​⚡ Battery Innovation Summit 2026

​Note: This event takes place across multiple locations and days — your Luma confirmation may show Wed–Fri, but you only have access to the specific day(s) you registered for (please check your tickets).

- Day 1, April 22: 3:00 to 8:00 PM
Exact location (Downtown San Francisco) only available to Day 1 ticket holders via a separate email . No tickets available at the door.

​- Day 2, April 23: 8:15 AM to 8:00 PM
9Zero, 350 California St., San Francisco, CA

- Day 3, April 24: 9:00 to 10:30 AM
ElectricFish, 955 Terminal Way, San Carlos, CA

For more information about locations and agenda, please check our website: https://www.batteryinnovationsummit.com/.

​Agenda

​Day 1 — April 22

​📍 Downtown San Francisco (exact location shared with ticket holders)
🕒 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM

​3:00 PM — Registration & Networking
Kick off the afternoon by connecting with fellow attendees.

​3:30 PM — Opening Remarks

​3:40 PM — Keynote
Speaker: Cameron Dales, Peak Energy

​4:05 PM — Investable Startups Panel
Host: Sama Aghniaey, The Battery Saloon
Speakers: Julian Bigi, Marcel Bouma, Kosuke Maezono, Jessica North

​4:35 PM — Technical Presentation: Coreshell
Speaker: Jonathan Tan, Coreshell

​4:55 PM — Technical Presentation: Mitra Chem
Speaker: Chirranjeevi Gopal, Mitra Chem

​5:15 PM — Break

​5:45 PM — Startup Pitches & Expert Q&A
Speakers: Anurag Kamal, Casey Spencer, Joe Adiletta, Alex Kosyakov, Ryan Goethals, Clint O'Connor

​6:45 PM — Networking & Closing

​Day 2 — April 23

​📍 9Zero, San Francisco

​Morning Session — 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM

​9:00 AM — Opening Remarks
9:10 AM — Keynote
Speaker: Katharina Gerber (NAATBatt)

​9:30 AM — Capital Flow (Panel)
Host: Jing Nealis, SES AI and The Battery Saloon
Speakers: Jeff Johnson, Scott Walbrun, Karen Sheffield

​10:20 AM — Coffee Break

​10:50 AM — DER & VPPs (Panel)
Moderator: Reid Westwood, Rondo Energy
Speakers: Rishi Simha, Benjamin Hilborn, Thomas Folker

​11:40 AM — Power Users & Providers (Panel)
Host: Alex Shoer, GridVest Energy
Speakers: Sean Gallagher, Adrienne Pierce, Sam Maslin

​12:30 PM — Lunch (Sponsored by GridVest)

​Parallel:
Lunch & Learn — The State of Large-Scale Battery Storage Systems in 2026
Moderator: Alex Shoer, GridVest Energy

​Day 2 (April 23) Afternoon Session — 1:15 PM – 8:00 PM

​1:15 PM — Keynote
Speaker: Tom Stepien, Amprius Technologies

​1:30 PM — Permitting in California (Fireside Chat)
Host: Jonathan Tan, Coreshell
Guest: Manjeet McCarthy, GO-BIZ

​1:50 PM — Future of Battery Intelligence (Panel)
Host: Marcel Bouma
Speakers: Timothy Carlson, Kevin Hays, Evan Murphy, Omer Tanović

​Parallel:
Workshop — The Cost of Standing Still (Leadership Coaching)
Moderator: Cody Cerny, Cerny Performance

​2:40 PM — Tea Time

​3:10 PM — Battery Safety (Presentation)
Speakers: Erika Guerrero and Luke Workman, Electric Goddess

​Parallel:
Workshop — Strategic IP for Battery Startups
Speaker: Todd A. Ostomel, Squire Patton Boggs

​4:00 PM — Batteries Meet AI (Fireside Chat)
Host: Julian Spector, Canary Media
Guest: Aric Saunders, Noon Energy

​4:25 PM — Break

​4:45 PM — Commercialization & Scale Challenges (Panel)
Host: Sama Aghniaey, The Battery Saloon
Speakers: Tom Stepien, Eli Leland, Shane Tragethon, Kenzo Nagai, Catherine Carmichael

​5:35 PM — Fireside Chat
Host: Jeff St. John, Canary Media
Guest: John O’Donnell, Rondo Energy

​6:00 PM — Happy Hour

​Day 3 — April 24

​📍 ElectricFish Facility, San Carlos
🕘 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

​9:00 AM — Battery Supply Chain Panel
Speakers: Anurag Kamal, Susan Linwood, Randa Itani

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​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

​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 22–24, 2026
📍 San Francisco (Three 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.