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Shocktober – The Battery Saloon Halloween Edition

October 17 @ 9:00 pm - October 18 @ 1:00 am

Get ready for a spooky night at Shocktober – The Battery Saloon Halloween Edition, where we’ll have chilling vibes, wicked costumes, and a k

Welcome to The Battery Saloon Halloween Edition: Shocktober

Need a microphone to promote your business or brag about it? We have one for you, but there’s a catch—you need to win it!

After the successful launch of The Battery Saloon featuring Dr. Jimmy Chen, the managing director of Stanford StorageX, and Celina Mikolajczak , the CBTO at Lyten, at 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, we are now bringing to you another unforgettable night; this time, wear your dancing shoes and prepare your costumes!

Join us for an All-Inclusive night of innovation, networking, dinner, drinks, music, and Halloween fun, featuring:

  • Vivas Kumar, CEO of Mitra Chem, sharing insights on Battery Safety challenges and breakthroughs
  • Karen Sheffield, MBA, founder and GP of Pachamama Ventures, showcasing their groundbreaking Climate Tech Fund
    Covalent Metrology, among our esteemed sponsors
  • Richard Davis Trapani (Rich DDT), our spectacular DJ, spinning tunes to keep the energy high!
  • Costume Contest — The best (or worst) embodied failure mode will win a prize and get a chance to share their worst encountered failure story on the stage, and talk about how they are positioned to prevent it.
  • Delicious New Zealand cocktail-style Dinner and Drinks Included —yumm!

Main ticket sales on Luma: https://lu.ma/1mq1e9vf

LinkedIn Event Page: https://lnkd.in/grTitvFT

This Halloween, The Battery Saloon invites you to an electrifying event that sheds light on how battery safety challenges shape the industry and market

Agenda
– 6:00 – 6:30 PM: Arrival and Registration
– 6:30 – 6:40 PM: Welcome Notes and Announcements by the Host
– 6:40 – 6:45 PM: Intoducing Pachamama Ventures by Karen Sheffield
– 6:45 – 7:45 PM: Keynote Speech by Vivas Kumar, CEO of Mitra Chem
– 7:45 – 8:00 PM: Costume Contest
– 8:00 – 10:00 PM: Networking and Music by Rich DDT

What is Included?
– General Admission
– Cocktail-Style Dinner
– Drink(s)
– Networking Opportunity
– The Battery Saloon’s Iconic Halloween Party

Dress to Impress (or Malfunction)
Come dressed as your favorite (or least favorite) battery failure mode. Whether it’s thermal runaway, dendrite formation, electrolyte decomposition, or an IP Leak—bring your most creative representation!

Not in the battery field? No worries! Represent a “favorite” failure mode from your own industry.

Keynote Speech
Our esteemed speaker, Vivas Kumar, will highlight in a high level how battery safety challenges impact the adoption of electrified solutions and market configurations, emphasizing why investing in battery safety and reliability is crucial for global energy transformation.

Costume Contest
Get ready for our exciting Costume Contest! Finalists will have the opportunity to share their failure modes with attendees, explaining its mechanisms, consequences, and potential mitigation strategies.

This is your chance to showcase your knowledge and creativity! The best presentations will be recognized, so bring your A-game and turn a potential catastrophe into a learning opportunity!

Networking and Celebration
After our high-level safety-focused discussions and the Battery Contest, we’ll transition to a lively party atmosphere featuring:

Food and drinks (safely prepared, of course!)
One of the Bay Area’s top DJs
Networking opportunities with fellow innovators

Why Attend?
– Gain insights into the importance of battery safety, severity of the challenges, and industry-wide implications with our esteemed speaker
– Learn about cutting-edge research in preventing and mitigating failure modes from attendees
– Connect with professionals passionate about advancing the global energy transformation
– Enjoy a unique, Halloween-themed networking event that combines education with entertainment

Join us for an unforgettable night where we enjoy seeing you all fail, and why that is key to driving innovation and shaping a more reliable, efficient energy future.

**This event is designed to welcome battery enthusiasts of all levels: from hardcore nerds to the nerd-adjacent, curious souls, and those simply looking to expand their vocabulary. We’re rolling out the red carpet for founders, investors, engineers, executives, thought leaders, students, and anyone involved in or interested in the Climate Tech space.

Our speaker will keep the presentation high-level, visionary, and insightful, providing a broad perspective on battery safety challenges.

For those craving more technical details, you’ll have ample opportunity to deep dive into specific failure modes and mitigation strategies with fellow attendees during networking sessions.

Whether you’re a battery expert or a newcomer to the field, there’s something here for everyone!**

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn, connect, and celebrate!

Details

Start:
October 17 @ 9:00 pm
End:
October 18 @ 1:00 am
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shocktober-the-battery-saloon-halloween-edition-tickets-1022256565907

Venue

The Hub RWC
2650 Broadway
Redwood City, CA 94063 United States