Agassi to US Automakers: China Copying My EV Battery Techbr Churchill Club - Santa Clara Marriottbr Better Place Founder and CEO Shai Agassi has what has been called a "breathtakingly ambitious" systems-based approach to electrify the automobile and help free the world from its dependence on oil. This is a rare chance to hear directly from Agassi his perspectives and preconditions on how the transformation from oil-based to sustainable transportation will continue to unfold and the role that Silicon Valley and the wider investor community can play.