"Powering Connections" 2026 All-Consortium Meeting

This year, Nevada Tech Hub is Powering Connections by bringing leaders from across the country to discuss the future of America’s battery, critical materials, and energy storage industries.

Hear from top-tier speakers, gain insights into the trends shaping the battery and critical materials industries, and connect with the people advancing innovation, workforce development, and supply chain growth.

As Nevada Tech Hub marks two years of impact, learn how consortium partnerships are strengthening Nevada’s lithium loop and helping build the next generation of America’s energy economy.

Continue the conversation at the networking mixer at Bundox Bocce from 5 to 7 p.m.

Register now to join us Oct. 22 at Renaissance Reno!

AGENDA SUMMARY
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• 8 a.m. - Networking Breakfast
• 9 a.m. - Welcome and Opening Remarks
• 9:30 - Keynote Address: M. Stanley Whittingham, FRS, SUNY Distinguished Professor, 2019 Nobel Laureate
• 10:30 - Coffee Break sponsored by Governor's Office of Economic Development
• 11 - The Supply Chain of Innovation - Kelly Lutz, Arkema
• 11:30 - North America's Battery Innovation Ecosystem - Alyssa Stavola, PhD., Battery Innovation Center
• 12 - Networking Lunch sponsored by Tesla
• 1:15 - Panel Discussion: Where Research Meets Industry- Professor Christopher Jeffrey, Professor Chuck Coronella
• 2 - Nevada's Claysone Deposits - Jeff Wilson, Nevada Lithium Resources Inc.
• 2:30 - Connecting with Nevada's Tribal Nations - Daphne Emm Hooper, Director of Indigenous Relations
• 3 - Amp Up Afternoon Break
• 3:15 - Panel Discussion: Turning Innovation into Impact - Denis Phares, Dragonfly Energy; Drew Reid, Echo Elements
• 4 - Panel Discussion: Managing Risk Across the Value Chain
• 4:45 - Closing Remarks - Dick Bartholet, Regional Innovation Officer, Nevada Tech Hub
• 5 - 7 pm - Powering Partnerships Reception at Bundox Bocce sponsored by NextEra Energy Resources