Battery supply chain excellence awards

June 24, 2025
Red Rock Casino & Resort, Las Vegas

Nomination deadline: April 25, 2025

When clicking the Submit Nomination button, you will be asked to create an account on Cvent in order to start working on your entry.

2025 Categories

  • Category 1: Innovation of the year
  • Category 2: Best new project
  • Category 3: Leader of the year
  • Category 4: Outstanding contribution to recycling & reuse in battery materials
  • Category 5: Sustainability excellence
  • Category 6: Trailblazing woman of the year
  • Category 7: Excellence in mining


Submission closing date: April 25, 2025

JUDGING GRADING CRITERIA 

Each submission will be able to gain up to 5 points, following the below criteria:

  • 5 points - Excellent

The submission has been answered and tailored to the related award and have been made convincingly, the flow of the answer is clear, concise and easily understandable, data and examples provided are relevant and on point.  

  • 4 points - Above Average

The submission has been answered, data and examples provided are relevant, but language is fragmented, and clarity of the answer is affected and not totally convincing

  • 3 points - Average

The submission has been answered and the data and examples provided are not that clear and on point; language is fragmented, and clarity of the answer is affected.

  • 2 points - Below Average

The submission has been answered and data and examples provided do not meet the standard expected to support the submission; more examples could be provided and language is fragmented, and clarity of the answer is affected.  

  • 1 point - Poor

The submission hasn’t been thought through and adapted to the specific category/award, and/or the answer is not specific and targeted to the  award's criteria, not reflecting the specifics of the category.


IMPORTANT: Nominations are confidential and none of the contents submitted will be shared publicly.

FAQ's

How to submit:

When you click one of the submit buttons, you will be asked to log in. Please click “need to create an account?” to set up a password and then you’ll have access!

How to enter more than one award:

Once you have finished one submission, you will need to go back to the portal homepage and then click one of the submit buttons and start the process over

Trouble logging in?

Please try clearing the cookies/cache on your browser, and if that doesn’t work, try the reset password option

We wish you the best of luck with your entry!

For help or queries: Conferences@fastmarkets.com 

When clicking the Submit Nomination button below, you will be asked to create an account on Cvent in order to start working on your entry.


DATA PROTECTION Fastmarkets will be collecting and using the personal data from submissions for the purpose of considering the submission/entry for the Fastmarkets Voltas Awards 2025. The personal data will be passed to external third party judges via an online portal for the purposes of the judging process and/or the sale of tables/sponsorship in connection with the Fastmarkets Voltas Awards 2025.

CONFIDENTIALITY All of our judges agree to NDA ahead of the judging, therefore all materials and information submitted will remain confidential and are not disclosed to any party now or in the future. Judges will declare any potential conflicts of interest when the judging process begins. Winning entries may be used in post-event materials to promote best practice, however permission will be sought from entrants before publishing these.

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