AGENDA

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Executive Summit (Invite Only)

1:00 PM PT

Registration

2:00 PM PT

Volta 2027 Opening

2:30 PM PT

2026 Battery Report Deep Dive

4:00 PM PT

Conclude

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM PT

Battery Social

8:00 AM PT

Registration

9:00 AM PT

Opening Remarks

Yen T. Yeh, Volta Foundation

9:15 AM PT

Keynote Fireside Chat

Speaker to be announced in Fall 2026

10:00 AM PT

Networking Break

10:15 AM PT

The Pathway to Supply the West’s Missing Middle

The West has announced mines and built Gigafactories. The vast majority of midstream materials still comes from China. What solution could produce a midstream that can compete, how should the industry define incentive beyond cost, and how soon can this capacity get online? This session brings together materials producers, cell makers, OEMs and investors to map what it will take to build that missing middle at scale. What solution could produce a midstream that can compete, how should the industry define incentive beyond cost, and how soon can this capacity get online?

Panelists to be announced in Fall 2026.

11:15 AM PT

Networking Break

11:30 AM PT

Threat, Teacher, or Partner? That is the China EV Question

Chinese automakers now build EVs faster and cheaper than anyone else, and their reach goes well beyond China's borders. Western automakers and suppliers still don't agree on how to respond. Is China's rise an existential threat that calls for tariffs and decoupling? A wake-up call on speed, cost and capabilities that the West needs to learn from? Or a chance to partner through licensing, joint ventures and technology transfer? And what does each answer mean for the battery inside the car?

Panelists to be announced in Fall 2026.

12:30 PM PT

Lunch

2:00 PM PT

Who Wins the BESS Decade? Competing on Cost, Reliability, and Policies

Stationary storage is the fastest-growing market for batteries, and grid demand is firm. However, the policy around it keeps moving: tariffs, foreign-entity rules and tax credit deadlines reshape supply decisions from one quarter to the next. So what will buyers actually pay for? When the lowest-cost cell comes from China, can Western suppliers win on reliability, bankability, domestic content or safety? Integrators, developers and makers of lithium-ion, sodium-ion and long-duration storage each make their case for who wins the decade, and on what terms.

Panelists to be announced in Fall 2026.

3:00 PM PT

Networking Break

3:15 PM PT

Delivering for Data Centers With Reliability & Speed

Last year Volta asked what data centers need from batteries. Hyperscalers have since given their answer: power that arrives fast, rides through grid disturbances and holds up on cost against pure gas turbines. This year's session is about delivering those projects: which chemistries and formats meet data center reliability standards at a pace that wins the bid? Is demand real at the forecast volumes, and can Western supply keep pace with data center build schedules?

Panelists to be announced in Fall 2026.

4:15 PM PT

Networking Break

4:30 PM PT

Panel: Defense

Panelists to be announced in Fall 2026.

5:15 PM PT

Closing Keynote

Speaker to be announced in Fall 2026.

6:00 PM PT

Conclude

9:00 AM - 11 AM PT

Volta 2027 Committee Working Groups

11:00 AM PT

Networking Break & Lunch

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

Volta 2027 Committee Working Groups