2026年 アジェンダ

Cambridge VIPによる第4回年次

Battery Venture, Innovation & Partnering

Innovation that Matters & Emerging Investable Areas
重要なイノベーションと新興の投資分野

2026年3月23日 - 24日


Venture, Innovation & Partnering Conferenceは、International Battery Seminarと併催される2日間のイベントで、バッテリー製造・OEMセクターのCEO、創業者、投資家、上級エグゼクティブが一堂に会します。今年は、顧客ニーズに真に応えるイノベーションとテクノロジーへの投資の重要性を探るとともに、現在・新興の投資対象分野とディスラプションが起こりそうなバッテリービジネスモデルを明らかにします。会議では、シリーズAおよびBの資金調達の課題について深く掘り下げ、欧米にとって最も効果的なバッテリー戦略は何かを検証します。サプライチェーンの複雑さと製造のスケールアップが主なハイライトです。魅力的なパネルディスカッション、ファイヤーサイドチャットに加え、1対1・グループでのネットワーキングの機会が数多く用意されています。興味深いトピックを取り上げますので、皆様のご参加を心よりお待ちしております！


Preliminary Agenda
PANEL DISCUSSION:

Raising the Capital to Commercialize Technology-Fund Deep Tech to Scale

PANEL MODERATOR:

James Frith, Principal, Volta Energy Technologies

PANELISTS:

Jeff Johnson, General Partner, B Capital

Scott Walbrun, Principal, BMW i Ventures

Sidd Bhat, Executive Director, IFM Investors

Amanda Hall, CEO, Summit Nanotech

PANEL DISCUSSION:

New Markets for Battery-Needs and Gaps, Let’s Think Differently

PANEL MODERATOR:

Kyle Teamey, Managing Partner, Planetary Health, RA Capital

PANELISTS:

Paul Lichty, Co-Founder & CEO, Forge Nano

Curtis Collar, CEO, Nanotech Energy

Maximilian von Poelnitz, Managing Director, Ajinomoto CVC

Michal Wolkin, Former Director, GM Ventures; Board Member; Professor, Reichman University

PANEL DISCUSSION:

What is the Future Battery Strategy for the West in the Next Five Years?-Domestic Supply Chain & Beyond

PANEL MODERATOR:

Ken Hoffman, Founder & CEO, Traubenbach

PANELISTS:

Annie Liu, Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer, Mangrove Lithium

David Klanecky, President & CEO, Cirba Solutions

Spencer Huh, CEO, Neo Battery Materials Ltd.

Tal Sholklapper, PhD, CEO & Co-Founder, Voltaiq

PANEL DISCUSSION:

Where Innovation Still Matters: Charting the Future of Western Battery Leadership

PANEL MODERATOR:

Josh Stiling, Investment Director, Anzu Partners

PANELISTS:

Matthew Dawson, PhD, CEO, Elementium Materials Inc.

Robert Galyen, Owner, Galyen Energy, LLC

Adrian Yao, Founder & Team Lead, STEER, Stanford University

Celina Mikolajczak, Advisor to the Battery Industry

PANEL DISCUSSION:

Manufacturing Scale-Up-Where Startups can Go Big and Win

PANEL MODERATOR:

Eric Rosenblum, Managing Partner, Foothill Ventures

PANELISTS:

Daniel A. Steingart, PhD, Stanley Thompson Professor, Chemical Metallurgy & Chair, Earth & Environmental Engineering, Columbia University

Yan Wang, Professor, WPI, Co-Founder, Ascend Elements and Co-Founder, AM Batteries

Sungkwon Kang, PhD, Director, LG Technology Ventures

PANEL DISCUSSION:

Bridging the Gap between GPUs and the Grid - Powering AI Data Centers with Next-Gen Batteries

PANEL MODERATOR:

Katherine He, Investor, TDK Ventures Inc.

PANELISTS:

Brad Li, President of the Americas, Ampace ESS

Cameron Dales, Co-Founder, Peak Energy

Chetan Krishna, Principal and Head of Research and Diligence, Third Derivative

Dan Blondal, Founder & CEO, Nano One Materials

PANEL DISCUSSION:

Material Informatics and AI in Battery Discovery: Is the Hype Real Yet?-A Road Map

PANEL MODERATOR:

Anil Achyuta, Partner, Energy Impact Partners

PANELISTS:

Rajesh Swaminathan, Partner, Khosla Ventures

Vivaswath Kumar, CEO, Mitra Chem

Qichao Hu, CEO, SES AI

Robert Ashcraft, Investment Director, Samsung Ventures

Preparing for Diligence: Tips and Lessons Learned

Bill Grigos, Patent Attorney, Medler Ferro Woodhouse & Mills

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