2024 Workshop Agenda
Day 1:
DEMO DAY & PANELS
November 6, 2024
Live safety demos, panels on thermal runaway & recycling safety, and keynotes
8:00 am - 9:40 am
Registration at Parker Fire Department (117 Smythe Street, Greenville, SC)
9:45 am - 12:30 pm
Live Safety Demos, John Orlando, FDNY
Vendor Solution Demos, Elven Technologies, DOLAV, Carver Fire
12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
Transportation to Hyatt
Catered Lunch
Introduction to Afternoon Session
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Testing & Thermal Runaway Panel:
Anthony Bombik, UNC-Charlotte; Andy Laib, Safe Labs; Brad Willard, Zebra; Xinyu Huang, USC; Ryan Spray, Exponent; Paul Rilett, Element
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Keynote Presentation: Investigating Cell Design Driving Factors That Enable Plastic Current Collectors to Isolate Internal Shorts, Eric Darcy, NASA
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Networking Break, sponsored by InnoEnergy
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
Recycling Safety Panel:
Stefan Hogg, Cirba Solutions; William Mustain, USC; Ronald Meeks, Commercial Metals Company; Ron Hughes, Lighting Resources; Foelke Purr, Fraunhofer
5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
Keynote Presentation: The Science Behind Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Investigations, Ryan Spray, Exponent
5:45 pm - 7:30 pm
Cocktail Reception, sponsored by Viridi Parente
Dinner
Day 2:
SAFETY IN E-MOBILITY
November 7, 2024
Discussions on automotive & micro-mobility applications with perspectives from first responders
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Breakfast, sponsored by DGeo - the Packaging Division of Lablemaster
Introduction & Welcome
9:30 am - 10:10 am
Automotive Panel:
Raghavender Tummala, GM; John Warner, American Battery Solutions; Jeff Zhang, Clemson University; Rob Bedenbaugh, SC DOT; Farid Ismayilzada, Elven Technologies
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Networking Break, sponsored by American Battery Solutions
10:40 am - 11:30 am
Company Perspectives:
Steve Cummings, Nexceris; Barbara Hughes, Forge Nano; John Warner, American Battery Solutions; Alyssia Bostrom, Dolav; Stephanie Shaw, EPRI
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Detection Application Panel:
Brian Engle, Amphenol; Loraine Torres-Castro, Sandia National Laboratory; Dennis Rainwater, Sensirion; Ashwin Pitts, Soteria
12:10 pm - 1:10 pm
Lunch with Keynote Presentation: The Battery Challenge: Change, Perspective and Understanding, Phil Challinor, Proterra
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Company Perspectives:
Andrew Hanna, Safire; Chris Turner, Inventus Power; Mike Christenberry, Carbon Conversion Group; Ryo Tamaki, South 8 Technologies; Fred Lee, KTON
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Keynote Presentation: Defend Manufacturers by Gathering Evidence Proving Safety & Quality Seriousness, Patrick Fowler, Snell & Wilmer
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Networking Break, sponsored by Elven Technologies
3:00 pm - 3:40 pm
Light E-Mobility Panel:
Chris Turner, Inventus Power; Steve Richey, Promo Logic; Gordon Renshaw, Columbia Vehicle Group; Brian Morin, Soteria
3:40 pm - 4:20 pm
Fire Safety Panel:
John Orlando, FDNY; Greg Tooley, Orange County Fire Authority; Brian Austin, Greenville City Fire; Nathan Ellis, SC State Fire; Jimmy DeChant, Colorado Springs Fire Department; Patrick Durham, StasheD Training
4:20 pm - 4:50 pm
Networking Break, sponsored by Frenzelit
4:50 pm - 5:40 pm
Company Perspectives:
Paul Rilett, Element; Will Walker, KULR Technology; Marlen Valverde, HB Fuller; Pat Hanley, Viridi Parente; Ron Hughes, Lighting Resources
5:40 pm - 6:20 pm
Keynote Presentation: Learning from Real-World Failures: Identifying Issues and Driving Safer Solutions, Patrick Durham, StasheD Training
6:20 pm - 7:20 pm
Cocktail Reception