2025 Agenda
0900
Keynote presentation
NSW Minister for the Environment, the Hon Penny Sharpe
0930
Investment and sustainability trends - observations and implications
Michael Robinson, Manager, Cyan Ventures
0950
Panel - The battery sector - insights on transition to clean energy and a circular economy
Chair: Darren Johannesen, Executive General Manager - Sustainability, Smart Energy Council
Brian Spak, General Manager Advocacy and Policy, Energy Consumers Australia
Lucy McClean, Managing Director, Forelight Advisory
Mike Duffy, Principal Consultant, Elexia Communications
1030
Future proofing battery recycling - what technologies are headed to the recycling bin?
Dr Adam Best, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Manufacturing, CSIRO
1100
Refreshments break & Networking
1115
Presentation - Australia’s Battery Breakthrough: Lifting the Lid on National Capacity, Safety, and Circular Solutions
Doug Rowe, CEO/Managing Director, Ecocycle
1135
Panel - Used lead acid battery recycling - challenges, opportunities and observations
Chair: Issac Gatt, Strategist and former DGL Director, IPG Resources
Rebecca Hardy, General Manager, Enirgi Power Storage Recycling
Andy Jackson, Director, Lex Enviro Services
Andrew Bottoms, Automotive Marketing Manager, Century Yuasa Batteries Australia-New Zealand
11210
Case study - lithium battery recycling in China
Berry Y.H. Yang, Deputy General Manager, JC New Energy
Thomas Z.L. Chen, Regional Director, JC New Energy
Tingting Fu, R&D Director, JC New Energy
1230
Lunch and networking
1315
Presentation - No time to waste: Fires, reform and the future of battery stewardship
Libby Chaplin, CEO, Battery Stewardship Council
1335
Panel - Advocacy and government engagement - navigating the maze
Chair: Janice Lee, Director, Infrastructure and Net Zero Specialist
Moksha Watts, Founder & Principal, Yallaroi Group
Matt Crocker, Head of Market Development & Corporate Affairs, Plenary Group
Felicity Greenway, Planning Policy & Environmental Impact Specialist, Impetus Planning
1410
Presentation - Overview of NSW policy and regulatory developments for end of life battery management
Phoebe Ashe, Director, Circular Economy, NSW EPA
1430
Perspectives on orchestrating the recovery of end-of-life electric vehicle batteries
Chair: Richard Delplace, Director of Emerging Technologies, Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries
Emma McIndoe, Managing Director, AA Recycling Pty Ltd and Pick-A-Part
Shawn Ticehurst, Head of IAG Research Centre, Insurance Australia Group
Libby Chaplin, CEO Battery Stewardship Council
1515
Refreshments break & networking
1530
Streamlining and updating the Australian Dangerous Goods Code
Debra Kirk, Manager Legislative Maintenance, National Transport Commission
1550
Panel - Battery circular economy skills developments and priorities
Jonathan van Leeuwen, Principal Industry Engagement Advisor - Automotive, AUSMASA
Shane Randall, EV Partnerships Manager, EV TAFE Centre of Excellence
Shawn O’Sullivan, Executive Director, TAFE Centre of Excellence - Clean Energy Batteries
1620
Design of a modular facility for mixed battery recycling in regional Australia
A project proudly funded by the NSW Government in association with the Future Battery Industries CRC
Rhys Hamilton, Process Engineer, Lycopodium Minerals
1640
Australian battery recycling industry strategic priorities
1700
Networking drinks
Agenda subject to change