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–The Present Outlook for Critical Materials and National Resource Policies–
IRuniverse Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo, Japan) is pleased to announce that the
13th Battery Summit in TOKYO will be held on March 17 (Tue)–18 (Wed), 2026.
Since its launch in 2017, the Battery Summit has grown into a leading international platform for the global battery and materials industries. The 2026 edition marks our 13th summit, and will be held on a larger, more global, and more interdisciplinary scale than ever before.
In addition to the international conference program, this year’s event will feature a field trip/plant tour for participants.
The two-day summit will host nearly 25 presentations, inviting battery manufacturers, materials suppliers, resource companies, automotive OEMs, ESS-related firms, recycling companies, equipment manufacturers, and leading researchers from Japan and abroad.
Several companies from China, South Korea, Europe, and North America plan to attend the summit. Additional details will be updated on our official event page.
■ Theme
“Critical Materials and the Battery Industry Through the Lens of Resource Policies Across Countries”
The summit will address global resource strategies, cutting-edge recycling technologies, and economic security issues impacting supply chains.
While the battery sector sits at the core, we will expand the discussion to explore a central question: What materials are truly critical—and what strategies are needed to secure them?
Speakers and Presentation Topics by Session
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Recource Policy x Critical Materials Session
- K66 Volodymyr (Vol) Berezhniy ーJapan-U.S.-Europe-Ukraine Industrial Integration - Securing Allied Supply Chains for Rare Earth Magnets and Critical Materials
- SMM Jean Tang ーCopper Market in China
- APNI Meidy Katrin Lengkey ーCurrent Trends in Indonesia's Nickel Production
- CTCPM Metallurgy Expert Egyul MamokoーLegal Framework in the Mining Sector in DRC
Recource Policy x Critical Materials Session
- Electra Battery Materials, Michael InsulanーCanada’s Battery Metals Landscape: Electra’s Role and Vision
- NIC resources Motoki NishinoーTungsten Price Outlook 2026: Where is the Ceiling?
- Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Kotaro ShimizuーEconomic Importance of the Rare Earth Industry
Battery Application Session
- Novelis Jean-Francois DespoisーAluminium as an Efficient Lightweight & Sustainable Solution for Battery Enclosures – an Industrial Scale Circular Model for Recycling
- Argus Media Andrea ValentiniーLFP economics – are current raw material prices sustainable?
- Nippon Steel Corporation Masato YamamotoーSteel-Based High-Performance Battery Packs for Electrified Vehicles — A Practical Solution Balancing Safety, Life-Cycle Assessment, and Cost —
- Tata Elxsi Raman KakarlaーEngineeringEXPERIENCESAI FIRST. DESIGN. DIGITAL.
Battery Application Session
- Central Glass Makoto KuboーDevelopment of electrolyte for sodium ion batteries (SIB)
- LE system Toshiro TanakaーMarket Deployment of Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries and Vanadium as a Critical Material
- SHARP Akihito YoshidaーDevelopment and Outlook of Flow-Type Zinc-Air Batteries for Carbon Neutrality
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Battery Application Session
- ＴＤＫ Atsushi SanoーResearch and Development Progress of All-Solid-State Batteries as a Next-Generation Technology
- ＡＤＥＫＡ Kenji KakiageーAn Overview of Lithium-Sulfur Battery Technology
- SoftBank Yoshiki TakayanagiーThe Information Revolution Driven by Batteries for HAPS
- Japan Electrical Safety & Environment Technology Laboratories (JET) Kuniaki TatsumiーRecommendations for Building a Sustainable Battery Industry: An Analysis of International Market Trends and Policy with a Focus on Safety Regulations
