation
Dr. Alex Friesen is a material scientist with expertise in battery materials and processing technology. He has been working in this field since 2011 in various academic and industrial positions and has gained considerable expertise in Lithium-ion battery technology. Currently, he is working as an R&D Manager - Battery Materials at Cabot Corporation, where he is leading the battery application development activities within the EMEA region, which includes setting up the regional technology center for battery materials located in Münster, Germany; and starting and leading an application development team. Title abstract: Maximizing EV Cell Performance and Cost-Effectiveness through High-Performance Blended Conductive Dispersions
Peter FRISCHMANN
CEO & Co-Founder, Sepion Technologies, Inc.
Following a lifelong passion to power cars with solar energy, Pete Frischmann has devoted the past 12 years to the pursuit of breakthrough energy storage products. He co-founded Sepion Technologies in 2015 to combat climate change by commercializing ion-selective membrane products he co-invented that improve the range, charge time, and cost of electric vehicles. Prior to Sepion, he was a JCESR Postdoctoral Fellow at Berkeley Lab, an Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Würzburg, and he holds a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from the University of British Columbia and a B.Sc. in chemistry from Idaho State University. Through his professional training as a synthetic chemist focused on self-assembly of advanced materials he brings an unconventional perspective to solve long-standing battery problems. Title abstract: Separator Innovations for Lithium Batteries