2025 Agenda
0900
Keynote presentation
NSW Minister for the Environment, the Hon Penny Sharpe
Investment and sustainability trends - observations and implications
Michael Robinson, Manager, Cyan Ventures
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, Foresight Advisory
Mike Duffy, Principal Consultant, Elexia Communications
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
Presentation - Australia’s Battery Breakthrough: Lifting the Lid on National Capacity, Safety, and Circular Solutions
Doug Rowe, CEO/Managing Director, Ecocycle
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
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
Presentation - No time to waste: Fires, reform and the future of battery stewardship
Libby Chaplin, CEO, Battery Stewardship Council
Panel - Advocacy and government engagement - navigating the maze
Chair: Janice Lee, Director, Scyne Advisory
Moksha Watts, Founder & Principal, Yallaroi Group
Matt Crocker, Head of Market Development & Corporate Affairs, Plenary Group
Felicity Greenaway, Planning Policy & Environmental Impact Specialist, Impetus Planning
Presentation - Overview of NSW policy and regulatory developments for end of life battery management
Phoebe Ashe, Director, Circular Economy, NSW EPA
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
1530
Refreshments break & networking
In conversation - Managing the fire risks of mid sized lithium-ion batteries
Caleb Urquart, Chief Executive Officer, Storemasta
Andrew Hahn, Managing Director, Dangerous Goods Network
Patrick Gee, Marketer and Content Creator, Storemasta
Panel - Battery circular economy skills developments and priorities
Jonathan van Leeuwen, Principal Industry Engagement Advisor - Automotive
Shane Randall, EV Partnerships Manager, EV TAFE Centre of Excellence
Shawn O’Sullivan, Executive Director, TAFE Centre of Excellence - Clean Energy Batteries
Australian battery recycling industry strategic priorities
1700
Networking drinks
Agenda subject to change