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SkyTerra Monthly Open Meeting flyer featuring Robert Toth, Ph.D.
Recurring · Open Meeting

SkyTerra Monthly Open Meeting

"Where partners, experts & operators move projects forward"

Cadence

Every First Thursday
Next: June 4, 2026

Time

3:00 PM CDT

Hosted By

SkyTerra Group

A working session where partners, experts, and operators come together to collaborate, share, and move real projects forward. Each meeting features a member presentation, an open forum for outreach and collaboration, and real conversations around what the community needs.

June 4 Featured Presenter

Robert Toth, Ph.D. — Founder of Theta Tech AI

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Past Events

R-ZINC 4.0 Conference flyer featuring Jonathan Scharf
Past Event · Speaking

R-ZINC 4.0

"Collaborate and Accelerate"

Date

May 6–7, 2026

Location

AC Hotel Nashville Downtown
Nashville, TN

Hosted By

EverZinc

Jonathan Scharf, PhD attended R-ZINC 4.0 in Nashville, joining battery researchers, developers, and end-users for a day and a half of innovation and networking dedicated to rechargeable zinc batteries.

Speaking Topic

Accelerating Zinc Batteries with Agentic AI and Autonomous Labs

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SkyTerra-Task Agentic Task Orchestrator workflow diagram
Workflow Architecture

SkyTerra-Task: Agentic Task Orchestrator

An agentic workflow architecture that turns AI coding output into reliable, production-ready software. Built on parallel agents, heartbeat checks, and a synthesis-and-review loop that catches regressions before they ship.

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Preview – R-Zinc 4.0: Collaborate and Accelerate
May 6–7, 2026
Zinc Batteries

R-Zinc 4.0: Collaborate and Accelerate — Hosted by EverZinc

Industry intelligence brief from R-Zinc 4.0 in Nashville, hosted by EverZinc. Coverage includes the working tour of EverZinc's zinc oxide plant in Tennessee, the Zinc Battery Use Cases and Commercialization panel featuring Urban Electric Power, Octet Scientific, Camelot Energy Group, and ZincFive, and a keynote from Dr. Josef Daniel Ivad (International Zinc Association / Zinc Battery Initiative) on scaling zinc battery manufacturing by 100x.

Preview – MRS Spring 2026 MT Symposia
April 26 – May 1, 2026
AI & Materials Discovery

MRS Spring 2026 MT Symposia — The AI-for-Materials Track

Industry intelligence brief from the Materials Theory symposia at the 2026 MRS Spring Meeting in Honolulu. Foundation Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials crossed from research demo to deployable infrastructure, agentic self-driving labs moved into production, and synthesizability emerged as the new rate-limiting step. Features SES AI's Molecular Universe spotlight (CATL, BYD, national labs), NVIDIA's Alchemy compute stack, Meta FAIR's unified models, and the open frontier in battery interphase modeling.

Preview – Powering Texas's Future
April 2026
Grid & Transmission

Powering Texas's Future: The Grid Challenge of a Generation

Insights from the Austin Innovation Hub Energy & Grid Panel with Centerpoint Energy, SmartWires, and Distributed Grid on Texas's 50–60 GW expansion challenge, Houston load growth, and the next decade of grid modernization.

Preview – Mike Bechtel Keynote
March 15, 2026
AI & Future of Work

Mike Bechtel Keynote — SXSW 2026 (Red Thread X House)

Insights from Deloitte's former Chief Futurist on AI, blockchain, quantum computing, and his "Simpler, Smarter, Stronger" framework — plus an exclusive Penguin Random House book announcement at The Line Austin Hotel.

Preview – Austin Science Network SXSW Panel
March 15, 2026
Hard Tech & Energy

Austin Science Network SXSW Panel — Hard Tech, Data Centers & Power Systems

SXSW panel discussion with Jonathan Scharf PhD (SkyTerra Group), Alex Foster (Arxell), and Daniel Wang Esq. (Eversheds Sutherland) on the convergence of hard tech, hyperscale data centers, and next-generation power systems.

Preview – Texas Energy Policy 2026
February 17, 2026
Policy

Texas Energy Policy: A 2026 Crossroads

A comprehensive analysis of Texas energy policy at a pivotal moment, examining ERCOT governance, legislative priorities, and the future of the state's energy market.

February 9–12, 2026
Battery Technology

NAATBatt 2026 Annual Report

Comprehensive analysis of battery technology trends, market developments, and strategic insights from the National Alliance for Advanced Technology Batteries annual meeting in Tucson, Arizona.

February 1, 2026
Grid & Mobility

The Electrification of Mobility, Autonomy and Implications for the Grid

Exploring the convergence of electrified transport, autonomous systems, and their cascading effects on grid infrastructure and planning.

January 20–21, 2026
Aerospace & Energy Storage

NASA Aerospace Battery Workshop Report

Key findings and technical insights from the NASA aerospace battery technology workshop covering next-generation cell chemistries and safety.

October 21, 2025
Texas Grid Transformation

Clean TX Grid NEXT ATX 2025 — Transforming the Texas Grid

Strategic insights and policy recommendations for modernizing Texas's electric grid infrastructure to support clean energy transition and grid resilience.

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