The Battery Conference

The Battery Conference 2018(TBC 2018)

Event name The Battery Conference 2018(TBC 2018)
Date October 11(Thu) - 12(Fri), 2018
Venue / Scale Coex Conference Room 401
Organizer Korea Battery Industry Association
Host Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Sponsor LG Chem, Samsung SDI, SK Innovation, L&F, EcoPro BM, POSCO Chemtech, POSCO ESM
Key Participants Those related to the battery industry from industry, academia, research, and government
Official language Korean and English (simultaneous interpretation provided)

(Program) 18 presentation topics and a total of 8 sections, including 6 sections for each major application field and a special keynote section

The program consists of a total of 6 sections: Special Keynote (2), Raw Materials Market (2), Efficiency Improvement (3), Next-Generation Battery (3), ESS (2), Battery Recycling/Reuse (3), and Electric Vehicle (3).
Inviting 18 Korean and international experts in each field (7 Koreans (39%), 11 foreigners (61%)) as speakers and 4 moderators

(Format) 30 minutes per speaker (including Q&A)

Time	10/11(Thu) Day 1	10/12(Fri) Day 2
Subtopic	Raw/Subsidiary Materials	ESS
10:30	Overall Raw/Subsidiary Materials Market (Cairn ERA)	Current Status of Domestic ESS Market (LG Chem)
11:00	Trends in Domestic and International Materials Market (Yano)	Trends in UK ESS Market (England Energy)
11:30	Keynote 1: Battery Market (Samsung SDI)	Keynote 2: China ESS Market (CAAM)
12:00	Lunch
Subtopic	Efficiency Improvement	B2U(Battery Second Use)
14:00	Digitalization of Battery Manufacturing (Samsung)	Battery Recycling (Shmuel De-Ieon)
14:30	Battery (EV) Manufacturing Cost Reduction (BCG)	Recycling of Medium and Large Batteries (Nissan)
15:00	Improvement of Battery Capacity Using Pure Anode Materials (Leyen Jar Tech)	Waste Battery Resource Recovery Technology (Sungeel Hightech)
15:30	Break for Networking
Subtopic	Next-generation Battery	Electric Vehicle
16:00	Redox Flow Battery (Standard Energy)	Electric Vehicle Battery Challenge (Mercedes-Benz Daimler)
16:30	Seawater Battery (UNIST)	Trends in Electric Vehicle Market (KPMG Korea)
17:00	Flexible Battery Ian Pringle	UK Electric Vehicle Policy and Future Market Outlook (The AIO)
17:30	End

(Attendee) A total of 447 people attended for 2 days from industry, academia, research, media, and relevant organizations

(Percentage of foreigners) Of the total 447 attendees, Koreans and foreigners account for 405 (91%) and 42 (9%), respectively