- Rio Tinto Marina YakovlevaーRio Tinto Lithium’s Printable Lithium Technology: a practical solution to the Commercialization of Solid-State and Advanced Li-ion batteries
Recycling Session
- ABR(Advanced Battery Recycle) Yu Tack, KimーThe World First Commercialized Eco-Friendly Direct Recycling Plant in Korea
- SungEel HiTech 성일하이텍㈜ Jeong Su JinーThe Guardian of Closed Loop
- Primobius GmbH Michel SiemonーHydrometallurgical battery recycling at industrial scale
-What really matters for reliable, high-recovery and future-ready operations- - CirCoLi Paolo Guidaー The Li-ion Battery Recycling Startup CirCoLi
- Sulzer Ken Kondo ー Advanced solution for battery recycling
■ Program Agenda
DAY 1 - Tuesday, March 17
- 12:40 – 17:30 Conference Sessions
(Coffee break included) - 18:00 – 19:30 Networking Banquet
1F Reception 12:00–13:00 | |||
| 12:45–12:55 | Opening Video & Welcome Address – IRuniverse CEO Mr. Yuji Tanamachi | ||
| 13:00–13:15 | Guest Address – UMC Resources CEO Mr. Shigeo Nakamura | ||
↙︎Transition to 4F or 3F↘︎ | |||
| Time | 4F Resource &Policy x Critical Material MC Mr. Harada | Time | 3F Battery Application MC Louissa ＆ Mr. Nagayama |
| 13:20–13:45 | K66 Volodymyr (Vol) Berezhniy (Related Articles) | 13:30–13:55 | Argus Media Andrea Valentini |
| 13:45–14:10 | SMM Jean Tang | 13:55–14:20 | Novelis Jean-Francois Despois |
| 14:10–14:35 | APNI Meidy Katrin Lengkey | 14:20–14:45 | Nippon Steel Corporation Masato Yamamoto |
| 14:35–15:00 | CTCPM Metallurgy Expert Egyul Mamoko | 14:45–15:10 | Tata Elxsi Raman Kakarla |
| 15:00–15:15 | Q&A | 15:10–15:30 | Q&A |
| 15:15–15:30 | Coffe Break | 15:30–15:45 | Coffe Break |
| 15:30–15:55 | Electra Battery Materials Corporation, Michael Insulan | 15:40–16:05 | Central Glass Makoto Kubo |
| 15:55–16:20 | NIC Resources Co., Ltd. Motoki Nishino | 16:05–16:30 | LE SYSTEM Toshiro Tanaka |
| 16:20–16:45 | Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Kotaro Shimizu | 16:30–16:55 | SHARP Akihito Yoshida |
| 16:45–17:10 | Q&A | 17:00– | Preparation |
| 17:10–17:30 | Break | ||
3F 18:00-19:30 Networking Banquet | |||
DAY 2 - Wednesday, March 18
- 9:30 – 12:00 Conference Sessions
- 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Break
(Lunch is included in the registration fee) - 13:00 – 17:30 Conference Sessions
(Coffee break included)
4F Reception 4F 8:30– | |
| Time | Battery Application 2 to Future-oriented safety approach MC Mr. Saito |
| 9:30–9:55 | ＴＤＫ Atsushi Sano |
| 9:55–10:20 | ADEKA Kenji Kakiage |
| 10:20–10:45 | SoftBank Yoshiki Takayanagi |
| 10:45–11:10 | Japan Electrical Safety & Environment Technology Laboratories (JET) Kuniaki Tatsumi |
| 11:10–11:35 | Rio Tinto Marina Yakovleva |
| 11:25–12:00 | Q＆A |
| 12:00–13:00 | Lunch |
| Recycling Session | |
| 13:00–13:25 | ABR(Advanced Battery Recycle) Yu Tack, Kim |
| 13:25–13:50 | SungEel HiTech 성일하이텍㈜ Jeong Su Jin |
| 14:50–15:15 | Primobius GmbH Michel Siemon |
| 15:15–15:35 | Coffee Break |
| 15:35–16:00 | CirCoLi Paolo Guida |
| 16:00–16:25 | Sulzer Ken Kondo |
| 16:25–16:50 | Q&A for Recycling Session Members |
| 16:50–17:00 | Closing Mark |
■ Expected Attendees
Approximately 200–250 participants
Languages:
English or Japanese (with English–Japanese simultaneous machine translation will be digitally shown - the use of Wordly)
Presentations in English or Chinese are welcome upon request.
■ Location
Bellesalle Onarimon Tower,
3rd & 4th Floor Sumitomo Fudosan Onarimon Tower, 1-1-1 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0011, Japan
■ Registration Fees JPY (Excluding Tax)
MIRU Members
- Conference Only: ¥40,000 (≈USD 260)
- Conference + Banquet: ¥50,000 (≈USD 325)
General Participants
- Conference Only: ¥55,000 (≈USD 355)
- Conference + Banquet: ¥65,000 (≈USD 420)
- Students：¥8,000 (≈USD 50)
*Members of the "Japan Society of Applied Physics" can participate at the MIRU member price.
