Conference Review

Where energy storage leaders define the next cycle

The ESIE conference program brings together policymakers, academicians, grid experts, technology leaders, project developers, investors, and international organizations to discuss energy storage technologies, market mechanisms, safety, standards, and global cooperation.

ESIE conference forum with energy storage industry speakers and audience
ESIE 2026 Conference Program Past conference highlights based on the official ESIE 2026 conference manual. Speaker information is shown as previous participation, not as confirmed ESIE 2027 speakers.
50+ Thematic forums and industry sessions across the ESIE program.
14th Energy Storage International Conference and Expo held in 2026.
9th Energy Storage Frontier Technology Conference held alongside ESIE.
Global International speakers, standards experts, project stakeholders, and market partners.

Program highlights

ESIE's conference platform connects strategic policy, advanced technologies, power system transformation, market mechanisms, safety standards, investment, and international cooperation.

01 / Summit Forum

Strategic direction

The ESIE 2026 opening and summit sessions featured leadership addresses, invited presentations, industry dialogue, and the release of the Energy Storage Industry White Paper 2026.

02 / Frontier Technologies

Advanced energy storage

The Frontier Technology Conference covered battery safety, solid-state batteries, lithium iron phosphate, zinc-based batteries, flow batteries, supercapacitors, and long-duration storage.

03 / Power Systems

Grid and market integration

Conference topics included new power systems, grid-forming storage, electricity markets, capacity mechanisms, independent storage projects, and flexible resource development.

04 / Safety and Standards

International safety dialogue

International sessions discussed BESS fire and explosion safety, risk and failure statistics, large-scale fire testing, European battery safety, and standards development.

05 / Hydrogen Energy

Hydrogen and long-duration storage

Dedicated forums explored pan-hydrogen technologies, green hydrogen, hydrogen engines, hydrogen storage, ammonia and methanol carriers, and system-scale applications.

06 / Global Cooperation

International perspective

ESIE conference activities create space for cross-border technology exchange, international standards discussion, market development, and energy storage project cooperation.

Featured past speakers from ESIE 2026

The following speakers and panelists are selected from the official ESIE 2026 conference manual to represent the breadth of previous conference participation.

Keynote Liu Zhongmin

Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering; Director, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS.

Keynote Sun Shigang

Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Professor, Xiamen University.

White Paper Chen Haisheng

Chairman, CNESA; Director, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, CAS.

Grid Li Jianshe

Chief Engineer and System Operation Director, China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd.

Academician Forum Yang Yusheng

Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Academician Forum Ouyang Minggao

Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Professor, Tsinghua University.

International Ding Yulong

Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK.

Hydrogen Peng Suping

Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering; Professor, China University of Mining and Technology.

Safety Yi Wang

Fire Hazards and Protection Research Area Director, VP, FM.

Safety Lakshmi Srinivasan

Sr. Principal Team Lead, EPRI.

Testing Joshua B. Dinaburg

CSA Group Energy Storage Fire Test Specialist.

Standards Leire Zubizarreta

Head of Battery Materials, ITE, Energy Technological Center.

Why it matters for participants

The conference review helps international visitors understand ESIE as a knowledge platform, not only an exhibition. It strengthens trust by showing the depth of technical, policy, safety, and market discussion behind the event.

For exhibitors

  • Align product positioning with policy, grid, safety, and market direction.
  • Build credibility through participation in high-level forums and product launches.
  • Connect with project owners, EPCs, investors, technology experts, and overseas partners.

For visitors and partners

  • Track technology pathways from battery cells and systems to long-duration storage.
  • Understand market mechanisms, project operation, safety requirements, and standards.
  • Meet decision-makers across the energy storage ecosystem in one concentrated program.

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