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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Agenda." National Research Council. 2012. Building the U.S. Battery Industry for Electric Drive Vehicles: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13370.
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Appendix A

Agenda

Building the U.S. Battery Industry for Electric Drive Vehicles:
Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

A Symposium Organized by
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences
in cooperation with
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation

Agenda

26-27 July 2010

Schoolcraft College VisTaTech Center
18600 Haggerty Road
Livonia, Michigan

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Day 1: Monday, 26 July 2010
   
9:00AM Welcome
Greg Main, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
   
Opening Remarks
The Honorable Carl Levin, U.S. Senate (D-Michigan) Sridhar Kota, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
The Honorable Jennifer Granholm, State of Michigan (via video)
   
9:40AM Overview of NAS Study: Building the Battery Industry for Electric Vehicles
Mary Good, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Agenda." National Research Council. 2012. Building the U.S. Battery Industry for Electric Drive Vehicles: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13370.
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9:50AM Panel I: The Federal Outlook for the U.S. Battery Industry
Moderator: Charles Wessner, The National Academies
   
The Department of Energy Perspective
Patrick Davis, U.S. Department of Energy
   
The Army Perspectives
John Pellegrino, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Grace Bochenek, U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Research,
Development, and Engineering Center
   
10:45AM Coffee Break
   
11:00AM Panel II: The State of Battery R&D and Manufacturing in the U.S.
Moderator: Ralph Brodd, Kentucky-Argonne National Battery Manufacturing R&D Center
   
The Battery Industry Perspective
Jason Forcier, A123
Mohamed Alamgir, Compact Power
   
The Automotive Industry Perspective
Nancy Gioia, Ford
   
The University Perspective
Ann Marie Sastry, University of Michigan and Sakti3
   
12:30PM Luncheon Address
The Honorable Debbie Stabenow, U.S. Senate (D-Michigan)
   
1:30PM Panel III: Strengthening the Supply Chain
Moderator: Jim Greenberger, National Alliance for Advanced Technology Batteries
   
Defining the Supply Chain: Gaps and Opportunities
Michael Reed, Magna
   
Battery Manufacturer Perspective
Tom Watson, Johnson Controls
   
Battery Materials Availability and Recycling
Linda Gaines, Argonne National Lab
   
2:30PM Coffee Break
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Agenda." National Research Council. 2012. Building the U.S. Battery Industry for Electric Drive Vehicles: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13370.
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2:45PM Panel IV: Market Drivers: Creating Demand for Electric
Vehicles
Moderator: Robert Kruse, EV Consulting
   
Incentives for the Electric Vehicle Market
Daniel Sperling, University of California, Davis
   
The Industry Perspective: Transforming the Automotive Industry
Gary Smyth, General Motors
   
Early Adoption of Hybrid Vehicles
Bill Van Amburg, CALSTART
   
4:00PM Panel V: Building the Battery Workforce
Moderator: Bill Harris, Science Foundation Arizona
   
Workforce Needs and Opportunities
Robert Kamischke, EnerDel
   
Technical Training and Workforce Development
Simon Ng, Wayne State University
   
   
Day 2 – Tuesday, 27 July 2010
   
9:00AM Welcome and Introduction
Andy Levin, Michigan Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth
Mary Good, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
   
9:15AM Panel VI, A: Federal and State Programs to Support the Battery Industry
Moderator: Charles Wessner, The National Academies
   
The Department of Energy Battery R&D Program and Goals
David Howell, U.S. Department of Energy
   
Department of Defense Battery R&D Programs and Goals
Sonya Zanardelli, U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Agenda." National Research Council. 2012. Building the U.S. Battery Industry for Electric Drive Vehicles: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13370.
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The Kentucky-Argonne National Battery Manufacturing R&D Center
Ralph Brodd, Kentucky-Argonne National Battery Manufacturing R&D Center
   
10:30AM Coffee Break
   
10:45AM Panel VI, B: Federal and State Programs to Support the Battery Industry
Moderator: Sujai Shivakumar, The National Academies
   
The Department of Commerce and the Role of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership
David Stieren, Manufacturing Extension Partnership
   
Michigan Investments in Batteries and Electric Vehicles
Eric Shreffler, MEDC
   
11:30AM Roundtable: What Have We Learned and Next Steps
Moderator: Mary Good, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
   
Bill Harris, Science Foundation Arizona
Les Alexander, A123
Gary Krause, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Agenda." National Research Council. 2012. Building the U.S. Battery Industry for Electric Drive Vehicles: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13370.
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Since 1991, the National Research Council, under the auspices of the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, has undertaken a program of activities to improve policymakers' understandings of the interconnections of science, technology, and economic policy and their importance for the American economy and its international competitive position. The Board's activities have corresponded with increased policy recognition of the importance of knowledge and technology to economic growth. The goal of the this symposium was to conduct two public symposia to review and analyze the potential contributions of public-private partnerships and identify other relevant issues for the Department of Energy, Office of Vehicle Technologies, Energy Storage Team's activities in the energy storage research and development area. The symposia will also identify lessons from these and other domestic and international experiences to help inform DoE as to whether its activities are complete and appropriately focused. Additional topics that emerge in the course of the planning may also be addressed. Building the U.S. Battery Industry for Electric Drive Vehicles: Summary of a Symposium gathers representatives from leading battery manufacturers, automotive firms, university researchers, academic and industry analysts, congressional staff, and federal agency representatives. An individually-authored summary of each symposium will be issued.

The symposium was held in Michigan in order to provide direct access to the policymakers and industrial participants drawn from the concentration of battery manufacturers and automotive firms in the region. The symposium reviewed the current state, needs, and challenges of the U.S. advanced battery manufacturing industry; challenges and opportunities in battery R&D, commercialization, and deployment; collaborations between the automotive industry and battery industry; workforce issues, and supply chain development. It also focused on the impact of DoE's investments and the role of state and federal programs in support of this growing industry. This task of this report is to summarize the presentations and discussions that took place at this symposium. Needless to say, the battery industry has evolved very substantially since the conference was held, and indeed some of the caveats raised by the speakers with regard to overall demand for batteries and the prospects of multiple producers now seem prescient. At the same time, it is important to understand that it is unrealistic to expect that all recipients of local, state, or federal support in a complex and rapidly evolving industry will necessarily succeed. A number of the firms discussed here have been absorbed by competitors, others have gone out of business, and others continue to progress.

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