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How to Electrify Everything: The Ins-and-Outs of the Battery Industry’s Changing Landscape with Dean Frankel

August 24, 2021

As the world moves towards a fully electrified, zero carbon future, all eyes are on the battery industry to supply the energy storage technologies we need. But many aspects of the industry are unclear — especially given the complex overlap of high tech R&D, investment (venture and non-venture), regulations, supply chains, and more. This complexity has given rise to the cynical but widely-known saying that there are three types of liars: “liars, damn liars, and battery suppliers.”

In order to meet our shared global goal of a decarbonized future, we’ll need to understand how the industry works, what works well, and what needs improvement. To make sense of all this, industry expert Dean Frankel will join Aionics Fortnightly Episode 17 for a Q&A on anything and everything related to the battery industry.

We hope you’ll be able to join what is sure to be an illuminating session from a well-established industry voice!

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    Guest bio

    Dean Frankel

    Dean Frankel

    Managing Director, Electrify Everything

    Dean Frankel is the Managing Director at Electrify Everything, an advisory firm dedicated to advanced batteries and the emerging electrification megatrend. He has 9 years of experience in the battery industry as a business leader, consultant, and market analyst. He previously led Business Development & Supply Chain at Solid Power, the Energy Storage research practice at Lux Research, and Sales & Marketing at Voltaiq. He has supported due diligence for over $7 billion in energy storage acquisitions & investments, and is a value-chain expert from raw materials to end-product applications.

    Co-hosts - Meet our field experts.

    • Dr. Austin Sendek

      Dr. Austin Sendek

      CEO Aionics

    • Dr. Lenson Pellouchoud

      Dr. Lenson Pellouchoud

      CTO Aionics

    • Dr. Venkat Viswanathan

      Dr. Venkat Viswanathan

      Chief Scientist