2025 Workshop Agenda
Day 1:
Demo Day & Regulation Panel
November 5, 2025
Live battery fire demonstrations, spotlight on suppressant & containment solutions, expert panel
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Registration at Huguenot Mill (101 W Broad St., Greenville, SC 29601)
Transportation to Greenlinks Operations & Maintenance Facility (205 Arcadia Drive, Greenville, SC 29609)
9:15 am - 12:00 pm
Live Battery Fire Demos
Suppressant & Containment Demos (featuring Carver Fire & Full Circle Lithium)
12:00 pm - 12:45pm
Transportation to Huguenot Mill (101 W Broad St., Greenville, SC 29601)
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Catered Lunch with Keynote Speaker: Fred Lee, KTON
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Welcome & Intro to Workshop Session
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Keynote Speaker: Brad Willard, Zebra Technologies
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
From Regulation to Reality Expert Panel with Speakers:
- Curtis Ashton, American Power Systems
- Robert Davidson, Code Concepts
- Jody Leber, CSA Group
- Prathamesh Panchal, SGS North America
- Nick Warner, Energy Response Group
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Networking Break
4:30 pm - 5:15 pm
Keynote Speaker: John Warner, American Battery Solutions
5:15 pm - 7:00 pm
Cocktail Reception
Dinner
Day 2:
Applications & Communication
November 6, 2025
Discussions around transportation & storage, batteries in extreme environments, energy storage systems & messaging safety as a value proposition.
8:30 am - 8:45 am
Introduction & Welcome, Huguenot Mill (101 W Broad St., Greenville, SC 29601)
8:45 am - 9:30 am
Panel:
Safety Sells: How to Turn Risk Reduction into a Market Advantage
- Brandy Bissell, T2 Marketing Communications
- Mike Colleran, Compass Advisory Solutions
- Brad Reed, Microporous
- Steve Richey, eBliss Global
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Networking Break
10:00 am - 10:45 am
Company Perspectives
- Barbara Hughes, Forge Nano
- Lorenz Boeck, REMBE
- Dalan Zartman, Energy Security Agency
10:45 am - 11:30 am
Panel:
Batteries in Motion: Transport & Storage Hazards
- Jon Barnett, Lighting Resources
- Chris Egloff, Americase
- Nathan Ellis, SC State Fire
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Lunch, Keynote Speaker: John Munno, Gallagher
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
Company Perspectives
- Erik Archibald, Hazard Dynamics
- Nick Warner, Energy Response Group
- Jeong Song, KULR Technology
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
Panel:
Utility to Home: Tackling Safety in Energy Storage Systems
- Erik Archibald, Hazard Dynamics
- Lorenz Boeck, REMBE
- Patrick Marquardt, FENECON
- Webster Marshall, Full Circle Lithium
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Networking Break
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Panel:
Extreme Conditions, Extreme Risk: What It Takes to Keep Them Safe
- Brian Morin, Soteria Battery Innovation Group
- Surendra Singh, Belmont Scientific
- Jeong Song, KULR Technology
- Brad Willard, Zebra Technologies
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Networking Break
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Company Perspectives
- Eric Hytonen, EPRI
- Randy Stacy, Battery Safety Pioneers
- Arne Niemann & Wolfgang Kneer, SWJ
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm
Keynote Speaker: Jimmy DeChant, Colorado Springs Fire Department
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Cocktail Reception