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Michael Berube
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Sustainable Transportation
U.S. Department of Energy

Micky Bly
Senior Vice President and Head of Global Propulsion Systems
Stellantis North America

Kimberly DeClark
Head of Strategic Communications
Argonne National Laboratory

Hannah DiPalomares
Technical Project Manager
Argonne National Labratory

Ajay Gnanasekaran
Senior Program Director of the Battery Workforce Challenge
Argonne National Labratory

Alycia Gilde
Senior Advisor for Transportation Strategy and Partnerships
U.S. Department of Energy

Oliver Gross
Senior Fellow of Energy Storage and Electrification
Stellantis North America

Jennifer Heimberg
Special Event Manager
Argonne National Laboratory

Em Jankauski
Communications Specialist
Argonne National Labratory

Michael Laughlin
Technology Manager for the Technology Integration Program at the Vehicle Technologies Office
U.S. Department of Energy

Sabrina Omar
Director of North America Tech Center's Cell, Module, and Battery Pack and Electric Drive System
Stellantis North America

David Robertson
Principal Battery Engineer
Argonne National Labratory

Ravi Saripella
Advanced Battery Engineer
Argonne National Labratory

Mark Smith
Program Manager for the Technology Integration Program at the Vehicle Technologies Office
U.S. Department of Energy

Trista Smith-Crudup
Vocational Program Manager
Argonne National Labratory

Kevin Snyder
Assistant Chief Engineer of Battery Packs
Stellantis North America

Ajay Suresh
Project Engineer
Argonne National Labratory

Kristen Wahl
Director of Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions
Argonne National Laboratory

Evan Xiao
Vice President of Stellantis' North America Tech Center
Stellantis North America

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