Program
Battery Conference
Day 1
Track 1 Global Market & Industry Strategies
| Session | Topic | Speaker |
| Opening Keynote | Saemangeum Battery Hub – Vision of the Saemangeum Battery Hub and Global Cooperation | Seongho Kim, Director General, Development Strategy Bureau, Saemangeum Development and Investment Agency |
| Keynote | Global Battery Market Outlook – Expansion and Sustainability of the Secondary Battery Market: Beyond EVs to the Future (UAM, Wearables, Robots, ESS, etc.) | Myunghwan Kim, Director, Next-Generation Secondary Battery Strategy Research Group, KRICT |
| Keynote | Global Outlook: Global Battery Supply Chains in Transition – Lithium, Technology, and Geopolitics | Cameron Russell Perks Benchmark Mineral Intelligence |
| Spotlight | Nordic Battery Collaboration – Strategies for Battery Industry Cooperation among Nordic Countries | Ilkka Homanen Business Finland |
| Industry Insight | Global Market Entry Case – KCL’s Expansion into Finland: Industrial Cooperation and Market Penetration Strategies | Minjung Kim, Director, Global Business Division, KCL |
Track 2 Policy, Sustainability & New Business Models
| Session | Topic | Speaker |
| Industry Insight | Policy – Trade – IRA – CRMA – Tariffs – Battery Geopolitics: U.S. IRA vs. EU CRMA, U.S.–China Trade Relations, and the Battery Industry | Jaehee Choi, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) |
| Spotlight | Sustainability – Circular Economy – Recycling Innovation 2.0 in the Circular Economy Era: From Resource Recovery to Battery Material Production | Jungmok Lee, Manager, GEM Korea Marketing Division |
| Spotlight | Policy – Decarbonization & Green Mobility – What’s Next for EVs? Norway’s Green Shipping, ESS Market, and Charging Infrastructure | Sungyoon Jung, Senior Commercial Counsellor (Investment Manager), Royal Norwegian Embassy in Seoul |
| Spotlight | Sustainability – Resource Recycling – Battery Node in Sweden: From Raw Materials to Recycling (Case Study of Swedish Battery Value Chain) | Sookyung Lim, Senior Project Manager, Embassy of Sweden in Korea |
| Industry Insight | New Business Models – ESS – The Role of ESS in Power Market Stability and Renewable Energy Integration | Sechul Cho, Team Leader, Korea Power Exchange |
| Spotlight | New Business Models – Next-Generation ESS: The Revolution in Large-Scale Energy Storage | Alasia Zhang, Senior Research Analyst, Wood Mackenzie |
| Spotlight | New Business Models – Strategies and Cases for Introducing BaaS (Battery-as-a-Service) | Zerun Zhou, Senior General Manager, Battery Operations, NIO |
Battery Conference
Day 2
Track 3 Emerging Battery Technologies
| Session | Topic | Speaker |
| Opening Keynote | Next-Generation Technologies – Next-Generation Silicon Anode Materials: Performance Breakthroughs and Commercialization Strategy | Michael Choi, Head of Asia Division, Nexeon |
| Industry Insight | Lifecycle – Battery Lifecycle Management Strategies | Hyundai Motor Company |
| Tech Deep Dive | Materials – Emerging Battery Technologies and Standardization: China’s Innovation Roadmap | Zhou Bo, Deputy Secretary General, Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Committee, China Battery Industry Association |
| Spotlight | Global Patent Trends in Next-Generation Battery Technologies | Seungho Kim, Team Leader, Secondary Battery Control and Management Examination Team, Korean Intellectual Property Office |
Track 4 Smart Manufacturing & AI Integration, Supply Chain
| Session | Topic | Speaker |
| Industry Insight | AI-Intelligent Supply Chain – Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for High-Energy Battery Materials | SES AI Dr. Qichao Hu, Chairman & CEO |
| Industry Insight | AI-Driven Manufacturing Revolution – Hyper-Automation Strategy for Battery Gigafactories (Facility Automation + Data-Driven Decision Making + AI Quality Inspection, incl. LG Energy Solution Collaboration Case) | Minyong Jang, Vice President, Data Analytics Center, LG CNS |
| Tech Deep Dive | LG Energy Solution’s R&D Strategies and Recent Advances in Cell Materials and Process Technologies | Jaehun Lee, Vice President, Head of Advanced Cell Development Group, LG Energy Solution |
| Tech Deep Dive | Advanced Materials – Next-Generation Cathode and Anode Materials for the EV Battery Era | Seunghyun Ko, Principal Researcher, POSCO Future M |
