US Advocacy: BCI’s engagement on behalf of the battery industry in a dynamic political environment

Agenda for
25-27 June
2025

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Roger Miksad
Executive Director, Battery Council International, United States
Amid a barrage of sometimes conflicting headlines and policy proposals, it's important for the energy storage industry to remain focused on delivering communications on the key issues that will impact the battery industry in 2025. Roger Miksad will share recent efforts from Battery Council International to emphasize the critical nature of battery manufacturing, research, recycling, and distribution in the U.S. and North America. These include highlighting the safety benefits of lead batteries, the importance of public-private research partnerships, and the power of North America's circular supply chain for lead that avoids reliance on critical minerals from overseas.

Bio

Roger Miksad is the President and Executive Director of Battery Council International, a trade association formed in 1924 to represent the battery industry. Having served as BCI’s outside legal counsel from 2009, he joined BCI in 2020 to lead the association. Mr. Miksad leads BCI’s strategy and engagement on all matters, including occupational safety and health, sustainability and environmental issues, government investment, legislative relations, strategic communications, and other matters. Mr. Miksad previously served as a Partner at the law firm of Wiley Rein LLP, in Washington, DC, where he also represented other battery, specialty chemical, and consumer products industries. A graduate of Virginia Tech University, Mr. Miksad holds a Juris Doctor from Washington & Lee University. Mr. Miksad also serves as President of the American Battery Research Group, a subsidiary of BCI that provides pre-competitive research consortium management services.