2025 Int’l Battery Technology Future in Saemangeum
Track 1 – Global Market & Industry Strategies
– Nordic Secondary Battery Industry & Market
10:30 - 11:00
Opening Keynote
The Present and Future of the Saemangeum Global Battery Ecosystem
Keynote Speaker
SeongHo KimDirector General of Development Strategy Bureau, Saemangeum Development & Investment Agency(SIDA)
Saemangeum Development & Investment Agency(SIDA)
10:30–11:00
Spotlight
Nordic Battery Collaboration
Speaker
Ilkka HomanenHead of Smart Mobility & Batteries in Business Finland
Business Finland
11:00–11:30
Industry Insight
Korea-Finland Cooperation Case Study : Battery Testing Collaboration via KCL's Strategic Entry into EuropeEntry into Europe
Speaker
Minjung Kim Director of Global Business Team, KCL(Korea Conformity Laboratories)
KCL(Korea Conformity Laboratories)
11:30–12:00
Spotlight
What is next EV? Green Maritime with ESS market & charging infra in Norway
Speaker
Sungyun JungSenior Advisor & Investment Manager, Royal Norwegian Embassy in Korea
Royal Norwegian Embassy in Korea
12:00–12:30
Spotlight
Swedish Battery Ecosystem - key players, innovation environments & supporting organizations Swedish Battery Ecosystem
Spotlight
Sookyoung LimSenior Project Manager, Embassy of Sweden in Korea
Embassy of Sweden in Korea
– Global Market & Industry Strategies
14:30–15:10
Keynote
Powering a Sustainable Future, The Role of Next-Generation Batteries
Keynote Speaker
Myunghwan KimDirector of Next-Generation Battery Strategy Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT)
The First National Distinguished Research Fellow , Former President & CPO of LG Energy Soulution
Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT)
15:10–15:50
Keynote
Global Battery Supply Chains in Transition: Lithium, Technology, and Geopolitics
Keynote Speaker
Cameron Russell PerksProduct Director-Lithium
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, Product Director – Lithium
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
16:00–16:30
Industry Insight
Battery Geopolitics: implications of international relations and global policy shifts for the battery industry
Speaker
Jaehee ChoiSenior Researcher
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)
Track 2 – Policy, Sustainability & New Business Models
16:30–17:00
Spotlight
Next-Generation ESS Strategies in the Power and Energy Sector : Supercapacitors and Batteries
Speaker
Byung-jun Park Flexible Energy Pjt(Team leader) KEPCO Research Institute
KEPCO
KEPCO
17:00–17:30
Industry Insight
Evolving EV, ESS and battery chemistry trends
Speaker
Alasia ZhangResearch Analyst, Electric Vehicle & Battery Supply Chain Service
Wood Mackenzie
Wood Mackenzie
17:30–18:00
Industry Insight
Recycling Innovation in the Era of Circular Economy 2.0: From Resource Recovery to Battery Material Production