Government Officials Participation Representatives from embassies and related organizations (scheduled):
- Member of the House of Representatives – Yasutoshi Nishimura, Chair of the LDP Election Strategy Committee and Head of the Party’s Fiscal Reform Review Headquarters
- Embassy of India – Athul Janardhanan, First Secretary
- Embassy of Japan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - LUKUMWENA Nsenda
- Embassy of the Republic of Korea – Mr. Choi Young-bae, Minister-Counsellor for Economic Affairs
Ms. Song Hye-won, Third Secretary - Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (TBD)
- Embassy of Australia – (TBD)
～List of Participating Companies ～
International Companies
- ABR (Advanced Battery Recycling) ／ South Korea
- Argus Media
- CirCoLi ／ Saudi Arabia
- Codelco Singapore
- Electra Battery Materials Corporation ／ Canada
- Evergreen Recyclekaro ／ India
- Fujian Evergreen New Energy ／ 中国福建福建常青新能源科技有限公司
- Indonesia Nickel Miners Association ／ インドネシア・ニッケル鉱業協会
- K66 Project Kolos.network ／ The US
- LOHUM ／ India
- Metallurgist Expert at CTCPM ／ DRC
- Novelis ／ Swizzerland
- Primobius GmbH ／ Germany
- Rio Tinto ／ The US
- S&P Global ／ Singapore, Philippines
- SMM（Shanghai Metals Market） ／ China
- SungEel HiTech ／ South Korea
Japanese Companies & Organizations
- ADEKA ／ ADEKA
- iluminus／ イルミナス
- BASC／電池サプライチェーン協議会
- DOWA Eco-System ／ DOWAエコシステム
- Green Battery ／ グリーンバッテリー
- TDK ／ ティーディーケイ
- Advanced Material Japan ／ アドバンスト マテリアル ジャパン
- Ace Sangyo ／ エース産業
- Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) ／ エネルギー・金属鉱物資源機構
- MA Life Materials ／ エム・エーライフマテリアルズ
- AYE Co., Ltd. ／ エーワイイー
- NTT Anode Energy ／ NTTアノードエナジー
- Eliiypower／エリーパワー
- OM／オーエム
- Codelco ／ コデルコ
- Sanct／サンクト
- Sharp ／ シャープ
- Jfe-tec／JFEテクノリサーチ
- Jervois Japan ／ ジャーボアジャパン
- Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.／信越化学工業株式会社
- Sumitomo Chemical ／ 住友化学
- Sumitomo Metal Mining ／ 住友金属鉱山
- SUMITOMO CORPORATION／住友商事
- Seibu Giken／西部技研DRエンジニアリング
- SEKISUI CHEMICAL／積水化学工業
- Sojitz Corporation／双日
- SoftBank ／ ソフトバンク
- Taoka Chemical ／ 田岡化学工業
- Japan Tungsten & Molybdenum Industries Association／タングステン・モリブデン工業会
- Japan Electrical Safety & Environment Technology Laboratories (JET) ／ 電気安全環境研究所
- Battery Association for Supply Chain ／電池サプライチェーン協議会
- TEPCO Energy Storage Division ／ 東京電力 蓄電池部門
- TOSHIBA PRECISION／東芝プレシジョン
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION／トヨタ自動車
- WESTERN JAPAN TRADING ／西日本貿易
- JGC CORPORATION／日揮グローバル
- Toyota Central R&D Labs. ／ 豊田中央研究所
- Nickel Institute ／ ニッケル協会
- NIC Resources ／ NICリソーシズ
- Japan Recycling Center ／ 日本リサイクルセンター
- Nippon Steel ／ 日本製鉄
- Nippon Denkai ／ 日本電解
- Nichia Corporation ／ 日亜化学工業
- Nomura Research Institute (NRI) ／ 野村総合研究所
- Panasonic Energy ／ パナソニックエナジー
- Hayakawa company／ハヤカワカンパニー
- Fuji Keizai ／ 富士経済
- FUJIFILM (Organic Synthesis Chemistry Research Laboratories) ／ 富士フイルム（有機合成化学研究所）
- National Institute for Materials Science／物質・材料研究機構
- Proterial／プロテリアル
- Matsuda Sangyo ／ 松田産業
- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank ／ 三井住友信託銀行
- Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting ／ 三菱UFJリサーチ＆コンサルティング
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries／三菱重工業
- Metal Solution Provider ／ メタルソリューションプロバイダー
- Metal Do ／ メタルドゥ
- Yano Metals ／ 矢野金属
- Rasa／ラサ商事
- Recyclebank／リサイクルバンク
- Reuters／ロイター・ニュース・アンド・メディア・ジャパン
Sponsors
※If your company is interested in promoting your company’s services/products and supporting the event, please feel free to contact us.
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▶The Hotel Information in Tokyo
- The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo | Tokyo Midtown, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6245, Japan
- Imperial Hotel | 1-1 Uchisaiwai-cho 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8558, Japan
- The Okura Tokyo | 2-10-4 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan
- Andaz Tokyo | Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, 1-23-4 Toranomon, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan
- Fairmont Tokyo | BLUE FRONT SHIBAURA TOWER S, 1-1-1 Shibaura, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0023, Japan
- Takanawa Hanakohro | 3-13-1 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0074, Japan
- Tokyo Prince Hotel | 3-3-1 Shibakoen, Minato City, Tokyo 105-8560, Japan
- Mitsui Garden Hotel Shiodome Italia-gai | 2-14-24 Higashi-Shinbashi, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0021, Japan
- Shiba Park Hotel | 1-5-10 Shibakoen, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0011, Japan
- Hotel Villa Fontaine Grand Tokyo-Hibiya | 1-5-2 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011, Japan
- Hotel Villa Fontaine Grand Tokyo-Shiodome | 1-9-2 Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0021, Japan
- HOTEL MYSTAYS Hamamatsucho | 1-18-14 Hamamatsucho, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0013, Japan
- Sotetsu Fresa Inn Hamamatsucho Daimon | 1-2-7 Shiba-Daimon, Minato City, Tokyo 105-0012, Japan
- Hotel Villa Fontaine Tokyo-Hamamatsucho | 1-6-5 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0014, Japan
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