Event Overview
The conference itself is TBM Group’s 2nd North American edition of what has been one of the most popular tailor made conferences, fully dedicated to construction, design and engineering of the North American battery giga factories. It is an event that brings together professionals and industry experts from the Global Battery and construction industry, including: EV and battery manufacturers, general contractors and subcontractors, engineering and design companies, process equipment manufacturers, various solution providers and regulatory bodies.
The conference highlights the newest industry advancements, best practices, and future trends shaping the landscape of EV and battery gigafactories through inspiring presentations, engaging panel discussions, cutting-edge case studies and networking opportunities.
Why This Event Now
In the era of renewable energy and electric mobility, the demand for high-performance battery technology has never been greater. As the driving force behind the transition to sustainable energy solutions, battery gigafactories stand at the forefront of innovation, efficiency, and excellence in construction, design, and engineering.
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Key conference presentations
- Joint Venture Battery Plant Lean Construction and Integrated Project Delivery Method
- A comparative approach to building battery factories and construction challenges in North America vs. Asia and Europe
- Schedule and Cost Management Strategies for Giga Factories
- Minimizing risk in the design and equipment phase
- Delivering turnkey solutions for battery gigafactories, within short time, complex and ambitious endeavor
- How the owners can make projects run better for the designers and the builders
- Effective and sustainable strategies to boost the energy efficiency of your battery giga factory
- Budget and Schedule of Building Gigafactories
- Setting up a gigafactory to handle EV batteries for risk reduction, fire prevention and incident response
- Implementing the latest trends with systems and tools in battery giga factory design and process
- Lessons learned on the construction process of the facilities
CONFERENCE CHAIR:
Mary Jo Press
Chief Safety Officer
Hyundai Motor Group, USA
Halley Hartenbower
Market Executive
Mortenson, USA
Tina Wolff
Director of Business Development
Kokosing Industrial, USA
SPEAKERS & PANEL PARTICIPANTS
John Jung
CEO
GMODIS, South Korea
Jeff Hollback
Project Delivery Director
Kokosing Industrial, USA
Shailesh Upreti
CEO
C4V, USA
Maximilian Frisch
Associate Director
Turner & Townsend, USA
TOM LAKE
Pre-Construction Manager Advanced Manufacturing - EV / Battery Market Segment
Turner Construction Company, USA
Jonathan Woodside
Project Executive
Gresham Smith, USA
Michael Collarin
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Gresham Smith, USA
Drew Overmiller
Vice President | Director, Engineering & Planning
JE Dunn Construction, USA
Richard Peasley
Solution Engineering Director
MOCA Systems, USA
Alonso De Avila, Jr.
Senior Project Manager
General Motors, USA
Garid Glenn
Global Application Manager
Baltimore Aircoil Company, USA
Carolyn Bishop
Executive Vice President of Commercial Programs
Alaska Structures, USA
Paul Charles
Principal
Charles and Associates, USA (Co-Founder and former CEO/President of American Battery Factory)
John Linenberg
Group VP, Design Management
Walbridge, USA
Mark McClelland
Group VP, Vehicle Manufacturing
Walbridge, USA
Dr. Vijay Chaudhry
President-International Business & GPF
Bry-Air, India
Wais Jalali
CEO
XNRGY Climate Systems, USA
Art Doramajian
Director of Engineering Battery Plants
XNRGY Climate Systems, USA
Dean Van Der Mescht
National Construction, Installation & Engineering Manager
Stonhard, Canada
Brian Mahoney
Global Accounts Manager
Stonhard, USA
Kimberly Martin PhD
Senior Engineer - Innovation and Sustainability
Keller, USA
Jay Smith
Fabricated Product Specialist
Nucor, USA
Brian Freilich PhD
Senior Engineer
Keller, USA
Bill Williams
Global Director Business Development, EV Battery
Baltimore Aircoil Company, USA
Kyle Thoren
Market Sales Manager
Nucor Construction Solutions, USA
Brandon Michalski
Principal, Economist
MOCA Systems, USA
Mike Younger
Project Controls Director
Turner & Townsend, USA
Matthew Mendoza
Sr. Program Manager
Lyten, USA
Shah Firoozi
COO Construction Group + Board Member
The PAC Group, USA
Brandon Bogart
President
Airtho, USA
Will Jones
Group CCO
Beck & Pollitzer, USA
Steven Strobel
Head of Industrial, Manufacturing & Logistics
Rider Levett Bucknall, USA
Gregory Terri
Business Development Executive
Keller, USA
Bruno Bruxelas
Sales & Project Manager
PPG Industries, USA
Daniel Cundiff
Sales & Project Manager
PPG Industries, USA
John McGrath
Associate Principal
Rider Levett Bucknall, USA
Dave Groen
VP of Construction
Classic Fire + Life Safety, Canada
Timothy Smith
Sr. Global Business Development Manager
Black & Veatch, USA
Tony Bégin
VP Sales & Preconstruction
Canam, Canada
Charlie Humphreys
VP Business Development Emerging Markets
BrandSafway, USA
Tim Riedle
President
iENG Design, USA
Carson Hopkins
Global Business Development Manager
Westgate Global, UK
Christopher Figueroa
Global Sales
Alaska Structures, USA
Jacob Matly
Head of Battery Cell Manufacturing (Gigafactory)
Hatch, USA
Christian Almonrode
Staff Factory Design Layout Engineer
Tesla, USA
Ryan Cummings
Business Development Manager
Nicholson Construction, USA
Paddy Lyons
CEO
Silverback Staffing, Ireland
Dennis Pilarczyk
Department Manager, Construction Solutions
Nucor, USA
Michael Weaver
National Accounts
Nucor Insulated Panel Group, USA
Jeremy Lee
Program Leader – General Contractors
Trane, USA
Murray Gates
CEO
Westgate Global, UK
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