• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Brad Smith

Beauvoir Consulting Services

President

Bradley Smith, president of Beauvoir Consulting Services, is providing business development, innovation, and technical support to like-minded automotive and energy industry players pursuing sustainable and clean energy solutions leaving a beautiful view for the generations that follow. His experience spans working in partnership, joint venture, and in-house development with collaborative third-party businesses, governments, agencies, and organizations. Previous to launching Beauvoir Consulting Services, Bradley held clean-tech leadership positions at several corporations including Nissan North America where he headed the second-life EV battery business, at NRG eVgo in its early EV charging launch phase in Houston, TX, and at Shell where he headed its global hydrogen refueling station development activities. He holds a BS, Mechanical Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and a Professional MBA from the University of Houston. 

Sessions With Brad Smith

Thursday, 12 March

  • 07:30am - 08:20am (CST) / -

    Battery Recycling & Second-life Uses
    Clean Tech

    With demand for batteries set to rise dramatically in the coming decades, fueled by their adoption in the automotive and transport sectors, and for grid-connected energy storage, it is essential to establish sustainable ways to manage batteries at the end of their life. How will batteries be recycled and who will be responsible? Can batteries be utilized for second-life applications before being recycled? How will the business models for second-life applications and recycling work?