Taking place June 19-22, 2017 at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco, California, the 2017 Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) includes a technical program with short courses, two R&D; symposia, two conference tracks, and a co-located symposium. For the past 17 years, AABC has built a reputation for delivering a discriminating program based on the most relevant and timely issues. Our invited speaking faculty represents leading battery technologists from major automobile manufacturers and their suppliers.