​⚡ Battery Innovation Summit 2026

​April 22–24, 2026 | San Francisco | SF Climate Week
Batteries for E-Mobility, Data Centers, Grid, DER & Infrastructure

​The Battery Innovation Summit 2026 is a results-driven, commercialization-focused, end-to-end convening of leaders across batteries, energy storage, electrification, and power infrastructure.

​Held during San Francisco Climate Week, this three-day summit brings together founders, engineers, investors, OEMs, utilities, policymakers, and infrastructure operators shaping the next decade of battery innovation and energy systems.

​This is not a generic climate event.
This is where operators, capital allocators, and technology builders align around deployment and scale.

​Hosted By

​The Battery Saloon

​Partners

​9Zero
J.P. Morgan Chase – Green Economy Banking
Ion Gates

​Sponsors

​Perkins Coie
Noon Energy
Idemitsu
GridVest (Lunch Sponsor)

​Collaborators

​Canary Media

​🗓 Official Agenda & Locations

​🌙 April 22

​📍 San Francisco (Exact location shared with ticket holders)
Advanced Technologies & Early-Stage Momentum

​An evening focused on breakthrough innovation, investable startups, and early deployment.

• ​Opening Remarks

• ​Keynote — Cameron Dales, Peak Energy

• ​Technical Presentation — Jonathan Tan, Coreshell

• ​Technical Presentation — Chirranjeevi Gopal, Mitra Chem

• ​Investable Startups — Panel (Hosted by Sama Aghniaey)

  • ​Yen T. Yeh, Marcel Bouma, Idemitsu

• ​Startup Pitch & Expert Q&A (6 curated companies)

• ​Reception, Live Demos & Poster Presentations

​A high-signal kickoff designed for builders, investors, and operators ready to collaborate.

​⚡ April 23

​📍 9Zero — Downtown San Francisco

​Morning Session (9:00 AM – 1:30 PM)

​Commercialization, Capital & Market Dynamics

• ​Opening Remarks

• ​Keynote — Katharina Gerber, NAATBatt

• ​Capital Flow — Panel (Hosted by Jing Nealis)

• ​Coffee Break

• ​DER & VPPs — Panel

• ​Power Consumers & Providers — Panel (Hosted by Alex Shoer)

• ​Lunch (Hosted by GridVest)

​Afternoon Session (1:30 PM – 8:00 PM)

​Execution, Technology & Scale

• ​Permitting in California — Fireside Chat

  • ​Manjeet McCarthy, CA Governor’s Office

• ​Future of Battery Intelligence — Panel (Hosted by Marcel Bouma)

• ​Tea Break

• ​Battery Safety — Presentation by Electric Goddess

• ​Batteries Meet AI — Fireside Chat (Julian Spector)

• ​Break

• ​Overcoming Commercialization & Scale Challenges — Panel (Hosted by Sama Aghniaey)

• ​Evening Highlight — Fireside Chat (Jeff St. John)

• ​Happy Hour (Hosted by the Battery Saloon)

​For detailed agenda and speaker list please visit the website.

​🏭 April 24 (Separate Ticket Required)

​📍 Bay Area
Lab & Factory Tours

​Go beyond panels and see real systems, facilities, and deployments in action.

​Private tours for investors, founders, and ecosystem leaders seeking partnerships and operational depth.

​Who Should Attend

• ​Battery innovators

• ​Energy storage founders

• ​Climate & infrastructure investors

• ​Grid operators & utilities

• ​Data center infrastructure leaders

• ​OEM & e-mobility stakeholders

• ​Manufacturing & supply chain executives

• ​Engineers & technical operators

• ​Policy & regulatory leaders

​📅 April 22–23, 2026
📍 San Francisco (Two Locations)
🌎 During SF Climate Week

​👉 https://www.batteryinnovationsummit.com/

​About The Battery Saloon

​Founded in 2024, The Battery Saloon is a San Francisco-Based Technical Innovation Studio focused on scaling and commercializing deep-tech battery startups. We help founders build products that are manufacturable at scale and meet market demand.

​By registering for this event, you agree to share your registration information with the hosts, partners, and sponsors of this event including JPM Chase and 9Zero.

​By registering for this event, you agree to share your registration information with the organizers of SF Climate Week.