SustainX: Revolutionizing Battery Manufacturing: Printing the Future of Energy

​Revolutionizing Battery Manufacturing: Printing the Future of Energy

​A Fireside Chat with Karl Littau, CTO of Sakuu

​Food and Beverages Provided!

​📅 May 14th | 5:00 – 6:30 PM
📍 Stanford GSB | 655 Knight Way, Room C102

​Join the Stanford Energy Club and Stanford Founders for an exclusive conversation with Karl Littau, Chief Technology Officer at Sakuu, the company pioneering multi-material additive manufacturing for next-generation batteries. With a career spanning Applied Materials, Xerox PARC, Intermolecular, and Stanford's Geballe Lab, Karl brings a unique perspective on scaling deep tech at the intersection of chemistry, materials science, and manufacturing.

​This fireside chat will explore how Sakuu is challenging conventional battery production by leveraging dry-process printing to reduce costs, improve performance, and unlock entirely new design possibilities for energy storage.

​🔋 Key themes include:

​🧩 Bridging the gap between printing and electrochemistry
🏭 Replacing entrenched battery manufacturing methods with scalable dry processes
⚙️ Navigating cost vs. performance in high-stakes energy storage
♻️ Building a more sustainable, low-waste battery supply chain
🚗 What printed batteries mean for mobility, consumer tech, and beyond

​Whether you're passionate about battery innovation, advanced manufacturing, sustainability, or energy entrepreneurship, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.