NAATBatt-MACP WORKSHOP ON
Military Batteries Workshop
NAATBatt-MPSC Workshop on Military Batteries
NAATBatt-MPSC Workshop on Military Batteries
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
This half-day workshop organized by NAATBatt and the Military Power Sources Committee examines the types of and applications for energy storage technology in which the U.S. Department of Defense has an interest and how domestic producers of advanced batteries and battery systems can best do business with the DOD and the military services. The workshop will also examine the issue of what the DOD can do to ensure a reliable and cost-effective supply of domestically manufactured lithium-ion battery cells for the U.S. armed forces.
2020 Workshop on Military Batteries Agenda
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Breakfast and Registration
8:00 – 8:10 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
James Greenberger
NAATBatt International
Marc Gietter
Crystal Clear Consulting
8:10 – 8:30 a.m.
Building a Lithium Ion Battery Supply Chain in the USA
Vivas Kumar
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Anticipated Battery Needs of the Military Services
Col. Troy Denomy
Project Manager Close Combat Squad
Thomas Layne
USAF Research Labs, Wright Patterson
Eric Shields
U.S. Navy, DASN RDT&E
9:30 – 9:50 a.m.
Issues and Challenges of Becoming a Domestic Source for Military Batteries
Alan ElShafei
Navitas Systems
9:50 – 10:10 a.m.
Doing Business with the Defense Logistics Agency
Matt Hutchens
Defense Logistics Agency
10:10 – 10:30 a.m.
Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:50 a.m.
Issues and Potential Solutions for Domestic Production of Lithium-Ion Cells
Mark Matthews
EnerSys
John Warner
American Battery Solutions
Tom Byrd
Lockheed Martin
Kyle Roelofs
Bren-tronics
11:50 – 12:00 p.m.
Concluding Remarks
Marc Gietter
Crystal Clear Consulting
James Trevey
Forge Nano
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch for Workshop Speakers and Attendees
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